Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur might not immediately strike you as a fully fledged golfing hotspot - the Malaysian capital, a buzzing city of some 1.6 million, is better known as the country’s main financial hub - but it only takes a short drive from the skyscraper-crammed central business district to reach a number of world-class courses and resorts.
Arguably the most famous of these is Saujana Golf and Country Club, a 36-hole establishment that has tested the skills of some of the game’s greats. Built over the rolling hills of a former palm oil estate, the Palm Course at Saujana is the pick of the club’s two courses and is widely acknowledged as one of the toughest in the country, thanks to its narrow, palm-fringed fairways and fast, undulating greens.
Nicknamed "The Cobra" by its members, the course was also the first in Asia to host a European Tour event, the Malaysian Open, and has entertained the likes of Seve Ballesteros, Vijay Singh and Colin Montgomerie. Such is the course’s stoutness that players habitually feel a little battered and bruised following their first encounter, but fortunately the tropical rainforest setting and treatments at the adjoining Club Saujana Resort’s spa provides a wonderful antidote to any post-round travail. It pays to visit with a partner - couples are best served by the spa’s signature beauty rituals and romantic bathing ceremonies.
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