
Milnerton Course
Milnerton Links Golf Course

About this course
Milnerton Golf Club occupies a distinctive stretch of linksland along the shores of Table Bay in Cape Town, with the course laid out on the Rietvlei wetland reserve between the Atlantic Ocean and the lagoon. Established in 1905, the club moved to its current location in 1922, making it one of South Africa's oldest seaside courses. The layout runs across relatively flat terrain characteristic of true links golf, with the routing shaped by the coastal winds and tidal influences that define play here throughout the year. The course presents a classic out-and-back links design where wind direction and strength dictate strategy and club selection on virtually every hole. The front nine plays generally northward along the bay, while the back nine returns southward, meaning golfers typically face contrasting conditions on each half. The proximity to Table Bay brings strong southeasterly winds in summer and northwesterlies in winter, and the course's exposed position offers little natural shelter. Views across the water to Table Mountain and the Cape Town skyline provide constant visual reference points during the round. Milnerton has hosted numerous South African amateur championships and regional professional events over its century-plus history. The course features traditional links hazards including pot bunkers, gorse, and wetland areas that border several holes. The club maintains an active membership and welcomes visitors, operating as a municipal facility that serves both serious competitors and recreational golfers. The relatively accessible green fees and dramatic setting make it a popular option for golfers visiting the Cape Town area seeking authentic links conditions.
Quick facts
- Location
- Cape Town, Western Cape, ZA
- Access
- Public
- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 72
Getting there
Cape Town International Airport serves as the gateway, a twenty-minute drive north along the N1 and M5 corridors that skirt the eastern edge of Table Bay. The route transitions from urban sprawl to the windswept flats of the Atlantic seaboard, where the imposing silhouette of Table Mountain recedes in the rearview and the salt air begins to sharpen. Milnerton Links Golf Course announces itself quietly at the water's edge, tucked between the Diep River estuary and the open ocean - a links in the truest sense, where the city's northern boundary dissolves into dunes, lagoon, and the raw, unvarnished coastline of the Western Cape.

FAQ
Common questions about Milnerton
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Yes. Milnerton is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.
Par at Milnerton is 72.
Milnerton is a 18-hole course.



