The City is known as the home of North West Sport and is the provincial headquarters of 17 sport disciplines. It boasts a golf course that hosted the South African Open twice, a synthetic hockey field, an Internationally acclaimed cricket stadium, a soccer / rugby stadium that hosted international games and an athletic oval that is rated as one of the best in the country. The excellent training facilities and mild weather has established Potchefstroom as a favourite summer training venue for athletes from the northern hemisphere.