Holes:9
Par:72
Facilities & Amenities:CaddyGolf trolleyClub rentalBarLocker roomPool
Practice Facilities:Putting green
Region:Southeast
Design:Akira Daiten
Opened in:1979
Green Fee weekdays:150 BRL
Green Fee weekend:150 BRL
Closed Days:Monday
Federation:Baiana e Capixaba de Golfe
Capixaba Golf Club in Serra, Espírito Santo
Capixaba Golf Club (Clube Capixaba de Golfe) is a nine-hole golf course in Serra, Espírito Santo state, Brazil, designed by Akira Daiten and opened in 1979. Guests are welcome, so you can play without a member.
In brief: Capixaba Golf Club is a 9-hole course near Vitória in Espírito Santo. It sits at the foot of the Mestre Álvaro mountain, with six lagoons fed by the mountain’s runoff. Guests are welcome. The club is closed on Mondays. You can contact the club by phone at +55 (27) 3251-1292 or by e-mail at clube@golfes.com.br.
Course and facilities at Capixaba Golf Club
The course and facilities at Capixaba Golf Club have grown over more than 40 years. The nine holes play twice for a full round; golf-brazil.com lists 6,007 yards and par 72 for 18 holes. GolfPass shows par 35 for the nine holes, with about 3,000 yards from the blue tees, so please confirm the par with the club. The layout is hilly. Some tee boxes stand about 20 meters above the greens, and six lagoons come into play. A visitor describes the ninth as a par 3 played from an elevated tee over water. Fairways are Batatais and Bermuda grass, greens are Tifton 328. Facilities include caddies, golf trolleys, club rental, a bar, a locker room and a pool. For practice there is a putting green.
Access and booking at Capixaba Golf Club
Access and booking at Capixaba Golf Club are simple: guests are always welcome, so visiting golfers can book a tee time directly with the club. The course is closed on Mondays. Green fees are on request; please ask the club for current rates. The operator website golfes.com.br was not reachable in November 2026, so call or e-mail instead. Phone: +55 (27) 3251-1292. E-mail: clube@golfes.com.br. Address: R. das Gardênias, 45, Cascata, Serra – ES, 29177-158, in the Grande Vitória area. Note that GolfPass lists an older address (R. Projetada, s/n), so please confirm the entrance before you drive there.
FAQ about Capixaba Golf Club
How many holes does Capixaba Golf Club have?
Capixaba Golf Club has nine holes, which you play twice for an 18-hole round that golf-brazil.com lists at par 72 and 6,007 yards. GolfPass gives par 35 per nine and about 3,000 yards from the blue tees. The figures differ slightly, so please check the scorecard at the club.
Is Capixaba Golf Club open to visitors?
Capixaba Golf Club is open to visitors: guests are always welcome, so you can play without a member if you book a tee time by phone or e-mail. Caddies, trolleys and club rental are available at the club.
Where is Capixaba Golf Club?
Capixaba Golf Club is in the Cascata district of Serra, Espírito Santo state, just north of Vitória, at the foot of the Mestre Álvaro mountain. The address is R. das Gardênias, 45, Serra – ES, 29177-158.
When is Capixaba Golf Club closed?
Capixaba Golf Club is closed on Mondays and open on the other six days of the week, according to course data of this site. Please confirm current hours. Phone: +55 (27) 3251-1292.
Sources: course data of this site, golfes.com.br (operator site, not reachable), GolfPass, Hole19, as of 2 Nov 2026.
Clube Capixaba de Golfe (CCG) is on the northwest outskirts of the city of Serra. I had heard about this course while living in Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, and went with my friend João to visit the neighborhood and check it out. We went on a quiet Sunday afternoon and were walking around the neighborhood when we bumped into Gustavo. We started talking with him, and when we asked about the golf course, he pointed where we needed to go, and then invited us to play with him the next day. Turns out the random person we talked to on the street was a part-time caddy at the club. Caddies are able to play on Mondays (and do so for free) and he invited us to be his guests in the morning.
Gustavo has worked as a caddie for eight years. Now, the course has golf carts so he doesn’t do much there, but he´s still on the list of available caddies.
We showed up early the next morning, having taken a 40 minute bus ride to get there and met up with Gustavo and two of his caddy friends. And lest you write that off as the general lack of speed present in public transport, be warned that the course really is on the outskirts of Serra, and is some 30 kilometers from the downtown neighborhood I was living in. We walked through the entrance gates, and it was truly magical.
The fog was starting to dissipate when we began to play, welcoming another steamy hot summer day, and the upper heights of Mestre Alvaro began to come into focus. The course is dominated by that majestic mountain, Mestre Alvaro, which rises nearly 3000 feet above sea level. The granite rock face is covered with dense forest and the air was filled only with the sounds of the wildlife living on the mountain, namely lots of birds and monkeys.
Yes, we were a five-some but that didn’t matter here. Even though the course only has 9 holes, we never ran into any other groups and played at our own (admittedly slow) pace. I don’t think the course has ever heard, or had need of a ranger, and we enjoyed the setting to the utmost.
I should add, it honestly felt a bit like a Garden of Eden. There are dozens of fruit trees, and while walking, we intermittently stopped to eat fruits: pitanga, manga (two types), araca, pinha, laranjinha, acerole. I opted not to try the graviola present, thinking it would be too sour. Perhaps I should have gone for it though, maybe that would have cured my hook!
The greens are simple, but well-maintained, and the wide fairways are kept a little higher which helps to sky irons against the magnificent backdrop of the mountain. The rough is thick, but not impossibly so, while the small ponds formed from the mountains run-off, should of course be avoided. The course is fairly flat, and while carts are a popular option, it remains easily walkable.
The course is fairly short, and after a tough start the course mellows out slightly, allowing you to more fully enjoy the experience and not feel beat-up by the round. A par-3 concludes the round, which is generally considered a no-no, but works here, as you play from an elevated tee over water, to a well-guarded green. Most of the course is visible from this vantage point, and if you are skilled enough to hit the green with a short-iron, you must still navigate the most undulated and treacherous green on the course before making it back to the clubhouse and patio area to relax and reminisce.
João had never played golf before, and while he came along mostly just to spectate, he did play a few holes. On his first, our fourth, he duffed a couple shots and made it to about 70 yards from the pin. The green on this hole abuts the very edge of Mestre Alvaro, marking the beginning of a nature preserve and providing some truly stunning scenery. We were momentarily distracted, watching and listening to some monkeys fight in the trees beyond the green, when João hit his shot from 70 yards, and as we turned to watch, to our amazement, the ball hit the green, bounced once, and rolled right into the hole! It was an exquisite shot, doubly incredible for having been made by a beginner. In one fell swoop, the game of golf captured another unassuming player, never to let go.
It was a truly unforgettable location, and I was lucky to spend it with friends who cared more about your experience than their score, after the best tradition of Brazilian hospitality. I hope to be able to play here again.