Clearwater Sanctuary Golf Resort

Use the simpang Pulai exit from either Kuala Lumpur or Penang on the North South Highway

14 kilometers southwest of Ipoh and 2 hours from Penang

A fabulous championship golf course and an idyllic backdrop of several large, lily-fringed lakes are the key ingredients that ensure Clearwater Sanctuary's ranking as one of Asia's best golf courses. Together with Saujana, it invariably tops most Malaysian rankings, and understandably so. In this quiet and very natural environment, large, attractive rainwater trees give the front-nine a distinctive, mature parkland character. There is usually enough space between the trees to encourage use of the big-timber from the tee, but stray too far offline and dense jungle awaits.

A dramatic change of scene arrives at the par-4 10th, where the tree-lined front-nine gives way to a more open environment and the arrival of stunning lakeside scenery. Meandering their way alongside four large and very attractive lakes, the back-nine is full of wonderfully designed holes, all flanked by water on one side. The downhill par-3 11th is a fabulous hole, beautifully framed by the Club Lake and deep bunkering to the right of the green. It is followed by a big-hitters delight - the chance to drive the green at the dog-legging par-4 12th, only a 260-metre carry required from the back-tees ! The back-nine continues on its way with a stunning collection of lakeside holes, not too much elevation change, but plenty of watery challenges and scenery that will keep your camera busily employed. We've been talking about Clearwater Sanctuary Golf Resort and how super the golf course is for ages. Magazines lauded it, golfers talk about it, mothers fuss about it.

If there was a signature hole, it's the 18th. It's a hard dogleg left par 5, about 170 m to cut the dogleg and carry the water. There's an annoying tree in the middle to eat your balls. In fact, Clearwater Sancatuary has loads of holes that allow you to cut the doglegs with a good drive.

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