Km 36, Mukim Tanjung Kupang,
Gelang Patah, Johor 81550
The Course:
18 holes. Tree-lined & open parkland. Undulating terrain - several slopes to climb.
Surroundings:
Palm oil plantation.
Designer:
Father/son team of Pete & Perry Dye designed all four nines at Poresia, personally overseeing construction of the Orchid and Hibiscus nines. The Sakura and Bougainvillea nines were built later.
Above distances are for the Orchid-Sakura combination. The Bougainvillea-nine, at 3243 yards from the back tees, is slightly shorter than the other two nines.
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25 km SW of Johor Bahru
Poresia is located very close to the Second Link bridge, which connects Johor to the western edge of Singapore. From the Malaysia-Singapore 2nd Crossing Expressway take exit 312 and follow the J4 direction Poresia. Turn into the Leisure Farm entrance for Poresia Golf Club & Resort .
Poresia CC
Poresia Country Club: Previously a 36-hole facility, the club originally comprised four interchangeable nine-hole loops - Hibiscus, Orchid, Sakura and Bougainvillea. In 2013 the club scaled back to 27-holes, "mothballing" the Hibiscus-nine (which started and finished away from the clubhouse), ahead of housing development. Occupying a former palm oil plantation, the layout now comprises the Orchid, Sakura and Bougainvillea nine-hole loops.
The Orchid course is arguably the best of the remaining three loops at Poresia. Challenging from start to finish, it lays down a tough test for all handicap levels. The 4th (Orchid) is played from the highest point on the Poresia domain, a wonderfully elevated tee-box providing an excellent view of the surrounding plantation, with the long downhill par-4 stretching out in front of you.
On Orchid and Sakura, the terrain is constantly undulating and lightly palm-tree lined (few other tree varieties compete with the ever-present palms). The generally good-width fairways are sometimes flanked by large railway-sleepered bunkers, while beyond the first-cut, deepish grassy rough awaits.
The Sakura course becomes a little tighter in places and less undulating than the Orchid, especially through its middle section. A meandering creek ensures plenty of water hazards lie in wait in Sakura's middle section. A few holes have creeks crossing the fairways twice, setting up some risk-reward opportunities for longer hitters.
Recent reports suggest the course and clubhouse are looking a bit more tired than in their heyday. Several of Dye's trademark railway-sleepered bunkers on Orchid have now been replaced with grass-lined bunkers.
Visitors welcome on weekdays and weekends.
Must book in advance. Handicap required.
Golf carts compulsory.
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Based on its location in Malaysia and close proximity to Singapore, the name Poresia was created by combining the endings of the words SingaPORE and MalaySIA. In this Japanese owned and managed club, three of the nines are named after national flowers: Hibiscus (Malaysia), Orchid (Singapore) and Sakura (Japan).
Poresia is located within the Leisure Farm domain, a former palm oil plantation, where the development of high-quality, and some high-density housing does not intrude on and cannot be seen from the golf course.
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Pulai Springs (2 courses); Starhill (2 courses); Poresia (2 courses); Palm Resort (3 courses).
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