Archive for the ‘Golf’ Category

A’Famosa Golf Resort

Posted by pktan on Dec 3rd, 2007
File Under: Golf, Melaka

A 27-hole course designed by Ross C. Watson, A’Famosa Golf Resort is a distinguished international holiday destination with a long string of activities for the whole family.
Golf, though, does take precedence, given its huge drawing power and the layout is a challenging and interesting one.
The course itself is split into three nines, which all play [...]


Austin Hills Country Club, Johor Golf

Posted by pktan on Sep 7th, 2007
File Under: Golf, Johor

Austin Hills Country Club
One cannot help but to notice the huge white imposing building sitting on top of Austin hill; this is the club house of Austin Hills Country Club which provides a panoramic view of Austin Hills golf course. There are two 18 holes courses, namely the Austin Course and the Hills Course.
All [...]


Ayer Keroh Golf Country Club

Posted by pktan on Dec 3rd, 2007
File Under: Golf, Melaka

One of Malacca’s premier golf courses, Ayer Keroh Country Club is a 27-hole layout located not more than 10 minute drive from the Ayer Keroh Interchange of the main North-South Highway.
The course designed by Tun Ghaffar Baba, the then chief Minister and an avid golfer, is set amidst virgin jungle and was opened in [...]


Bukit Banang Golf Course, Johor Golf

Posted by pktan on Sep 7th, 2007
File Under: Golf, Johor

Bukit Banang Golf & Country Club
Bukit Banang golf course is sprawled over a 165-acre site amidst lush tropical greenery and scenic view is an ideal recreational getaway for the avid golfers. The par 72 championship course is turfed with Bermuda Greenlees Park and the greens with Bermuda Twifdwarf. The first nine, called the Valley Nine, [...]


Bukit Terendak Golf Club

Posted by pktan on Dec 3rd, 2007
File Under: Golf, Melaka

Bukit Terendak is situated within the compound of an army camp and is a 9-hole layout designed by officers of the British Army.
It sits amidst tropical flora and an undulating landscape that is complemented by lakes. Due to its proximity to military barracks, most of the golfers here are army personnel. The club also has [...]


Cameron Highlands Golf Resort

Posted by pktan on Dec 4th, 2007
File Under: Golf

Situated in a valley some 5,000 feet above sea level, Cameron Highlands Resort golf course is a Malaysian layout that is both alluring for its challenge and scenic views in a cool pleasant environment.
Such is the climate here that golfers often play two rounds a day.
It is a well maintained 18-hole tract made up of [...]


Daiman 18 Golf Resort JB, Johor Golf

Posted by pktan on Sep 7th, 2007
File Under: Golf, Johor

Daiman 18 Golf Course
The first 18-hole public golf course in Johor Bahru lies within one of its biggest townships, Taman Johor Jaya. Making do without the usual frills of a country club, it offers an affordable option for no-nonsense golfing (no night golfing, though). The bunkers and water hazards are strategically placed, while the greens [...]


Desaru Golf & Country Resort, Johor Golf

Posted by pktan on Sep 7th, 2007
File Under: Golf, Johor

Desaru Golf & Country Resort
Established in 1984 and relatively short at 6,043 metres par 72, this is Johor’s second oldest 18-hole golf course designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr, renowned American golf course architect. The Desaru Golf & Country Resort offers golfers a rare opportunity of playing against the majestic backdrop of tropical greenery and [...]


Golf Malaysia

Posted by pktan on Nov 1st, 2007
File Under: Golf

Golf Malaysia
Malaysia is a golfing heaven with world class golf courses to suit all tastes. Whether you’re thinking of a Malaysia golfing holiday or just a quick round of golf during your vacation, Malaysia is both a golfer’s paradise and simply paradise for a round of golf. There is a wealth of world-renowned course designers [...]


Johor Golf Courses

Posted by pktan on Nov 2nd, 2007
File Under: Golf, Johor

Back in the early 1990s, at the start of the golf boom, Johor took to developing golf resorts by the dozen. It therefore boasts the largest number of courses in the country; some of the best golf courses in Malaysia are lined up within less than an hour drive of each other. The best [...]


Kelab Golf Batu Pahat, Johor Golf

Posted by pktan on Sep 7th, 2007
File Under: Golf, Johor

Kelab Golf Batu Pahat a walking golf course, is one of the best 9-hole golf course (Par 36) in Johor, Malaysia.
Though the fairways are of cow grass, they are beautifully manicured. Fairways are tight with OBs on most of the holes.
The club house is small, warm, friendly and cozy without the trappings of the [...]


Kelab Golf Kinta

Posted by pktan on Dec 3rd, 2007
File Under: Golf

Situated on the high ground west of the small, historical administrative town of Batu Gajah in Perak is Kelab Golf Kinta, an 18-hole par 70 layout designed by Australian planter Alma Baker.
Previously, this was an airstrip for light aircraft and a vast open area used for horse riding. Today, what was part of the airstrip [...]


Kota Tinggi Golf Resort, Johor Golf

Posted by pktan on Sep 8th, 2007
File Under: Golf, Johor

This Par 36 9 hole golf course from the colonial era designed by P.R Viswanathan is now open to public. Despite the small and rudimentary swimming pool, changing room and refreshment outlet, it features a well-manicured, five-hole practice green and viewing huts. Oil-palm trees surround the short and very undulating course, which measures 2,470-metre at [...]


Kukup Golf Resort, Johor Golf

Posted by pktan on Sep 8th, 2007
File Under: Golf, Johor

Kukup takes pride in an immaculately kept condition 36-hole golf resort built on what was formerly an oil palm plantation. Kukup Golf Resort is a great retreat for those seeking golf, relaxation and seafood. . Designed by Atsumi Kawase, the course bears a distinctive Japanese fancy for flora, fish and fauna. Set on undulating rolling [...]


Malacca Golf Courses

Posted by pktan on Dec 3rd, 2007
File Under: Golf, Melaka

The golf courses may not be as old as the many historical sites and attractions of centuries gone by, but some of them are just as intriguing.
The country’s third smallest state – only Perlis and Penang do not have a bigger area – Malacca has no more than eight golf tracts, one of them a [...]