Middelburg Country Club

Historically named Nazareth, the town of Middelburg, was established in 1864 by the local farmers and a midway stop to the ox-wagon trail from Pretoria to Lydenburg. The original golf course was built after the Anglo Boer War in 1903 by the Imperial British Troops, whose cantonments were where the present clubhouse and driving range is situated. Three separate clubs, Golf, Bowling, and Social Clubs originally existed on the site where the Mascot Theatre and Mica stores are located. The arrival of Columbus Stainless in 1962, resulted in an influx of people in Middelburg which caused all available vacant areas to be sold, and it became necessary for the Town Council to lay out additional suburbs. The Previous location of the Golf, Bowls, and Social Clubs were rezoned and resulted in them having to relocate.