Legend Golf & Safari Resort unveiled its new clubhouse offering while putting on a four-day display of all that the resort has to offer during its Legend Extreme Showcase at the end of November.

CEO, Peet Cilliers, believes the new clubhouse is a unique offering, saying that it has no equivalent anywhere else in the South African bush. The facility houses a Sky View Bar, Renaissance Restaurant, Golf Pro-Shop, Clubhouse Boma, Members’ Lounge with viewpoint, changing rooms, a gym, a children’s play facility and splash pool.

With its 18-hole signature golf course (each hole has been designed by a different golfing legend) and the Extreme 19, which is only accessible by helicopter, the resort has developed its reputation as a ‘bucket-list’ golfing destination.

International Sales and Marketing Manager, Mariki Theron, says the clubhouse’s new facilities will further enhance this offering. In particular, the executive members’ area, which provides businessmen and women with an exclusive lounge ideal for closing deals. For a lump sum of between R70 000 and R75 000, guests can acquire hospitality packages that include access to the lounge, as well as unlimited access to the golf courses. The Golf Pro-Shop also adds to the resort’s positioning as a ‘golf-hub’ of sorts.

Theron says while the resort has traditionally been more popular with corporates, its new enhanced golf offering is expected to draw a larger number of leisure groups as well. “Our highly unique golf offering has become a must for golfing enthusiasts.”

However, golf is not all the resort has to offer. The Legend Extreme showcase completely dispelled ideas that the resort only had golfing and safari experiences to offer. Two whole days were dedicated to showcasing activities completely unrelated to golf or safaris.

While the Doorndraai Dam provides a range of water sport activities, the resort’s natural landscape also enables a variety of adventure activities such as abseiling, clay pigeon shooting and helicopter rides. Cilliers points out that guests’ primary concern is that there are so many different options to choose from that they had difficulty selecting their top choices.      

For wildlife enthusiasts, Legend Golf & Safari Resort features its own wildlife and cultural centre from which it runs a number of conservation initiatives, including projects for white lions and wild dogs as well as a rhino orphanage.

The resort has also established a foundation dedicated to the upliftment of local people. By incorporating locals into its Pedi Village, it not only provides a source of income for people living in the surrounding communities but also provides a unique cultural experience for guests.

On the conferencing side, Legend Lodges is able to combine the latest in conferencing technologies with unique bushveld experiences. The venue boasts seven different conference rooms, of which the largest is the Queen of Sheba, accommodating up to 500 people. It also features traditional bomas and shebeens. Theron says the resort’s natural surroundings enable event planners to put together sought-after experiences such as dinners under fig trees.  

The Legend Extreme Showcase, which Theron reveals is set to become an annual event, generated a significant amount of anticipation, particularly amongst golf operators. She says the event was hugely successful. “There was a great deal of excitement with people genuinely interested in what was taking place. Now that they’ve seen what is on offer, we’ve found that they are truly astonished to see what we’ve done with the clubhouse. Our aim is to do extreme things and, because of that, you simply won’t find a clubhouse like this anywhere else in South Africa.”