Kleinmond · South Africa · Western Cape

Arabella Country Estate

Arabella Golf Course

Arabella Golf Course holds significant importance in Western Cape golf. It's a course nestled between a lagoon, mountains, and the unique Cape vegetation. Located in Kleinmond, in the Western Cape region, this course is set within a wetland environment where water frequently influences strategy, complemented by a tree-lined parkland where playing lines are carved between trees, bunkers, and water features. It should be presented not merely as a destination, but as a distinctive South African golf experience, with its own history, architectural choices, relationship to the landscape, and the decisions it imposes on the player. The Round selects Arabella Golf Course for its architectural, historical, or territorial value in the World Golf Atlas.

parkland · 18 holes · Par 72 · 6,381 m · 1999
At a glance
Arabella Golf Course holds significant importance in Western Cape golf. It's a course nestled between a lagoon, mountains, and the unique Cape vegetation. Located in Kleinmond, in the Western Cape region, this course is set within a wetland environment where water frequently influences strategy, complemented by a tree-lined parkland where playing lines are carved between trees, bunkers, and water features. It should be presented not merely as a destination, but as a distinctive South African golf experience, with its own history, architectural choices, relationship to the landscape, and the decisions it imposes on the player. The Round selects Arabella Golf Course for its architectural, historical, or territorial value in the World Golf Atlas.
Geography & setting
Arabella Golf Course is located in Kleinmond, in the Western Cape region of South Africa. The course unfolds in a wetland environment where water regularly influences strategy, complemented by a wooded parkland where playing lines are shaped between trees, bunkers, and water features. This geographical description should be supplemented by the exact nature of the soils, altitude, dominant exposure, winds, vegetation, visible landscapes, and the influence of seasons on playing conditions.
History
Arabella Golf Course holds an important place in Western Cape golf. A course set between lagoon, mountains, and Cape vegetation.
Architecture
Water, rolling fairways, large greens and coastal fynbos sit beside Bot River Lagoon beneath the Kogelberg Biosphere.
The course in detail
The course has 18 holes, a par of 72, and measures approximately 6381 meters from the championship tees. The course utilizes its wetland/parkland environment to arrange angles, hazards, and approaches to the greens.
Practical information
Official website
arabellagolf.co.za/