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Golfing is one of the nation’s favourite sports, with
multiple championship-grade golf courses scattered
throughout the country. Brunei’s warm, sunny
weather with clear, blue skies easily encourages
the popularity of this outdoor sport.
The Empire Country Club
Situated within this luxurious hotel’s compound is this
world class 18-hole golf course, designed by Jack
Nicklaus, a legendary American golfer. Renowned
as one of Asia’s finest and ranked among Asia’s
leading golf courses in the World Travel Awards, the
Empire Country Club is well loved with its immaculate
landscape and elaborate greens from the surrounding
rainforest. The course also treats players with an
gorgeous view of the South China Sea.
The golf course has hosted royalty and heads-of-states
fromaround theworld. It also played host to prestigious
golf tournaments including the Asian Tour, Aberdeen
SeniorMasters, Brunei Open and the Royal Trophy.
Location:
The Empire Hotel & Country Club, Jerudong
Tel: 241 8222
Royal Brunei Golf & Country Club
Designed by American Ron Fream – a world
renowned American golf course architect – this
golf course is one of the best in the world. Fream
described it as the “Augusta National of Asia”
due to its reputation of being one of the best
manicured golf courses in Asia. Nestled within
a jungle landscape, it is distinctive for its narrow,
tree-flanked fairways, leading to relatively small
greens; this gives players’ short game skills a real
challenge.
Location:
Jerudong Park, Jerudong
Tel: 261 1582
Pantai Mentiri Golf Club
With greens amongst the best in Southeast Asia,
the Pantai Mentiri Golf club is a 6,105-metre
par 72 course suitable for seasoned golfers
and professionals. The golf course is peppered
with water hazards throughout its compound,
offering a challenge for golfers who wish to
prove themselves to be among the best. Golfers
with a handicap of 10 and above will struggle
to achieve a net par score. In 1999, the golf
course played host to the golf event during the
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Southeast Asian Games, as well as a slew
of other amateur and professional tournaments
throughout the years.
Location:
Jalan Kota Batu, Bandar Seri Begawan
Tel: 279 1021
Royal Brunei Airlines Golf Club
Brunei’s first 18-hole public golf course is
located near the Brunei International Airport
and designed by world renowned golf architect
Max Wexler. The golf course features a flat
terrain with lakes spread throughout the course.
These lakes serve as irrigation. The golf course
is considered challenging for golfers due to the
preservation of its original vegetation as well as
the addition of the lakes.
Location:
Brunei International Airport, Berakas
Tel: 234 3724
Panaga Golf Club
Managed by the Panaga Club, this golf course
is located along Jalan Utara, with Brunei Shell
Petroleum’s headquarters not far off. Its proximity
to the sea in combination with its low-lying
lands means the course’s ponds and ditches are
susceptible to be filled with seawater when a high
tide occurs. In 1978, the golf course hosted the
widely successful Brunei Open. It also conducts the
annual Panaga Open, a local golfing event.
Location:
Panaga Club, Seria
Tel: 337 2265, 337 5754, 337 2234
GOLFING