Flip has a passion for golf. He plays socially with friends but he also regards golf as an important networking tool. Flip has played with many celebrities and captains of industry in South Africa. He still attends many corporate golf days organised by leading listed companies in South Africa.

Flip Meyer is a keen golfer who has had the honour of playing golf with Ernie Els. The picture of him and Ernie was taken in October 1998 at the Royal West Golf Course in Edenvale, Johannesburg.

Flip has also played golf with the legendary Gary Player at Glendower, which is in Edenvale as well. This was in 1994, the year South Africa had its first democratic elections.

South Africa has golf courses that can compete with some of the best in the world. The most famous is Fancourt, in the Southern Cape. It is popular with tourists from Europe and the US. Fancourt is where the President Cup was played in 2004. A team of top US golfers, including Tiger Woods, tied with the international team captained by Gary Player. The game between Tiger and Ernie ended in a dramatic draw. The players decided to call it a day because it had become dark and Gary and Jack Nicklaus, the non-playing US captain - and another golfing legend - agreed to a draw. The cup is being shared until the US and the international team compete again.

The publicity generated by this tournament put South Africa in the spotlight as one of the world's emerging tourism destinations.