Yellow, 5867 metres, C71.2/123
White, 5558 metres, CR69.5/120
Red, 5100 metres, CR66.9/114
Women’s white, CR75.6/130
Women’s red, CR72.6/124
Affiliated R560 Sept-Dec;
R650 Jan-March; R500 April-August
Non-affiliated R800 & R1000
Golf cart R420
Charles Molteno Murray 1936
021 788 2020
www.westlakegolfclub.co.za
bookings@westlakegolfclub.co.
75 (2022) & 74 (2021)
Westlake is known as one of the most popular and sociable golf clubs in South Africa. Situated close to the False Bay coastline, overlooked by the Silvermine mountain range, it has had a full membership for many years, and thus sees an astronomical number of rounds played year on year by members and visitors. More than a million rounds over the last 20 years. Early in the millennium it once did 130 000 rounds in a two-year period. The secret behind its success is a membership model relatively rare in South Africa – a full membership subscription including all green fees. This encourages members to play as much as possible.
Westlake attracts visitors with its outstanding conditioning and a fun yet challenging parkland layout, one more demanding than the distance of 5 867 metres from the back tees suggests.
Golf has been played on this site, formerly a farm, since 1932, starting as a 9-holer on the adjoining mountain slopes. This was soon discontinued when the members bought the land, and the current 18-hole course opened for play in early 1936. One of Westlake’s early members was Otway Hayes, who earned his Springbok colours, won the SA Amateur (1939), and was inducted into the SA Golf Hall of Fame.
Impressively tall pine trees in strategic positions are a feature of the course, which lies next to the Silvermine mountain range and is vulnerable to the Cape south-easter. Narrow holes reward straight driving and accurate iron play.
The course has been strengthened over the years by design upgrades to improve holes, and a modern reticulation system that has transformed the overall conditioning. Behind the 18th green is a unique memorial fountain, opened in 1994, which commemorates past members.
64, Jonathan Burgess, 1992 club champs;
Trevor Immelman, 1999 SA Strokeplay
Women: 66, Diksha Dagar, 2019 SA Women’s Open
Limited warm-up range next to clubhouse.
2022 Shaun le Roux & Anelda Oosthuizen
2021 Christian Helmbold & Anelda Oosthuizen
Westlake has some of Cape Town’s most interesting and challenging par 4s, including the second, which doglegs sharply left around tall trees; the 12th, to a green framed by tall pines; and the 18th, another dogleg left around a forest of pines. The fast-paced greens have subtle slopes to test a golfer’s putting skills.
1/ The club hosted the SA Women’s Open for four years on the European Ladies Tour, won by Ashleigh Buhai (2018), India’s Diksha Dagar (2019), England’s Alice Hewson (2020) and Lee-Anne Pace (2021). Left-hander Dagar had the lowest individual round of 66.
2/ A host of SA sporting legends are club members, including cricketers Jacques Kallis, JP Duminy, Graeme Smith and Mark Boucher, rugby’s Jean de Villiers, Nick Mallett, Bobby Skinstad and Schalk Burger.
3/ Westlake has hosted both the men’s SA Amateur in 1999 and Premier Interprovincial in 2014. Jean Hugo won the 1999 SA Strokeplay on four-under 284. Former Masters champion Trevor Immelman, who finished second, had a course record 64, but it followed a first round 80. Richard Sterne won the SA Amateur.
4/ Gary Player and Ronan Keating held an 18-hole charity shootout at Westlake in May 2018, raising funds for their respective foundations.
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