De Zalze Golf Club

De Zalze Golf Club is the centrepiece of the prestigious De Zalze Winelands Golf Estate in Stellenbosch. Designed by Ernie Els — two-time US Open champion and two-time Open Championship winner — through his Els & Ferris Golf Design partnership, the course opened in 2002 and seamlessly blends with the natural fynbos landscape of the Western Cape.

Course Specifications

Designer	Ernie Els (Els & Ferris Golf Design)
Style	Estate / Championship
Holes	18
Par	72
Blue Tees	6,254m
White Tees	5,701m
Red Tees	4,632m

Best Time to Play

April–October: dry season, minimal wind, ideal playing conditions

Recommended Accommodation

Various Stellenbosch estate accommodation and nearby hotels

🏌️ Things You Might Not Know

Ernie Els was born in Johannesburg and is South Africa's most decorated golfer of the modern era — making De Zalze a course with genuine national pride behind it.
The course is built through natural fynbos vegetation, a UNESCO World Heritage ecosystem found only in the Western Cape — meaning the rough is genuinely wild and indigenous.
The estate is home to over 450 residential properties, but the course layout ensures that golf views are never compromised by residential development.
De Zalze is consistently rated as one of the top Stellenbosch experiences — combining world-class golf with the estate's own wine and the broader Stellenbosch winelands on your doorstep.

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