Royal Selangor Golf Club

The Royal Selangor Golf Club

The Royal Selangor Golf Club (Malay: Kelab Golf di Raja Selangor) is a golf course in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Established in 1893, it is one of the oldest golf clubs in Asia. The club is open only to members. Its entrance is located at the intersection of Jalan Raja Chulan and Jalan Tun Razak, the latter of which runs along the length of the club. It has two 18-holes courses and a 9-holes course.

In 2006, the club had a multi-million ringgit renovation and upgrading.

Tournaments

In 1961, the first edition of the Putra Club was held at the golf club. This was the first international tournament hosted in the state of Selangor. Teams from Burma, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam participated in the tournament.

In 1962, the first Malaysian Open tournament was held here. The tournament has been part of the PGA European Tour since 1999.

In 1978, the golf club was the venue of the Colgate Far East Open.

In 1992, the first edition of the Fairway Masters was played in Selangor. This tournament is now referred to as the Dunhill Tournament Malaysian Masters.

In 2006, the club held a royal competition that was hosted by the 12th Yang di-Pertuan Agong, HM Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin, 7th Raja of Perlis.

in 2016, Maybank Championshop Malaysia had been held.[1]

References

Coordinates: 3°08′43″N 101°43′34″E / 3.14539°N 101.7261°E / 3.14539; 101.7261

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.