Johannesburg's Oldest Golf Club

A century of intellectual golf.

Golf began at Observatory on a 9-hole course in 1912, with the club officially established in 1914 and extended to 18 holes in 1922. We celebrated our centenary in 2014 — and remain the oldest club in Johannesburg still operating from its original grounds.

The course isn't long, but the narrow fairways and smaller greens demand thought on every shot. Recent committee work — bunker renovations, expanded fairway irrigation and clubhouse upgrades — keeps Observatory in fine shape.