15 km. from Tawau town, Shan Shui has a 18-hole championship golf course designed by Nelson & Haworth. It is acclaimed to be their finest creation in Asia. US Golf Magazine ranked Hole 15-the Creek, one of the Best 500 holes & Top 250 par 4s in the world!
This magnificent 18-hole championship golf course presents golfers with the ultimate challenge. Set amidst a magnificent undulating terrain, its course dips and careens with an amazing variance. Designed by world–renowned golf architects Nelson & Haworth, Shan Shui Golf Club iis acclaimed to be their finest in Asia and the course allows you to enjoy the natural surroundings while you negotiate the tricky greens. With breathtaking mountains as the backdrop, the course also serves as a natural habitat for wildlife.
On 21st March, 2001, Golf course architect Robin Nelson announced that his international design company -- Nelson & Haworth Golf Course Architects -- received four awards at the inaugural Asian Golf Monthly Awards program for the design of Shan-Shui Golf & Country Club.
The awards program took place during the opening ceremony of the PGA Show of Asia, held 22-25 February 2001 at the Singapore Expo Hall. Asian Golf Monthly is Asia’s leading industry publication.
"When we first saw the site for Shan-Shui we knew we could design a special course there,” said Nelson, Chairman and Director of Nelson & Haworth, which provides international design services, and sole proprietor of his U.S. company, through which Nelson designs courses in North America.
“The site had everything designers look for -- wonderful vegetation, undulating terrain, a superb river meandering through its 365 acres, plus an excellent client with whom to work,” said Nelson & Haworth President Neil Haworth.
A private club owned by a Singapore-Malaysia consortium, Shan-Shui opened in 1997. It features the 7,365-yard, par-72 course, which hosted the Asian PGA Tour’s 1998 Sabah Masters.
The aptly named “Crocodile River” meanders through the site, home to a former rubber estate, and comes into play on nine holes. The banks of this small river are natural rainforest and contain spectacular flaura, including protected “Honey Bear” trees, which stand more than 200 feet high.
The course winds through rubber tree areas, rare “Strangler Fig” trees, and coconut groves. The site’s highest point provides views of the Suluwesi Sea and across Borneo.
“We wanted a natural golf course,” says Dato Kour Nam Ngum, a member of the ownership consortium. “I saw other Nelson & Haworth designs, and I knew they would supply exactly what we were looking for.”
All holes except one play downhill, making for a dramatic and spectacular golf course, as recognized by the two Asian Golf Monthly “best-of-hole” awards.
The par-5 15th hole at Shan-Shui is a classic risk-reward design. A double fairway -- and decision -- awaits golfers from the elevated tee.
A perfectly executed drive to the narrower fairway provides an opportunity to reach the green in two. Miss it, however, and bogey -- at best -- awaits.
The other award-winning hole is the par-4 5th hole, with its teeing area on a ridge adjacent to the Crocodile River. Accuracy off the tee is required on this hole, with a well-aimed shot finding a plateau set in a cocoa plantation. From there, players must find the green nestled below among coconut palms and guarded on the right by a babbling stream.
Address:
Tb 263, Block 27, Fajar Complex
Jalan Mahkamah, P.O. Box 973
Tawau, Sabah 91008
East Malaysia
Tel: 089-916 999
Fax: 089-916 777
Email: townerd@tm.net.my
GM: Mr. David Townend
Open daily
Dress code: Normal golfing attire
How to get there
Fly to Kota Kinabalu (Sabah State Capital) and then catch a connecting flight of 40 minutes to the east coast of Sabah, Tawau. Shan Shui Golf & Country Resort Bhd. is 10 to 15 minutes drive from the airport. If you are playing there in a big group, don't forget to ask for group discount.
Course Details
| No. of courses: | 1 x 18 holes (Tiragat Nine and Membalua Nine) | |
| Description: | Blue Tee: 6644 metres, Par 72, Rating 74, Slope 143 | |
| White Tee: NA metres, Par 72, Rating NA, Slope NA | ||
| Red Tee: NA metres, Par 72, Rating NA, Slope NA | ||
| Opened: | September 21st 1997 | |
| Course Designer: | Nelson & Haworth | |
| Type of course: | Buggy course. Buggies can be driven on the fairways except on very wet days | |
| Night golfing: | Night golfing not available | |
| Fairways grass: | Greenlees Park | |
| Greens: | Bermuda Tifdwarf 419 | |
| Distance measured in: | Metres to the centre of the green | |
| Distance markers: | 100 metres - a post with a round ball on top 150 metres - a post with two round balls on top 200 metres - a post with three round balls on top Distances to the centre of the green also indicated on sprinkler heads. |
Green Fees
| Walk in Visitors: | Weekdays Weekends & Public Holidays | 9 holes RM66 / 18 holes RM108 9 holes RM78 / 18 holes RM126 |
| Members' Guests: | Weekdays Weekends & Public Holidays | 9 holes RM35 / 18 holes RM60 9 holes RM45 / 18 holes RM75 |
| Group Discount: | Weekdays Weekends & Public Holidays | 9 holes RM35 / 18 holes RM60 9 holes RM45 / 18 holes RM75 |
| Night Golfing Surcharge: | Weekdays Weekends & Public Holidays | No night golfing facilities No night golfing facilities |
| Note: | Sighting of handicap cards: | No |
Others
| Caddy Fees: | 18 holes - "A" class caddy RM16, "B" Class caddy RM14 & "C" Class caddy RM12 | |
| Usual Tips for Caddy: | Not available | |
| Buggy Fees: | 9 holes RM15 per person / 18 holes RM25 per person | |
| Turf Rider Fees: | Not available | |
| Trolley hire: | Please check Pro Shop | |
| Golf Clubs Rental: | 9 holes RM30 / 18 holes RM30 | |
| Golf Shoes Rental: | 9 holes RM15 / 18 holes RM15 |
Other Facilities
| Practice facilities: | Driving Range & Putting Green | |
| Other Recreational facilities: | NA | |
| Pro Shop: | NA | |
| F&B outlets: | Tiragat Terrace Restaurant - A-la-carte (Malay, Western & Chinese food) | |
| Accommodation: | Please check with club |
Membership Information:
| Type of Membership Club: | Private Members Club | |
| Total Golfing Members: | 100 | |
| Types of Membership & Entrance Fees: | Transferable Golf Individual - RM34,000 | |
| Monthly Subscription: | RM120 | |
| Transfer Fees: | 10% of club's selling price |
Reciprocal & Affiliated Clubs:
| Shanghai Sun Island International Club. | Sun Island, Shenxiang, Qingpu County Shanghai 201714 | Tel: 02-598 30888 Fax: 02-598 31865 |
Credit by: etawau.com
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