ERINVALE TIMELINE

1700 - 1706: Vergelegen farm consisting of some 30 000 ha was acquired by Willem Adriaan van der Stel, Governor of the Cape

1709: Vergelegen farm divided into 4 separate farms eg Vergelegen, Lourensford (originally Vellerbereiders’ Molen), Morgenster (including Land-en-Zeezicht) and…

1990: Gant appointed the Gary Player Design Company (GPDC) to design a championship standard golf course. Phil Jacobs did the design work for GPDC and visited the golf course every two weeks during the construction phase. Mike Rubin made funds…

On Saturday 27th May 1995, two years and six months after the launch of the development, 

THE ESTATE, THE CLUBHOUSE AND THE GARY PLAYER DESIGNED 18-HOLE GOLF COURSE 

were officially opened.

A cocktail party was held on a perfect summer evening…

1996: ERINVALE GOLF CLUB HOSTS THE WORLD CUP 1996

Erinvale Golf Club was awarded hosting the 42nd World Cup of Golf with 32 nations each fielding a two-ball team competing. 

Ernie Els and Wayne Westner represented South Africa and won the…

1999: The Erinvale Vision Statement was formed and is valid until today

• The security measures provide peace of mind

• Community living is self-regulated and caters for a wide variety of residents, golfers, non-golfers, young families and retired persons

• Golf Club…

2005: ERINVALE CELEBRATES ITS 10th ANNIVERSARY

Erinvale Homeowners and Golf Club Members create the book  ERINVALE – The first 10 years 1995 – 2005

2015: ERINVALE CELEBRATES ITS 20TH ANNIVERSARY

In David Gant’s speech he stated the following: 

“You took care of the environment, you moulded the golf course into one of the country’s best, you built lovely homes, large and small, you established beautiful…

• Ginge Feirrera retired as Estate Manager and the existing HOA office team was reappointed, with Erna Kemp taking over as the Erinvale Estate Manager (2017 - ongoing). 

• Marketing became a new portfolio and focus for the HOA. The Erinvale® logo…

2020:  ERINVALE CELEBRATES ITS 25TH ANNIVERSARY

• A sub committee of HOA trustees and EGC Main Committee members and Management is established to plan the 25th anniversary as a special event for Erinvale.

  
  

• Committee member Kerstin Dinklage curates an exclusive sculpture exhibition showcasing…

The esteemed neighbourhood of ERINVALE COUNTRY ESTATE, ERINVALE GOLF CLUB, ERINVALE ESTATE HOTEL & SPA, LOURENSFORD WINE ESTATE, VERGELEGEN WINE ESTATE, MORGENSTER OLIVE AND WINE ESTATE and HELDERBERG NATURE RESERVE found the marketing initiative "HEART OF THE HELDERBERG" 

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Erinvale Golf Club invests R6.5m to renovate and upgrade the ground floor of the Clubhouse. 

The works are kicked off on 20th June 2022.

Under the project leadership of Kerstin Dinklage, the contracted teams breath a new contemporary design and layout…

After 2023 another very wet autumn and winter with rain and wind speed records. 

In April, just prior to the Investec Open, a severe storm swept through the Cape Town region, causing significant damage to trees and vegetation. At Erinvale,…

Erinvale consists of 3 legal parties: Erinvale Homeowners' Association, Erinvale Golf Club and Erinvale Golf Course Association.

The committees of all entities have worked closely together with legal support to review and update the constitutions and related legal documents with…

1989: David Gant, owner of the adjacent Lourensford Estate (about 4 000 ha), bought Erinvale Farm (completion of full circle as Erinvale was part of the original Lourensford farm) including the farmhouse (now Erinvale Hotel), from Bester Broers through an auction,…

1991: The Planning Partnership submitted a Project Proposal (”Aansoekverslag”) with contributions by other professional team members to the Town Council of Somerset West where it met with their approval. The proposal provided for extensive open space in the form of…

Erinvale Estate Hotel also opened its doors in 1995.

The previous Erinvale Farm House was owned by Peter Baragwanath from Pietersburg (1994 – 1998), who established Erinvale Estate Hotel in 1994.

It was then sold to Xavier McAuliffe (1998 –…

1996: 

• The Erinvale Clubhouse was completed in 1996 just before hosting the World Cup

• Residential building continues, 38 homes were completed

• Five sectional title developments started in Erinvale: Glen Abbey (1996 by Rubin & Arton) Inish Erin (1996 by Condev) Calla Way…

2003 & 2004: 

Erinvale Golf Club hosted the SAA Open: both won by Trevor Immelman from Somerset West. 

For the first time in its more than 100 year-history the SAA Open was played on the same course two years in…

2005: Course records were achieved: Hennie Otto (with PRO status) shot a 63 off the yellow tee and Erinvale Junior Member, Andrew Georgiou shot a 62 off the blue tee.

2009: Fire on the adjacent farms Lourensford and Vergelegen Estate…

• The Erinvale HOA continued to upgrade the estate infrastructure and connected each property on the estate with Fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) to provide for high speed internet services

• Openserve / Telkom, the incumbent owner of the existing infrastructure of copper lines and…

• The severe drought in the Western and Eastern Cape that started in 2015 continues and causes multiple side effects. 

• Polyphagus Shot Hole Borer (PSHB) plagued the Western Cape and infects the trees on Erinvale - the estate tries to spray an…

In March 2020 the world came to halt with NATIONAL LOCK DOWNS due to COVID-19.

On 23rd March, President Cyril Ramaphosa announces that South Africa will go into a 21-day lockdown beginning on 27 March 2020: An unprecedented situation for all…

A devastating fire threatened the upper section of Estate. Residents had to be evacuated twice, the first blast came from East, the Lourensford side at 3am in the morning. 

Erinvale Clubhouse Management came on site and opened the Clubhouse to…

Erinvale Golf Club hosts an international Golf Event again:  A co-sanctioned event of the Ladies European Tour and the Sunshine Ladies Tour with 120 golfers from 38 countries. The event was internationally broadcasted and reached an estimated 150m viewers in…

Erinvale invests further into its infrastructure.

The Clubhouse upstairs conference and events rooms received a facelift to provide Erinvale members and residents with modern and functional facilities to host all type of events, from Golf Days, Corporate meetings to birthday…

After 30 years Erinvale is one of the most successful Residential Golf Estates in South Africa

and prepares for its 30 years anniversary celebration ...