Former Golf Digest editor Stuart McLean, who is based in Cape Town, launched a digital platform in 2020 where he regularly publishes a ranking of the 100 best South African golf courses. McLean first introduced this ranking in print in Golf Digest SA magazine in 1998. www.satop100courses.com.
| Player | Courses | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Neels van Jaarsveld | 94 | |
| 2. | Heinrich Du Preez | 93 | |
| 3. | Stuart McLean | 83 | |
| 4. | Malcolm Dengler | 80 | |
| 5. | Tony Bailey | 76 | |
| 5. | Andrew Georgiou | 76 | |
| 7. | Patrick Barta | 72 | |
| 8. | Desvonde Botes | 69 | |
| 9. | Claude Timothy | 67 | |
| 9. | Willem Pretorius | 67 | |
| 11. | Wesley Gordon | 64 | |
| 12. | Marcel Du Plessis | 62 | |
| 13. | Thomas Liversage | 60 | |
| 14. | Francois Calitz | 59 | |
| 15. | Rynardt Crous | 55 | |
| 16. | Tim Hyland | 53 | |
| 17. | Vern Kent | 48 | |
| 18. | Jacqueline Hagius | 47 | |
| 19. | Sarel du Plessis | 45 | |
| 20. | Hendri De Korte | 44 |