Golf Courses in Borneo

Sutera Harbour Golf & Country Club

A masterpiece – between city and sea
27 holes – floodlit

Built at the heart of the magnificent Sutera Harbour resort is Sabah’s most idyllic golfing paradise. Beautifully landscaped with undulating terrain and waterways, the golf course blends in perfectly between the sparkling blue waters of the South China Sea and the silhouette of the adjacent Kota Kinabalu city skyline, making it truly a layout of different hues. This Graham Marsh creation consists of three distinctly different nines – the Lakes, Heritage and Garden nines all of which have achieved his aim of providing an enjoyable, yet challenging game for top professionals and amateurs alike.

Karambunai Resorts Golf Club

Resort golf – in tropical splendour
18 holes

Located on the scenic Karambunai Peninsular and surrounding the Nexus Resort is this creative and modern course with a traditional feel. This Ronald Fream course is a gem located between the hilly interior and the picturesque beachfront with course conditioning and maintenance second to none in the State. The layout starts off inland and then plays along the beachfront from holes three to five with Mount Kinabalu as a backdrop. Fream has created a track of memorable challenge and character, making full use of the scenic site and accentuating play with his trademark mounds and contours. The tropical rainforest and 12 landscaped lakes contribute to providing a fair, but demanding challenge to players of all ability.

Dalit Bay Golf & Country Club

Tropical greenery – with risks and rewards
18 holes

Ensconced within Shangri-La Rasa Ria’s rugged terrain, on the spectacular Dalit beach, Dalit Bay G&CC unfolds over 165 acres of immaculately landscaped grounds. A scenic display of tropical greenery at its best, welcoming golfers to take on its numerous waste bunkers and wetland hazards. Bordered by two meandering rivers and with Mount Kinabalu as the backdrop the course is aesthetically pleasing. Mangrove swamps, waterways and superbly contoured fairways provide an invigorating challenge. The magnificent vista of the surf and the white sand beach by a few holes creates a stunning distraction and the end result is an unforgettable round packed with risks and rewards to delight the avid golfer.

Sabah Golf & Country Club

Fifteen minutes out of Kota Kinabalu is one of Asia’s toughest courses. Designed by Robert Muir Graves the course is carved out of a former rubber plantation and is a real gem. The 14th hole is probably the toughest and requires a 200 metre drive to reach the top of the fairway and a good second shot to reach the dogleg right before a short iron approach, from an undulating lie to the green, can be attempted.

Borneo Golf & Country Club

One hour south of Kota Kinabalu is this classy Jack Nicklaus course. A natural lagoon dominates with carries required on most holes on the second nine but better golfers will find birdie opportunities as well thought out tee shots on many par fours leave only short iron approaches to large and receptive greens that are well bunkered. Considered by many as one of golf’s most beautiful and intriguing layouts this is a must for those who are looking for a real challenge.