To the north of the city of
Cape Town and just outside
Paarl in the Cape winelands
sits Val de Vie Estate
which is home to another
Jack Nicklaus signature
masterpiece – Pearl Valley.
Pearl Valley is ranked at number 5 on the most
recent ‘best of’ golf course listings, added to
which the club has the unusual distinction of its
having been selected as the best conditioned
course in the Western Cape for 9 consecutive
years.
The championship course’s pedigree is well
documented as it has been ranked amongst the
top ten courses in South Africa by Golf Digest
Magazine since 2006 and achieved a top five
ranking in 2018/2019 and in 2017 the course
received its Audubon Certification.
In 2003 when the Golden Bear himself opened
the course, he commented, “surrounded by
mountains, this is one of the most spectacular
settings in which I have designed a golf course.”
The Pearl Valley Jack Nicklaus Signature golf
course is a central part of Val de Vie Estate,
which is a 1000-hectare luxury residential and
wellness estate.
On the estate there are three restaurants – the
Polo Club and Valley restaurants and Reuben’s
& Co Café. The restaurants team up to provide
a range of specials across the week that would
tempt even the most unadventurous palate.
There is also the Fleet coffee roastery, a 250 year
old wine cellar, polo fields, an equestrian centre
and beautiful scenery for guests to explore, while
adjacent to the golf course are the Pearl Valley
clubhouse, golf shop, Camelot Spa and the Pearl
Valley Hotel by Mantis.
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