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258 GOLF
ESTD 1893
THE ROYAL SELANGOR GOLF CLUB
Jalan Kelab Golf
Off Jalan Tun Razak
55000 Kuala Lumpur T (03) 9206 3333
W rsgc.com.my
OPENING HOURS
Driving Range: 7.00am~7.00pm
First tee-off time: 7.00am Last tee-off time: 6.30pm
IN BRIEF
The Royal Selangor
Golf Club (RSGC) has
an illustrious history. Established in 1893, it is the oldest golf club in Malaysia and the fourth oldest in Asia. It is a walking course, open only to members. It
has two challenging par-72 courses - the Old Course and the New Course - and the 9-hole Suleiman Course.
MAIN FEATURES
RSGC is the home of Malaysian Golf. The inaugural Putra Cup was held
LOCATION / ROUTE
Located in the heart of the city, at the intersection of Jalan Bukit Bintang and Jalan Tun Razak, 5 minutes from the Bukit Bintang shopping district and the Petronas Twin Towers and 1 hour from KLIA.
HOW TO GET THERE
No public transport nearby, use car, taxi or Grab Car. Access from KLIA via Maju Expressway. Nearest station is Tun Razak Exchange MRT, roughly 1.6 km from the clubhouse.
Aerial view of the Royal Selangor Golf Club, a 137-hectare green lung in the heart of Kuala Lumpur.
here in 1961 with teams from Burma, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand and South Vietnam competing together with host Malaya. The Malaysian Open was held at RSGC almost every year from
its inauguration in 1962 through to 1986, returning in 1993 and 1994, and again in 2002 when it was part
of both the European Tour and Asian Tour. The tours
were revisited in 2016, with the inaugural Maybank Championship Malaysia.
Both the Old Course (6,742 yards) and New Course (6,605 yards) are challenging due to their considerable length. One of the highlights is the 18th hole of the New Course, where golfers tee
off to a majestic view of the PETRONAS Twin Towers.
Clubhouse facilities include a 16-bay driving range, two
Hospital Kuala Lumpur
KLCC
Pavillion
Berjaya Times Square
MyTown Shopping Centre
KLFA Stadium
AMPANG
ESTD 1893
The Royal Selangor Golf Club
University of Malaya
BANGSAR
Mid Valley Megamall
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