Jalan Kelab Golf, off Jalan Tun Razak,
Kuala Lumpur, Selangor 55000
Office
+60 (0)3 9206 3333Pro shop
+60 (0)3 9206 3333Fax
+60 (0)3 9285 3939Website
Visit websiteThe Course:
18 holes. Tree-lined & open parkland. Gently undulating terrain - easy to walk.
Surroundings:
Woodland, residential and city environment.
Designer:
Original design by Frank Hemmant, Jeffrey Gibb & J.B. Twiss (club secretary) (1921). Remodelled by Robin Nelson & Neil Haworth (2016).
Above distances are for the New course. Also at Royal Selangor is the 18-hole Old course (par-72; 6224 metres from the back tees) and the 9-hole Suleiman course (par-30; 1597 metres).
3.147113
101.731300
3 km E of Kuala Lumpur centre
5 minutes drive east of KL city centre.
Royal Selangor (New)
The Royal Selangor Golf Club (New course): As well as being Malaysia's oldest golf club, Royal Selangor is home to two fine parkland courses that sit easily among the country's elite. RSCG's New course, which dates from 1924, wraps itself around the front-nine of its longer and more renowned companion, the Old course.
The tightish fairways and strategic bunkering of the pleasant parkland New course, will ensure your game is given a thorough workout. Water hazards, mainly in the form of monsoon drains (ditches), are used sparingly, only putting in a few telling appearances.
Perhaps the layout's opening and closing holes will linger longest in the memory. The relatively short par-4 1st requires an opening drive played directly at KL's most famous building, the Petronas Twin Towers. The good-length par-4 18th brings you back to the two-storey red-roofed clubhouse, with water providing an escort along the fairway's full length on the rightside.
Visitors welcome on weekdays (before 8:30 am).
Visitors may apply to play at Royal Selangor through a small number of accredited hotels and Golf Tour Operators (contact Royal Selangor to obtain this list). Handicap certificate required.
Contact club for full details, discounts, packages, etc. [Last updated: 2021].
Non-metal spike facility. This is a walking course; visitors not permitted to use golf carts. Caddies compulsory for visitors.
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The history of Royal Selangor began when several coffee planters decided to establish a golf club in Kuala Lumpur. On Friday, Jan 13, 1893, they called a meeting through a notice in the Selangor Journal; this brief notice constituted, for all practical purposes, the founding of the Selangor Golf Club.
In 1920 the club took up residence at its present site, having been forced to move from the original Petaling Hill site. By 1931 the club could boast 36-holes, laid out as the Old and New courses.
In 1963 the Club was renamed The Royal Selangor Golf Club, following the granting of its 'Royal' designation by the country's head of state, His Majesty the Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia.
Malaysia's best courses (Golf Digest, 2022):
Royal Selangor's Old course ranked 14th best; New course ranked 17th best.
183 Jalan Bukit Bintang, 55100 Kuala Lumpur
+60 (0)3 2715 9000
Visit websiteThe 29-storey, 561-room hotel is located in the heart of the exciting "Golden Triangle", the city s prime business and shopping district and is adjoins the prestigious Starhill Gallery. It is also located on "Bintang Walk", where shopping centres house top-quality brands, a large variety of restaurants and entertainment outlets.
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Royal Selangor; TPC Kuala Lumpur.
Templer Park; Tropicana; Saujana; Glenmarie; KGSAAS; Kota Permai; Bulit Jalil; The Mines; Palm Garden; Bangi; Kajang Hill.
2 Jalan Kia Peng, 50450 Kuala Lumpur
+60 (0)3 2147 0888
Visit websiteThe Novotel Hydro Majestic is conveniently located adjacent to the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, in the famous Golden Triangle tourist and commercial precinct. The 28 storey hotel features 291 rooms, an executive floor, 4 restaurants, a fitness centre, spa and swimming pool.
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Royal Selangor; TPC Kuala Lumpur.
Templer Park; Tropicana; Saujana; Glenmarie; KGSAAS; Kota Permai; Bulit Jalil; The Mines; Palm Garden; Bangi; Kajang Hill.
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