Arabella Golf Club

Arabella Golf Club is widely regarded as one of the most scenic golf courses in South Africa. Designed by Peter Matkovich and opened in 1999, the course winds through and around the Bot River Lagoon near Hermanus — famous worldwide for land-based whale watching — with the Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve forming a dramatic natural backdrop on every hole.

Course Specifications

🏌️ Things You Might Not Know

• The course is home to a remarkable variety of birdlife — expect herons, kingfishers, Egyptian geese and even fish eagles on a morning round.
• The design cleverly uses the natural wetlands and lagoon shoreline as hazards on multiple holes, requiring precise shot-making rather than raw power.
• Arabella is consistently ranked among the top 10 most scenic courses in South Africa, despite being relatively unknown internationally.
• The 17th hole is a signature par 3 that plays directly over a wetland to an island-style green — one of the most photographed holes in the Western Cape.