Founder-only cohort · Garden Route · September 2026

6 nights, 4 rounds of golf
with founders who get it.

A curated Garden Route golf experience for South African founders and owner-CEOs: four rounds, hosted dinners, meaningful peer conversations, and nobody selling you anything.

Dates 13–19 September 2026
Venue Simola Hotel, Knysna
Cohort 12 founders
From R49,000 per person
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What it is

Not a golf tour. A founder room built around golf.

The Founders Round brings together twelve founders and owner-CEOs for a fully hosted week on the Garden Route — built around four rounds of golf, shared dinners, off-course experiences and the kind of peer conversations most business owners rarely get access to.

There are no speakers, sales pitches or forced networking sessions. Just a curated group of people carrying similar business pressure, spending real time together in an environment where trust can form naturally.

The quality of the room is the product.

Founders in the clubhouse
The Courses

4 Rounds on 3 of the Garden Route's finest.

Four rounds spread across Simola, Pezula, and Goose Valley. Each one worth a trip on its own.

Pezula Championship Course
Pezula Championship Course
 1 ROUND
Simola Golf & Country Estate
Simola Golf & Country Estate
2 ROUNDS
Goose Valley Golf Club
Goose Valley Golf Club
1 ROUND
The Experience

Six nights.
Fully hosted.

Everything is taken care of. The schedule is designed to get out of the way as the week unfolds.

Sunday
13 Sep
Arrivals & Welcome Dinner
Shuttle from George Airport to Simola Hotel. Check in, settle in. First conversations over a proper welcome dinner. 
Monday
14 Sep
Round 1 — Simola
Golf during the day. Evening hosted dinner - first peer session around the fire, informal, limited agenda.
Tuesday
15 Sep
Round 2 — Pezula
Championship golf above the cliffs at Plettenberg Bay. Transfers included. Evening hosted dinner.
Wednesday
16 Sep
Off Day — The Knysna Lagoon
No golf. Boat tour on the Knysna Lagoon, oyster and wine tasting. Unstructured time where the best conversations happen.
Thursday
17 Sep
Round 3 — Goose Valley
Golf during the day. Evening hosted dinner.
Friday
18 Sep
Round 4 — Simola · Prize Giving
Golf during the day. Prize giving dinner to close the week.
Saturday
19 Sep
Departures
Shuttle transfers back to George Airport. Safe travels.
Knysna experience
All-Inclusive

Everything taken care of.

One price. No hidden extras. The only thing not included is your flight.

6 Nights Accommodation
Private room at Simola Hotel, Knysna. No sharing.
4 Rounds of Golf
Green fees and carts across Simola, Pezula, and Goose Valley.
All Meals & Dinners
Six dinners included, with drinks curated throughout the week.
Transfers Throughout
Airport transfers and course transfers for all rounds.
Lagoon Tour
Knysna Lagoon boat tour with oyster and wine tasting on the off day.
Facilitated & Organic
A balance of light-touch facilitation and space to connect naturally.
Prizes & Prize Giving
Friday evening prize giving dinner. Format announced on arrival.
Flights Not Included
Book your own flights to George Airport (GRJ). Transfers from there are included.
Founders around the fire
12-16
Founders per cohort — curated, not sold
The Cohort

The room is the
real return.

Every founder in the room is an owner-operator carrying real business complexity. Staff decisions, capital allocation, growth pressure. Nobody has anything to sell you.

Who qualifies
Founder or owner-CEO of a privately-held SA business
Annual turnover R10m+
Actively running the business — not a passive investor
Has a registered handicap or plays to a handicap <36
Founders who've exited for R30m+ are also welcome
Pricing

Early bird available
now.

All-inclusive. Six nights, four rounds, all meals, all transfers. Flights are the only extra.

Early Bird
R49,000
per person · all-inclusive ex flights
Available to the first confirmed bookings. Register your interest now to lock in this rate.
Standard Rate
R56,000
per person · all-inclusive ex flights
Standard rate applies once early bird allocation is filled.

Flights to George Airport (GRJ) are not included. All transfers from George are included.

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Places available · September 2026

Twelve spots.
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