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Royal Cape Golf Club in Cape Town traces its foundation to 14 November 1885 and describes itself as South Africa's oldest golf club. The organisation began under Lieutenant-General Sir Henry D'Oyley Torrens, with its earliest nine-hole course laid out at Waterloo Green at the Wynberg Military Camp. The modern course is an 18-hole, par-72 parkland layout measuring approximately 6,121 metres.
Royal Cape received its Royal designation from King George V in 1910. Its championship history includes ten editions of the South African Open, beginning in 1910, and the club has hosted the Cape Town Open annually from 2012. The present course sits in Cape Town's southern suburbs with Table Mountain forming a prominent backdrop.
The course is an 18-hole parkland golf course. It plays to par 72, 6,121m (6,694 yards). Designed by Charles Molteno Murray, the course originally opened in 1885. It is open to the public. On-site facilities include Pro shop, Restaurant, Bar, Golf cart rental, Club rental, Trolley rental.
Royal Cape was founded on 14 November 1885 under Lieutenant-General Sir Henry D'Oyley Torrens. Its first rough nine-hole course was created on Waterloo Green at Wynberg Military Camp, with the first monthly medal played in 1886.
The club received the right to use the Royal title from King George V in 1910, commemorating the Duke of Connaught's visit to South Africa for the opening of the first Union parliament.
Royal Cape has hosted ten South African Opens and has been home to the Cape Town Open since 2012.
Royal Cape remains an 18-hole Cape Town club open to members and visitors, with a par-72 parkland course and extensive clubhouse services.
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