- 18Holes
- 72Par
- 8Rated tees
About Royal Cape
Royal Cape Golf Club is an 18-hole golf course playing to par 72 in Cape Town, South Africa. Dr. Charles Molteno Murray designed it, and it opened in 1885. Its course map is traced hole by hole; its greens haven't been mapped from lidar yet. The card below lists 8 rated tees with yardages for all 18 holes. GPS yardages and scoring are free in the GolfCore app.
Plan your visit
174 Ottery Road, Cape Town, 7800
+27 21 761 6551
The card
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 |
| Yards | 349 | 324 | 408 | 119 | 477 | 329 | 442 | 152 | 365 | 2,965 |
| Hcp | 5 | 11 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 3 |
| Hole | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 36 |
| Yards | 309 | 420 | 284 | 158 | 382 | 137 | 458 | 360 | 324 | 2,832 |
| Hcp | 6 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
Total72 Yards5,797
| Hole | Par | Yards | Hcp |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 349 | 5 |
| 2 | 4 | 324 | 11 |
| 3 | 4 | 408 | 1 |
| 4 | 3 | 119 | 17 |
| 5 | 5 | 477 | 7 |
| 6 | 4 | 329 | 9 |
| 7 | 5 | 442 | 13 |
| 8 | 3 | 152 | 15 |
| 9 | 4 | 365 | 3 |
| Out | 36 | 2,965 | |
| 10 | 4 | 309 | 6 |
| 11 | 5 | 420 | 18 |
| 12 | 4 | 284 | 16 |
| 13 | 3 | 158 | 10 |
| 14 | 4 | 382 | 2 |
| 15 | 3 | 137 | 14 |
| 16 | 5 | 458 | 8 |
| 17 | 4 | 360 | 4 |
| 18 | 4 | 324 | 12 |
| In | 36 | 2,832 | |
| Total | 72 | 5,797 |
Course rating and slope
| Tee | Yards | Par | Rating / Slope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow | 6,633 | 72 | 72.3 / 127 |
| White | 6,243 | 72 | 76.8 / 137 (W) |
| Yellow | 6,131 | 72 | 72.3 / 127 79.3 / 146 (W) |
| White | 5,797 | 72 | 70.5 / 127 |
| Red | 5,726 | 72 | 67.9 / 117 73.7 / 131 (W) |
| Blue | 5,511 | 72 | 70.0 / 120 |
| Red (L) | 5,392 | 74 | – |
Hole data is what GolfCore holds for the course's layout. Picking a tee shows that tee's own yardages, pars and stroke indexes where the club has rated them. Spot a wrong par, yardage or stroke index? Report it from Map Settings in the app, or send us a correction.
Course details
- Location
- Cape Town, South Africa
- Address
- 174 Ottery Road, Cape Town, 7800
- Phone
- +27 21 761 6551
- Website
- royalcapegolf.co.za
- Architect
- Dr. Charles Molteno Murray
- Opened
- 1885
- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 72
- Tees on the card
- 9, 8 USGA-rated
- Course map
- Traced hole by hole
- Wind modeling
- Live wind grid, 16 directions
- Tree canopy
- 1-meter canopy height model
- Course data updated
- 2026-11-10
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Staff at Royal Cape can claim this course by signing in with an email address at the club's own domain, then edit its address, phone, website and crest at no charge. Read how a club keeps its course right. The same system runs a club's tee sheet and caddie yard; read how caddie management on GolfCore works.