After playing at Seri Selangor, we managed to squeeze in a round at KGPA before my departure (talk about hardcore).
KGPA is a 27 hole course, featuring the Hills, Lakes and Forest nines. Memberships are available for civil servants, the general public and expatriates. Info here. The Hills and Lakes nine is a par 72 course measuring 6,091 metres. KGPA's website is rather outdated imho, but the course layout page is worth mentioning.
Just click here and you will get a course layout, yardage measurements, short introduction, a picture and get this, an aerial view video of the hole (for holes 1 - 3 only so far).
Green fees are very reasonable as well. As I recall green fees for visitors during the weekday was only RM90.00 but I forget if that is inclusive of the buggy fee. Half buggy fee is RM45.00 so it's still reasonable in my books.
We started off on the Lakes 9 and the first thing I will say about the course, elevation and there was plenty of it.
Elevated tee boxes and elevated greens mixed with undulating and narrow fairways. As a first timer on the course, it was quite a challenge when it came to club selection. Found myself under and over clubbing a number of times. A few greens were tough to read but on the whole, speeds were consistent and manageable. Course conditions overall, were good.
Like Seri Selangor, the course is within the city. I can't remember which hole, but there was one on the Hills 9 where the under construction MRT tracks were literally 10 - 15 meters left of the OB. That said, apart from those few holes, you really don't feel like you're playing in a city club. Landscaping was pretty good and there was plenty of lush greenery.
Again, had an enjoyable round but I felt a rushed towards the end as I had a flight to catch.
Back at the club house, I had a chance to check out the locker room and showers.
You need a key card to enter the locker room at the registration counter (after paying a deposit) which is a hassle but a good safety feature if you ask me.
The locker room though aged was nicely air conditioned and there were plenty of good sized lockers and more then enough shower cubicles for use. Plenty of hot water and well stocked with usual amenities.
My ratings:-
Course conditions - 4/5 (fairways, greens and bunkers were in good condition)
Course difficulty - 4/5 (was comparing it to Seri Selangor and felt it was probably as challenging)
Caddy rating - Again, there weren't any caddies left when we teed off.
Club house facilities - 3/5
11/15 - Worth playing here regularly.
There you have it. 4 courses over in a week and what a week of golf it was. Two things I learnt from playing those 4 courses.
Firstly, don't under estimate public courses (i.e Seri Selangor) it might just pleasantly surprise you. Secondly, KL golfers are a lucky bunch. With so many golf courses, one is really spoilt for choice.
No comments:
Post a Comment