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    Best golf courses: Malaysia

    Malaysia: the table below provides brief details about the top golf courses in this country or region. Each golf club has been visited and/or researched by Where2Golf. Click on the course name below to discover more. The course ratings below range from 5 highest, to 2 lowest. They attempt to provide an indication of the golfing experience you might expect at the course (based on its design, condition and surroundings). Hover your cursor above the Rating Key for the rating definitions.

    Rating key

    5-PLUS: In the world’s elite - has few peers; one of our top-rated 5s! 5-star: Fabulous – courses don’t get much better than this. 4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars. 4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit. 3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars. 3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game. 2-star: Reasonably okay course - if better courses not available. Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team. Private: A course for members and their invited guests only. Stay & Play Golf Resorts: Golf Clubs and resorts with onsite accommodation

    Course name

    Rating

    Visitors?

    Nearest city

    Designer

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    99 East
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Alor Setar
    Watson, Ross

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Alor Setar

    Designer

    Ross Watson designed the current layout.

    A'Famosa
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Melaka
    Watson, Ross

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Melaka

    Designer

    Ross Watson
    Awana Genting Highlands
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Kuala Lumpur
    Fream, Ron

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Kuala Lumpur

    Designer

    Ron Fream
    Ayer Keroh
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Melaka
    Baba, Ghaffar

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Melaka

    Designer

    Tun Dr. Ghaffar Baba
    Bangi
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Kuala Lumpur
    Fream, Ron

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Kuala Lumpur

    Designer

    Ron Fream
    Berjaya Hills
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Kuala Lumpur
    Poellet, J. Michael

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Kuala Lumpur

    Designer

    J. Michael (Mike) Poellet
    Black Forest, Malaysia
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Alor Setar
    Akil, Ahmad Basri

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Alor Setar

    Designer

    Datuk Paduka Ahmad Basri Bin Hj. Akil of Ijawan Corporation (former State Secretary of Kedah)
    Borneo G&CC
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Kota Kinabalu
    Nicklaus, Jack

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Kota Kinabalu

    Designer

    Jack Nicklaus Signature Design
    Bukit Jalil
    3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
    Visitors welcome
    Kuala Lumpur
    Wexler, Max

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Kuala Lumpur

    Designer

    Max Wexler
    Bukit Jawi (Hill)
    3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
    Visitors welcome
    Georgetown / Butterworth
    Khor Kheng Teik

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Georgetown / Butterworth

    Designer

    Khor Kheng Teik
    Bukit Jawi (Lake)
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Georgetown / Butterworth
    Khor Kheng Teik

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Georgetown / Butterworth

    Designer

    Khor Kheng Teik
    Cinta Sayang
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Georgetown / Butterworth
    Local

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Georgetown / Butterworth

    Designer

    Local
    Clearwater Sanctuary
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Ipoh
    Woolbank, Tim

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Ipoh

    Designer

    Tim Woolbank (of Australian Golf Management)
    Dalit Bay
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Kota Kinabalu
    Parslow, Ted

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Kota Kinabalu

    Designer

    Ted Parslow
    Damai
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Kuching
    Palmer, Arnold

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Kuching

    Designer

    Arnold Palmer
    Damai Laut
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Ipoh
    Fream, Ron

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Ipoh

    Designer

    Ron Fream
    Eastwood Valley
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Miri
    Nickels, Douglas

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Miri

    Designer

    Douglas Nickels of the Nickels Golf Group, San Francisco.
    Els Club Desaru Coast (Ocean)
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Johor Bahru
    Els, Ernie

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Johor Bahru

    Designer

    The original course here was designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr (1985). Complete redesign by Ernie Els (2015).
    Els Club Desaru Coast (Valley)
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Johor Bahru
    Els & Singh

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Johor Bahru

    Designer

    Ernie Els in collaboration with Vijay Singh
    Els Club Teluk Datai
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Alor Setar
    Parslow & Els

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Alor Setar

    Designer

    Original design by Ted Parslow (1992); significantly redesigned by Ernie Els (2010).
    Forest City (Classic)
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Johor Bahru
    Liang, Guo Kun

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Johor Bahru

    Designer

    Chinese architect Guo Kun Liang.
    Forest City (Legacy)
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Johor Bahru
    Nicklaus Design

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Johor Bahru

    Designer

    Nicklaus Design (Jack Nicklaus & Jack Nicklaus II).
    Glenmarie (Garden)
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Wkends restrictd
    Kuala Lumpur
    Wexler, Max

    Visitors?

    Wkends restrictd

    Nearest city

    Kuala Lumpur

    Designer

    Max Wexler
    Glenmarie (Valley)
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Wkends restrictd
    Kuala Lumpur
    Wexler, Max

    Visitors?

    Wkends restrictd

    Nearest city

    Kuala Lumpur

    Designer

    Max Wexler; modifications by Ted Parslow.
    Horizon Hills
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Johor Bahru
    Watson, Ross

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Johor Bahru

    Designer

    Australian course architect Ross Watson.
    Johor G&CC
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Not Saturdays
    Johor Bahru
    Wexler, Max

    Visitors?

    Not Saturdays

    Nearest city

    Johor Bahru

    Designer

    Original design by Dato' Ahmad Adam (Director of the Public Works Dept, Johor. Redesign by Max Wexler.
    Kajang Hill
    Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
    (Closed in 2014)
    Kuala Lumpur
    Saito, M.

    Visitors?

    (Closed in 2014)

    Nearest city

    Kuala Lumpur

    Designer

    M. Saito
    KG Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Wkends restrictd
    Kuala Lumpur
    Thomson, Peter

    Visitors?

    Wkends restrictd

    Nearest city

    Kuala Lumpur

    Designer

    Peter Thomson
    Kota Permai
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Wkends restrictd
    Kuala Lumpur
    Watson, Ross

    Visitors?

    Wkends restrictd

    Nearest city

    Kuala Lumpur

    Designer

    Ross Watson
    Legends, The (Johor)
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Johor Bahru
    Nicklaus & Palmer

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Johor Bahru

    Designer

    Jack Nicklaus designed the 18-hole championship course (1997). Nine additional holes added by Arnold Palmer (2009).

    Meru Valley
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Wkends restrictd
    Ipoh
    Yassin, Mohd Kamel

    Visitors?

    Wkends restrictd

    Nearest city

    Ipoh

    Designer

    Mohd Kamel Yassin
    Mines Resort, KL
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Rsrt guests only
    Kuala Lumpur
    Jones II, Robert Trent

    Visitors?

    Rsrt guests only

    Nearest city

    Kuala Lumpur

    Designer

    Robert Trent Jones Jr.

    Mountain View, Penang
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Georgetown / Butterworth
    Eiwa Sekkei

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Georgetown / Butterworth

    Designer

    Japanese design firm Eiwa Sekkei, in collaboration with Hideyo Sugimoto (Big Sugi).
    Orna
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Melaka
    Dye, Andy

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Melaka

    Designer

    Andy Dye (of Andy Dye Designs; nephew of Pete Dye)
    Palm Garden, KL
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Kuala Lumpur
    Parslow & Winter

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Kuala Lumpur

    Designer

    Original design by Rick Robbins; substantially redesigned by Ted Parslow & Jason Winter (2009).
    Palm Resort, Johor
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Johor Bahru
    Inagawa, Hiromasa

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Johor Bahru

    Designer

    Hiromasa Inagawa
    Pantai Lagenda
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    (Closed)
    Kuantan
    Montgomerie, Colin

    Visitors?

    (Closed)

    Nearest city

    Kuantan

    Designer

    Colin Montgomerie Design, with IMG Golf Design.
    Penang GC
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Wkends restrictd
    Georgetown / Butterworth
    Jones II, Robert Trent

    Visitors?

    Wkends restrictd

    Nearest city

    Georgetown / Butterworth

    Designer

    Robert Trent Jones Jr.

    Penang Resort (East)
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Georgetown / Butterworth
    Marsh, Graham

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Georgetown / Butterworth

    Designer

    Graham Marsh
    Penang Resort (West)
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Georgetown / Butterworth
    Marsh, Graham

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Georgetown / Butterworth

    Designer

    Graham Marsh
    Poresia CC
    3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
    Visitors welcome
    Johor Bahru
    Dye, Pete & Perry

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Johor Bahru

    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.
    Pulai Springs (Melana)
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    (Closed in 2019)
    Johor Bahru
    Scott, Peter Dalkeith

    Visitors?

    (Closed in 2019)

    Nearest city

    Johor Bahru

    Designer

    Peter Dalkeith Scott designed the Melana course (1993).
    Pulai Springs (Pulai)
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    (Closed in 2019)
    Johor Bahru
    Jones II, Robert Trent

    Visitors?

    (Closed in 2019)

    Nearest city

    Johor Bahru

    Designer

    Robert Trent Jones Jr designed the Pulai course (1993).

    Putra
    3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
    Visitors welcome
    Alor Setar
    Raja Mudis Perlis

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Alor Setar

    Designer

    DYTM Raja Mudis Perlis
    Royal Selangor (New)
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Weekdays only
    Kuala Lumpur
    Hemmant, Frank

    Visitors?

    Weekdays only

    Nearest city

    Kuala Lumpur

    Designer

    Original design by Frank Hemmant, Jeffrey Gibb & J.B. Twiss (club secretary) (1921). Remodelled by Robin Nelson & Neil Haworth (2016).
    Royal Selangor (Old)
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Weekdays only
    Kuala Lumpur
    Hemmant, George

    Visitors?

    Weekdays only

    Nearest city

    Kuala Lumpur

    Designer

    Original design by George Hemmant (1921); remodelled by Charles "Hugh" Alison (1931). Modifications by Robin Nelson & Neil Haworth (2016).

    Sabah G&CC
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Kota Kinabalu
    Graves, Robert Muir

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Kota Kinabalu

    Designer

    Original design by Robert Muir Graves (1976); remodelled by Robin Nelson & Neil Haworth (2004).
    Sarawak GC
    3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
    Visitors welcome
    Kuching
    Douglas, Nigel

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Kuching

    Designer

    Nigel B. Douglas of Douglas Golf Design.
    Saujana (Bunga Raya)
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Wkends restrictd
    Kuala Lumpur
    Fream, Ronald

    Visitors?

    Wkends restrictd

    Nearest city

    Kuala Lumpur

    Designer

    Ronald "Ron" Fream
    Saujana (Palm)
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Wkends restrictd
    Kuala Lumpur
    Fream, Ronald

    Visitors?

    Wkends restrictd

    Nearest city

    Kuala Lumpur

    Designer

    Ronald "Ron" Fream

    Shan-Shui
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Tawau
    Nelson & Haworth

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Tawau

    Designer

    Robin Nelson & Neil Haworth
    Staffield
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Kuala Lumpur
    Marsh, Graham

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Kuala Lumpur

    Designer

    Graham Marsh & Ross Watson
    Starhill (Bintang)
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Johor Bahru
    Mitsui Construction

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Johor Bahru

    Designer

    Mitsui Construction
    Starhill (Bukit)
    3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
    Visitors welcome
    Johor Bahru
    Mitsui Construction

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Johor Bahru

    Designer

    Mitsui Construction
    Subang National
    Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
    Private club
    Kuala Lumpur
    Inoue & Verity

    Visitors?

    Private club

    Nearest city

    Kuala Lumpur

    Designer

    Original Putra layout by Japanese course architect Seiichi Inoue (1968), with improvements by Tom Verity as construction progressed. Kelana course designed by Bradford Benz & J.Michael Poellet (mid/late 1970s).
    Sungai Long
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Kuala Lumpur
    Nicklaus, Jack

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Kuala Lumpur

    Designer

    Jack Nicklaus Signature Design.
    Sutera Harbour
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Rsrt guests only
    Kota Kinabalu
    Marsh, Graham

    Visitors?

    Rsrt guests only

    Nearest city

    Kota Kinabalu

    Designer

    Graham Marsh
    Tanjong Puteri
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Johor Bahru
    Wexler & Mamiya

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Johor Bahru

    Designer

    Max Wexler: Plantation course (1992) / Akira Mamiya: Village course (1994) and Straits course.
    Templer Park
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Kuala Lumpur
    Sato & Ozaki

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Kuala Lumpur

    Designer

    Japanese course architect Kentaro Sato with input from golfing legend Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki.
    Tiara Melaka
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Melaka
    Nelson & Wright

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Melaka

    Designer

    Robin Nelson & Rodney Wright.
    TPC Kuala Lumpur (East)
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Wkends restrictd
    Kuala Lumpur
    Nelson & Wright

    Visitors?

    Wkends restrictd

    Nearest city

    Kuala Lumpur

    Designer

    Original design by Robin Nelson & Rodney Wright (1991), with some later revisions by Peter Thomson. Major redesign by Ted Parslow & Jason Winter (2010).
    TPC Kuala Lumpur (West)
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Wkends restrictd
    Kuala Lumpur
    Nelson & Wright

    Visitors?

    Wkends restrictd

    Nearest city

    Kuala Lumpur

    Designer

    Original design by Robin Nelson & Rodney Wright (1991); later revisions by Peter Thomson. Major redesign by Ted Parslow & Jason Winter (2008).
    Tropicana
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Wkends restrictd
    Kuala Lumpur
    Marsh, Graham

    Visitors?

    Wkends restrictd

    Nearest city

    Kuala Lumpur

    Designer

    Graham Marsh
    Tuanku Jaafar
    3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
    (Closed in 2010)
    Kuala Lumpur
    Davis, Roger

    Visitors?

    (Closed in 2010)

    Nearest city

    Kuala Lumpur

    Designer

    Roger Davis

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