Entries Tagged as 'Malaysian Golf Courses'

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009

Kelab Golf Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah

Introduction
I remember when I first heard of  KGSAAS, one of my friends pronounced it as Kampung SAAS. In Malaysia, the typical short name for kampung is exactly that: Kg. We like to shorten a lot of words in this country, it makes life easier when we don’t have to pronounce meaningful, whole names.
So for a [...]

Saturday, December 13th, 2008

Bandar Utama Golf Course

Introduction
After a long lay off, I finally dusted off the dirt from my clubs for a quick nine in Bandar Utama. It was a simple golf game, basically with a couple of beginners, and also to get the rust out of my system. And what better place than our old hunting ground, what we know [...]

Thursday, July 10th, 2008

Templer Park Country Club

Introduction
I’ve waited quite a long time to play at Templer Park, and thinking that my game was coming around after an 83 at Bangi, I was pretty confident of doing well. See, Templer Park is a player’s course. So if you do well there, you know you’re getting somewhere in your game. Plus, it’s [...]

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

SSG Beringin Golf Club

Introduction
You know the school nerd that suddenly gets hot once she gets past the teenage years? Well, we’ve been hearing a lot about Beringin for some time. Now, I have never played there before but I recall one day, early in my golf career, when I was cangkul-ling the ground at Bukit Beruntung, I complained [...]

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

Damai Laut GCC

Introduction
Wow, it’s been some time since we reviewed a course, and even longer that we’ve gone out of KL! So the opportunity came to play at Damai Laut GCC in Lumut, Perak, we snapped it up. Being the city brats we are, we have absolutely no idea where on earth is this Damai Laut located, [...]

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008

US Open Champion 2008

He had to slog for it with a busted knee.
The guy who swings like my 18 handicapper friend nearly beat him in the biggest upset of sporting history.
It took 19 holes, but he did it. I watched him missed nearly all his fairways and play probably 40-50% of his normal level, and still he wins [...]

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

Saujana GCC – Bunga Raya

Introduction
Every golfer, whether hacker or professional, would have the ‘Top 3′ courses he/she wants to play in before dying. It’s natural. Of all instincts in the animal kingdom, two instincts rise above all: the instinct to mate, and the instinct to choose the top 3 courses to play. For me, it’s Augusta, St Andrews and [...]

Thursday, April 10th, 2008

Kelab Rekreasi Tentera Udara (KRTU)

Introduction
In Malaysia, golf has apparently become so popular that universities have their own golf clubs (UPM, UniTen, UKM). We understand the need for this, since students, being naturally attention deficient, require as much distractions as possible from turning into rioters and revolutionaries who organize protests in the streets. Trust me, I know. I was a [...]

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

Bukit Jalil Golf & Country Resort

Introduction
Bukit Jalil Golf & Country Resort has a reputation. I’m not sure whether it’s a myth or not, so it might not be entire true, but there were stories abounding on how in a fit of rage (probably after losing a big bet), a golfer bashed another golfer to death on this golf course. I’m [...]

Saturday, February 9th, 2008

Kelab Golf Perkhidmatan Awam (KGPA)

Introduction
Kelab Golf Perkhidmatan Awam (KGPA) stands for Public Service Golf Club in Malay. Which doesn’t sound impressive in any language. It also has the distinction of being voted ‘The Most Difficult Course in Malaysia for 3 consecutive years’. I don’t really know how does this attract golfers to it as an advertisement, but I suppose [...]