[1] Royal Malta Golf Club was founded in 1888 by Lieutenant-General Sir Henry D'Oyley Torrens KCB KCMG.
He was only 52 when he arrived in Cape Town, his exceptional ability reflected in the high rank he held at a comparatively early age.
It was not much of a golf course, with practically no turf and with "greens" of pozzolana concrete, covered with sand to give the ball some stop.
He was Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year in 1971 and his greatest feat after leaving Malta was to win, with Ian Woosnam, the World title for Wales in 1987.
The first part of the project started in early 1988 when the club brought in consultants from the United Kingdom to redo the 18 greens.
There was a six-month suspension of this project when 70% of the golf course was completely destroyed after heavy floods in late 1988, which also caused a disruption to the festivities commemorating the centenary of the club.