Golf Courses in Machakos
Machakos Golf Club: USGA Certified Course
This is found 1 km outside of Machakos town via C99 Machakos-Kangundo Road. The road travels northerly through Mitaboni before arriving at Kangundo town 39 kms away. The 9-holes course with long sprawls of indigenous grass, on a course that previously had more brown than there were greens, measures 3206 yards for men and 2870 yards for women, played on a par-36 on the Front 9. “The course went through a major change in 2007 where the former Browns were replaced by Greens which were done to USGA specification and planted with a Bermuda grass species that is adapted well to the local conditions. By the same light, thousands of maturing trees have been planted lining the fairways that are generously wide.
In the dry season, the ball runs a lot making everybody a long hitter until the rains when handicaps take an uphill turn owing to its length.” The course is scenic with a seasonal river running through the middle to a dam which supplies water for irrigating the greens, tees and fairways. Its toughest hole, the 7th played to a par-4, is a 474 yard dogleg right monster with a carry of 300 yards to clear the corner – the second shot plays into the wind to a blind green that slopes away from you and is guarded by huge bunkers on either side. To encourage the sport, the club hosts regular tourneys each weekend including Machakos Ladies Open Golf Day.
Some of the key tournaments held here are Madison Insurance Golf Tournament, Kitui Golfers Tournament and Konza Technopolis Golf Tournament. Compared to some of the famous clubs in Nairobi, Machakos Golf Club is relatively affordable, making it accessible to a wider range of players. Other amenities at Machakos Golf Club; lawn tennis, snooker, squash, a darts room, swimming pool and a pro shop.
Whether your thing is a few power swings, a round of golf while on vacation, improving your skills or thirsting for new challenges – or somewhere in between – golfing in Kenya will treat you to fine memorable experiences few have enjoyed.
Index of Golf Courses in Kenya
Embu County - Embu Golf Range, Kakamega County - Kakamega Sports Club, Kericho County - Kericho Golf Club, Kiambu County - Limuru Country Club, Sigona Golf Club, Windsor Golf Club, Kiambu Golf Club, Ruiru Sports Club, Thika Greens Golf & Resort, Kilifi County - Vipingo Ridge, Malindi Golf & Country Club, Kisii County - Kisii Sports Club, Kisumu County - Nyanza Golf Club, Kwale County - Diamond Leisure Beach & Golf Resort, Laikipia County - Nyahururu Golf Club, Machakos County - Machakos Golf Club, Mombasa County - Mombasa Golf Club, Nyali Golf & Country Club, Muranga County - Makuyu Golf Club, Makuyu Ridge, Nairobi County - The Karen Country Club, Royal Nairobi Golf Club, Railways Golf Club, Muthaiga Golf Club, Vetlab Sports Club, Nakuru County - Barons Park & Golf Center, Great Rift Valley Lodge & Golf, Gilgil Golf Club, Nandi County - Nandi Bears Club, Nyamira County - Amanzi Resort, Nyandarua County - Mount Kipipiri Golf & Resort, Nyeri County - Nyeri Golf Club, The Aberdare Country Club, Trans Nzoia County - Kitale Golf Club, Uasin Gishu County - Eldoret Club
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Part of the larger Ukambani alongside Kitui and Makueni, Machakos County is a nexus between Maasailand, the coast region, the central highlands, and Nairobi. The northern area of Machakos, being a dormitory zone for the capital of Nairobi and a peri-urban buffer for Kiambu, is developed with useful amenities. Southerly heading the ecology is continually semi-arid and the countryside more desolate.
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45 Destinations in Machakos County, arranged as one would visit these - north, south, east then north - with aid of in-depth narratives, images, maps and distance chart:
Makuyu Ridge, Masinga Dam, Seven Forks Circuit, Mwea National Reserve, Ol Donyo Sabuk National Park, Ol Donyo Sapuk Resort, MacMillan Castle, Fourteen Falls, Yatta Plateau, Kanzalu Range, AIC Kangundo, The Komarock Shrine, Hyena Caves, Kitonga Garden Resort, The Thui Stone, African Heritage House, Athi-Kapiti Conservancy, Kwa Kyelu Wildlife Sanctuary, The Whistling Moran, Stony-Athi, Small World Country Club, Swara Plains Conservancy, Lukenya Hills, Kikao Camping Farm, Lukenya Motocross, Maanzoni Sanctuary, Amazing Kenya Retreat, Chumvi Tamu Camp, Konza Technopolis, Machakos Peoples Park, Masaku Flea and Curio Market, Old Fort of Machakos, Gelian Hotel, Kiima Kimwe, Machakos Golf Course, Mua Hills, Mua Hills Tented Camp, Iveti Forest Reserve, AIC Mumbuni, Kituluni Hill, Kamuthanga Farm, Wamunyu Handicrafts
Know More About Machakos County: Its Geography, Land-Use, Highlights, Population, Roads - including distance chart, Airports, Climate & National Monuments
Generally speaking, Machakos has a temperate to warm climate with average annual temperatures ranging from 12°C to 27°C. Climate in much of the area is pleasant and similar to that of Nairobi, and finest below the hill ranges. Rain is heaviest in March, April and September.
Machakos County has rather unique topographical map – Hills and a small plateau in the mid area, a large plateau elevated in the south, and isolated hillscape in the north.