Golfing In The Clouds
 

Those seeking heavenly setting to inspire them would be pleased to know that Malaysia houses a number of highland golf resorts.

Hornbill Golf & Jungle Club, Borneo Highlands Resort
The Hornbill Golf & Jungle Clubis many things to many different people. It’s a superbly-designed and exclusive golf resort to the avid golfer, a jungle and mountain retreat to the city-dweller and a health-giving spa to the overworked executive. But for everyone, one common theme applies – it’s about getting back to basics. The Hornbill Golf & Country Club is a remote mountain hideaway that sits atop a jungle-clad plateau at the Sarawak-Kalimantan border, but yet is only 70km from Kuching. The Highland climate, with temperatures ranging from 18-28 degrees Celsius, adds to the unique golfing experience at its superb 18-hole course. Its unique clubhouse offers 47 comfortable rooms, 9 suites and a complete range of golfing facilities while its revitalizing Jungle Spa combines ancient and modern healing therapies and traditional massage.

Awana Golf & Country Club, Genting Highlands
Situated on a ridge 950 metres above sea level, this award-winning 18-hole, par-71 course has 57 bunkers plus several ponds and lakes dotting its 6,155-metre grounds.

Bukit Tinggi Golf & Country Club
About 40 minutes’ drive from Kuala Lumpur, the 18-hole championship course lies over 2,000 feet above sea level. In the vicinity is the charming French inspired Colmar Village, a favourite of families as well as shutterbugs during weekends and holidays.

Cameron Highlands Golf Course, Brinchang
The highlands’ only golf course is an 18-hole, par-71 course with fine sand bunkers, meandering streams, thick rough, tricky greens and undulating fairways.

Fraser’s Hill Golf & Country Club
Located about three kilometres from the town square in the vicinity of the Jeriau Falls, this is also an 18-hole course. Its clubhouse is a unique colonial-style building that harks back to the days of European planters who made the hill resort their getaway destination.