Kakamas Golf Club - Northern Cape

Kakamas Golf Club is a small but charming golf course in the town of Kakamas in the Northern Cape. The layout is a nine-hole course with a parkland style setting. The course has a relaxed, rural ambience, with fairways bordered by local vegetation and trees. Because it’s compact, the round is suitable for social players, visiting golfers, or those wanting to practise without committing to a full 18 holes. There are practice facilities including a putting green, a pitching and chipping area, and it offers free pull-carts as well as club rentals. The course’s waterscapes and the peaceful backdrop of the Orange River region add to its pull for golfers who appreciate scenery as much as the game.

Historically there is little public record about precisely when Kakamas Golf Club was founded, but it is known to be affiliated with the Northern Cape Golf Union. It is one of the sport facilities serving this agricultural town, which is famous for its irrigated vineyards, orchards, and fruit farms. Kakamas itself has roots going back to the late nineteenth century when settlers, under the Dutch Reformed Church, developed irrigation infrastructure in the lower Orange River valley. The golf club is part of that community fabric, providing both recreational and social value in a region better known for its farming and desert margins than for lush leisure amenities.