Best golf courses: Around Kuala Lumpur

Around Kuala Lumpur: 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.
4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
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Kuala Lumpur
Fream, Ronald

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Kuala Lumpur

Designer

Ronald "Ron" Fream

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.

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
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Kuala Lumpur
Watson, Ross

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Kuala Lumpur

Designer

Ross Watson

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
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Kuala Lumpur
Nelson & Wright

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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).

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).

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).

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
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Kuala Lumpur
Thomson, Peter

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Nearest city

Kuala Lumpur

Designer

Peter Thomson

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
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Kuala Lumpur
Nelson & Wright

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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).

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).

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.

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
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Kuala Lumpur
Fream, Ronald

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Nearest city

Kuala Lumpur

Designer

Ronald "Ron" Fream

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

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.

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
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Kuala Lumpur
Marsh, Graham

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Nearest city

Kuala Lumpur

Designer

Graham Marsh

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
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Kuala Lumpur
Wexler, Max

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Kuala Lumpur

Designer

Max Wexler; modifications by Ted Parslow.

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
3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
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Kuala Lumpur
Wexler, Max

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Nearest city

Kuala Lumpur

Designer

Max Wexler

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

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).

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

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Tournaments

124th US Open: the No.2 Course at Pinehurst once again plays host to this most illustrious championship (June 13-16). Wyndham Clark defends his title, having won at Los Angeles CC in 2023.

79th Women’s US Open: the second women’s major championship of the season gets underway at Lancaster CC in Pennsylvania. It’s the second time the championship has been held here.
(May 30-June 2).

Who's Who

Nelly Korda: won the Mizuho Americas Open (May 16-19) at Liberty National GC, continuing her extraordinary form in LPGA events. This was her sixth win in seven starts in 2024.

Xander Schauffele: recorded his first major championship win, and second record-equalling low score of 62 in a major. Only he, Branden Grace, Rickie Fowler and Shane Lowry have achieved this feat in a men’s major championship.

Marco Simone Golf & Country Club

Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.

Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.

Prince's Golf Club, Kent (UK)

Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.

Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available

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