Golf Club
Golf in a Drakensberg Mountain Setting
Some golf courses are remembered for the round. Cathedral Peak Golf Club is remembered for the place.
Set among the peaks, foothills and open skies of the uKhahlamba-Drakensberg mountain range, the course gives hotel guests and day visitors a rare way to spend time inside one of Southern Africa’s most dramatic landscapes. Here, golf is not separate from the Cathedral Peak Hotel experience. It belongs to the same mountain story: fresh air, wide views, quiet focus, shared time and the feeling of playing beneath peaks that have shaped the resort’s sense of place for generations.
The course has its own story too. Designed and built in 1994 by South African amateur golfer Roly Taylor, with collaboration from his brother Reg Taylor, Cathedral Peak Golf Club opened on 13 January 1996, with Dayle Hayes officiating the opening. Today, the course offers a 5412 metre, par 70 layout with 9 holes and alternate tees for an 18-hole game.
Golf adds another memorable chapter to The Ultimate Drakensberg Experience at Cathedral Peak Hotel. Guests can stay at the family-run resort, enjoy generous meals and activities, take in the surrounding mountains and spend time on a course shaped by elevation changes, high tees, subtle slopes and water hazards.
A 9-Hole Course with Alternate Tees
Cathedral Peak Golf Club is a 9-hole course with alternate tees that allow golfers to play an 18-hole game. Its layout follows the character of the land, with varied elevations, high tees, subtle slopes and the occasional water hazard giving each round its own rhythm.
The mountain setting is part of the experience from the first tee to the final green. A round here is shaped not only by the game, but by the changing views, the fresh Drakensberg air and the sense of playing in a landscape that feels far removed from ordinary routine.
The course is under the continuous care of a full-time greenkeeper, helping create a slick pace on the greens. This attention supports the playing experience for golfers who want a well-maintained course in a resort setting where the views are as much part of the memory as the scorecard.
Golf for Hotel Guests and Day Visitors
Cathedral Peak Golf Club welcomes both hotel guests and day visitors, giving more people the opportunity to experience golf in this remarkable Drakensberg setting. Green fees are described as modest, and golf carts are available for hire.
For guests staying at Cathedral Peak Hotel, the course becomes part of the wider resort rhythm. A round of golf can sit between breakfast and an afternoon on the terrace, after a slower morning in the mountains, or alongside guided hikes, family activities, wellness treatments and shared meals.
For day visitors, it offers a chance to arrive for the golf and still feel the welcome of the Cathedral Peak setting: the clubhouse, the views, the mountain air and the quiet satisfaction of a round played somewhere memorable.
Clubhouse Facilities
Clubhouse, Change Rooms and Golf Carts
The golf facilities include a clubhouse with showers and change rooms, as well as a TV lounge with a fireplace. Beverages can be ordered at Hotel Reception before play and delivered to the clubhouse. Golf carts are also available for hire.
These facilities support the practical side of the golfing experience, while still carrying the warm, unhurried feeling of the resort. Before a round, the clubhouse gives players a place to prepare. Afterwards, it offers a place to pause, gather, warm up by the fireplace or let the day settle after time on the course.
Golf Club Membership
Join the Cathedral Peak Golf Club
Guests and golfers can become members of the family-orientated Cathedral Peak Golf Club, joining a golfing community connected to one of the Drakensberg’s most scenic resort settings.
Membership gives golfers access to the club, the opportunity to learn the game at their leisure, an official handicap and affiliated rates at clubs that offer this discount. Members also qualify to play in the annual Club Champs, held in March.
The Club Champs have become part of the golf club’s own tradition, bringing together visiting golfers, regular guests and locals in a setting that makes the event feel like more than a tournament. With preferential accommodation rates at Cathedral Peak Hotel for competitors, players can turn the Club Champs into a fuller Drakensberg stay, where the golf, the resort and the mountains all become part of the experience.
Make Time for a Round in the Mountains
A round at Cathedral Peak Golf Club gives guests another way to enter the Drakensberg story.
For some, it may be the reason for the visit. For others, it becomes a memorable part of a longer resort stay: a morning on the course before lunch, a relaxed round between family activities, or a quiet few hours of focus beneath the mountains. The course sits naturally alongside guided hikes, dining, wellness treatments, weddings, conferences and restful time at Cathedral Peak Hotel.
This is what makes golf part of the wider resort experience. The course belongs to the same landscape, the same hospitality and the same sense of place that has welcomed guests to Cathedral Peak Hotel for generations. It gives golfers and visitors another way to slow down, look up and spend meaningful time in the mountains.
After a round, guests can continue to enjoy the wider resort, from relaxed dining and wellness treatments to walks, activities and comfortable accommodation.
Golf fits easily into a fuller Drakensberg stay, with a range of activities, dining options and places to unwind nearby.
Wellness Centre
Ease into a quieter pace after time on the course with massages, beauty therapies, body treatments, manicures, pedicures and selected mini-treatments for children.
Enjoy
Fill the rest of the day with resort activities, children’s entertainment, indoor games, outdoor recreation and leisure facilities surrounded by fresh Drakensberg air.
Hike
Step from the resort into 18 walks and hikes that leave from and return to the hotel, with daily complimentary guided hikes, bird watching and San rock art site visits.
Return after a round in the mountains to 4-star rooms and suites surrounded by scenery, comfort and the familiar warmth of family-run hospitality.
