Former Golf Digest editor Stuart McLean, who is based in Cape Town, has launched a digital platform to rank the top 100 South African courses in 2020. McLean first introduced the rankings in Golf Digest SA in 1998. www.satop100courses.com. This 2024 Top 100-course rankings return to Golf Digest South Africa after a six-year absence from the magazine.
| Player | Courses | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Neels van Jaarsveld | 98 | |
| 2. | Heinrich Du Preez | 93 | |
| 3. | Stuart McLean | 82 | |
| 4. | Malcolm Dengler | 79 | |
| 5. | Tony Bailey | 76 | |
| 6. | Andrew Georgiou | 75 | |
| 7. | Patrick Barta | 71 | |
| 8. | Desvonde Botes | 69 | |
| 9. | Claude Timothy | 66 | |
| 9. | Willem Pretorius | 66 | |
| 11. | Wesley Gordon | 64 | |
| 12. | Marcel Du Plessis | 63 | |
| 13. | Thomas Liversage | 60 | |
| 14. | Francois Calitz | 59 | |
| 15. | Rynardt Crous | 54 | |
| 16. | Tim Hyland | 51 | |
| 17. | Vern Kent | 50 | |
| 18. | Hendri De Korte | 45 | |
| 18. | Jacqueline Hagius | 45 | |
| 18. | Janneman Swanepoel | 45 |