Best golf courses: Around Cape Town

Around Cape Town: the table below provides brief details about the top golf courses in this country or region. Each golf club has been visited and/or researched by Where2Golf. Click on the course name below to discover more. The course ratings below range from 5 highest, to 2 lowest. They attempt to provide an indication of the golfing experience you might expect at the course (based on its design, condition and surroundings). Hover your cursor above the Rating Key for the rating definitions.
4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Cape Town
Player, Gary

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Visitors welcome

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Cape Town

Designer

Gary Player

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Not Saturdays
Cape Town
Grimsdell, Robert

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Not Saturdays

Nearest city

Cape Town

Designer

Robert "Bob" Grimsdell designed the original 18-holes. Upgraded and nine new holes added by Peter Matkovich in 2006/7.

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Cape Town
Muller, Mark

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Cape Town

Designer

Mark Muller

3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
Not Saturdays
Cape Town
Hotchkin, Colonel S.V.

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Not Saturdays

Nearest city

Cape Town

Designer

Major modifications Colonel S.V. Hotchkin (1927).

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Cape Town
Nicklaus, Jack

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Visitors welcome

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Cape Town

Designer

A Jack Nicklaus Signature course.

3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
Not Saturdays
Cape Town
Muller, Mark

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Not Saturdays

Nearest city

Cape Town

Designer

Mark Muller designed the current layout in 1995.

3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
Not Saturdays
Cape Town
Murray, Dr. Charles

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Not Saturdays

Nearest city

Cape Town

Designer

Dr. Charles Murray

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Cape Town
Murray, Dr. Charles

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Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Cape Town

Designer

In 1929 Dr Charles Murray designed the course on which today's layout is largely based.

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Cape Town
Frost, David

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Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Cape Town

Designer

Original design dates from the 1950s. Course redesigned and nine new holes added by David Frost & Danie Obermeyer (1999).

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Cape Town
Matkovich, Peter

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Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Cape Town

Designer

Peter Matkovich

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Not Saturdays
Cape Town
Elkin, Ken

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Not Saturdays

Nearest city

Cape Town

Designer

Ken Elkin

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Wkends restrictd
Cape Town
Murray, Dr. Charles

Visitors?

Wkends restrictd

Nearest city

Cape Town

Designer

Dr. Charles Murray

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Cape Town
Matkovich, Peter

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Cape Town

Designer

Peter Matkovich

3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
Visitors welcome
Cape Town
Grimsdell, Robert

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Cape Town

Designer

Robert "Bob" Grimsdell

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Cape Town
Matkovich, Peter

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Cape Town

Designer

Peter Matkovich

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Tournaments

124th US Open: the No.2 Course at Pinehurst once again plays host to this most illustrious championship (June 13-16). Wyndham Clark defends his title, having won at Los Angeles CC in 2023.

79th Women’s US Open: the second women’s major championship of the season gets underway at Lancaster CC in Pennsylvania. It’s the second time the championship has been held here.
(May 30-June 2).

Who's Who

Nelly Korda: won the Mizuho Americas Open (May 16-19) at Liberty National GC, continuing her extraordinary form in LPGA events. This was her sixth win in seven starts in 2024.

Xander Schauffele: recorded his first major championship win, and second record-equalling low score of 62 in a major. Only he, Branden Grace, Rickie Fowler and Shane Lowry have achieved this feat in a men’s major championship.

Marco Simone Golf & Country Club

Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.

Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.

Prince's Golf Club, Kent (UK)

Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.

Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available

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