Orna Resort, Batu 16, Jalan Gapam, Ladang Gapam,
Bemban, Jasin, Malacca 77200
The Course:
27 holes. Open parkland. Undulating terrain - a few slopes to climb.
Surroundings:
Rural countryside and residential.
Designer:
Andy Dye (of Andy Dye Designs; nephew of Pete Dye)
Above distances/ratings are for the East-West combination. The North-nine (2994 m from back tees) is the shortest of the three nines.
2.269660
102.339910
16 km NE of Melaka
From the North-South Highway (E1), north-east of Melaka, take the Ayer Keroh exit. Follow road until turn off to Jasin on your left.
Orna Golf & Country Club: Comprising three nine-hole loops - East (1 - 9), West (10 - 18) and North (19 - 27) - this expansive 27-hole layout, designed by Andy Dye, has regularly hosted the Asian Tour Qualifying School.
Undulating, open, earth-mounded terrain, combines with attractive elevation changes, sizeable bunkers and small lakes to form the principal ingredients for your round. Trees and jungle vegetation feature much less than on most other Malaysian courses.
The generous width fairways offer something of a big-hitter's paradise, but Orna's key challenges are to be found as you approach the greens, which are often protected by large, sloping fronted bunkers and pronounced run-offs that will carry your ball down and away from the putting surface. The greens themselves will test your putting as never before, with many roller-coaster slopes - getting down in two (or three) is never guaranteed.
Among many captivating holes, the par-3 12th is one of the toughest island-green par-3's you'll play; the green is perhaps one of the smallest and the tee-shot one of the scariest, at 183 metres (200 yards) from the tips. The par-5 16th allows you to go left or right of a small lake that runs from tee-to-green, with a nicely elevated green at the head of the lake - a hole which occupies the space of three!
The best combination (East / West) has parallel finishing holes, played either side of a small lake, with Dye's most spectacular earthmounding on show just beneath the stylish and large red-roofed clubhouse. Floodlit night golf is available on the West course.
Visitors welcome on weekdays and weekends. Course floodlit for night golf.
Must book in advance. Handicap required.
Non-metal spike facility. Golf carts available for hire. Caddies available.
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Orna was the venue for the Asian PGA Tour qualifying school from 2001 to 2003.
Just outside the city of Malacca (in the Malay language Melaka) you'll find four well-rated and enjoyable golf courses. 35 km N of the city centre is the A'Famosa Resort and a Ross Watson design. Just 15 km NE of the centre are three clubs that almost touch at their boundaries: Ayer Keroh (Ghaffar Baba), Tiara Melaka (Nelson & Wright) and Orna (Andy Dye).
Batu 16, Jalan Gapam Ladang Bemban, 77220 Jasin, Melaka.
+60 (0)6 521 0333
Visit website15 guestrooms are available on-site.
Orna
Tiara Melaka; Ayer Keroh.
A'Famosa
Jalan Merdeka, 75000 Melaka
+60 (0)6 285 9000
Visit websiteHoliday Inn Melaka (open from October 2007) is the city's newest hotel with an unrivalled view of the picturesque Straits of Melaka. It offers leisure & corporate guests a perfect place to relax in comfort or conduct business.
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Ayer Keroh; Tiara Melaka; Orna; A'Famosa.
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