Royal Pahang Golf Club
Kelab Golf Diraja Pahang Royal Pahang Golf Cl

Course Data
Location Pahang, Malaysia
Yardage 6894 yards　Par 72
Course Rating 72.2
Playing Date 5 July 2005
Designer Jimmy Fah
Opened 1987
Caddy Yes
Golf Cart Yes
Rating
Overall Rating
3.50
Course Layout
3
Difficulty Level
3
Greens Condition
4
Fairways Condition
4
Landscaping & Views
4
 

A view from the clubhouse

This flat course was built along the seashore. The front 9 is marked by wider fairways and less trees and water comes into play. All holes in the front 9 are straight and look more or less the same. They are easy except for the3rd hole, which is a 446 yard, par 4. However, The back 9 has a lot of doglegs with mature trees, water and tight fairways. Accuracy a must. The front 9 is rather boring but you will be fascinated by the back 9 that is very pleasant to play. This is not a difficult course but the sea wind provides the extra challenge.


A View

An illusion of being in Mexico
An extra hole between 12th and 13th
 
5th　Par 3　181 yards

5th　Par 3　181 yards
A par 3 where water surround the green from all directions except for the front right side. The big green has moderate undulations.
 
10th　Par 5　523 yards
A straight hole located next to the sea. The left shoreline is OB and the fairway is relatively narrow with tall trees on left and right. You need to drive the right half of the fairway in order to have a clear view on the second shot. When you hit to the left, the trees hang over the fairway greatly from the left side will disturb your next shot, which makes a very difficult second shot. The sea overlooking from the green area is beautiful.
 

10th　Par 5　523 yards (3)

10th　Par 5　523 yards (2)

10th　Par 5　523 yards (1)
　
12th　Par 4　406 yards

12th　Par 4　406 yards (2)

12th　Par 4　406 yards (1)
A difficult, sharp dogleg to the right. There is an OB on the left and trees on the right with the narrow fairway, so the tee shot is demanding.
 
13th　Par 4　374 yards
A strong dogleg to the right with a difficult tee shot. Tall trees on the right side of the fairway, which is impossible to clear off the tee, come into play. A long hitter must fade a ball with a driver or a 3 wood; otherwise, your straight tee shot might fly it into a OB zone. The view of the ocean behind the left side of the green is excellent.
 

13th　Par 4　374 yards (3)

13th　Par 4　374 yards (2)

13th　Par 4　374 yards (1)
　
14th　Par 4　370 yards
An interesting dogleg to the right although the layout is just ordinary. To make a short cut you need a carry of 200-250 yards to clear a house on the left corner. The family of one of several princes lives there. When your tee shot is in the house, it will be OB. It seems that the thousands of balls have entered their house and they seem to be generous about it.
 

A prince's house

14th　Par 4　370 yards (2)

14th　Par 4　370 yards (1)
　
15th　Par 4　453 yards

15th　Par 4　453 yards (2)

15th　Par 4　453 yards (1)
A long par 4 with a creek crossing the fairway 260 yards off the tee. The green is surrounded by water, so the precise second shot is required.
　
18th　Par 5　521 yards
A straight hole with the green swung to the right. Trees on the right and water on the left comes into play off the tee. The approach shot is over water.
 

18th hole seen from the green

18th　Par 5　521 yards (2)

18th　Par 5　521 yards (1)
　
19th hole

It takes 40 minutes by flight from Kuala Lumpur to Kuantan followed by another 30 minutes drive from the Kuantan Airport. It is 30 minutes drive from Kuantan or 3 hours drive from Kuala Lumpur.　We stayed at the Club Med Charting Beach with my family and it took 45 minutes to get there by taxi. You can stay at Hyatt Regency Kuantan within the walking distance to the course.

Handicap requirement is needed to play here, men for 24 and ladies for 36. The course is measured in yards which is rare in Malaysia where meters are commonly used in golf courses. Yardage sticks of 100 yards and 150 yards were up to the front edges of the greens, not up to the centers of the greens, which need to pay attention to. You can choose freely the tees to play.

The first 9 was built in 1964 and Malaysian Jimmy Fah redesigned and upgraded its course to 18-hole course in 1987.