[COURSE CLOSED IN 2020; unsure if it will reopen].
Jalan Indera Segara Site A12, Bintan Resorts, Lagoi, Bintan 29155
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Bintan Lagoon Golf AcademyThe Course:
18 holes. Tree-lined parkland. Undulating terrain - several slopes to climb.
Surroundings:
Jungle and briefly seaside (South China Sea).
Designer:
Jack Nicklaus
Above distances are for the Sea View course. Also at Bintan Lagoon is the 18-hole Ian Baker-Finch designed Woodlands course (par-72; 6211 m from back tees).
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14 km NE of the Bandar Bentan Telani Ferry Terminal.
Approx 60 minutes by ferry from Singapore's Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal to Bintan's Bandar Betan Telani Ferry Terminal. Then a shuttle bus will take you to the Resort (approx 20 minutes).
Bintan Lagoon resort (Sea View course): Bintan Lagoon's GOLF COURSES CLOSED IN 2020 due to insolvency. The closure is possibly permanent, although the accommodations and non-golf resort facilities are expected to reopen as the Mövenpick Bintan Lagoon Resort in late-2024. Check for current status before planning a visit.
[Original Where2Golf description]: Designed by Jack Nicklaus, the Sea View course at Bintan Lagoon Resort provides a wonderful mix of jungle-lined golf on the front-nine, with a chance to briefly get alongside the South China Sea on the back-nine. The layout's companion Woodlands course, a tougher, tighter and more undulating design by Baker-Finch (Woodlands), doesn't contain quite so much diversity, or the sea views, as found on the Nicklaus layout.
The opening holes on Sea View initially head inland, taking you through a naturally undulating jungle environment, and some handsomely crafted holes. Supporting the often large and expansive Nicklaus trade-mark bunkering, three small lakes ensure that water also poses a threat - especially at the short par-4 1st, par-5 5th and par-4 6th. The very enjoyable front-nine brings you back down to the attractive clubhouse, while also providing glimpses of the sea views to come.
From the immensely scenic tee-box of the par-5 11th, you start your short downhill journey towards the sea. One hole later, at the par-3 12th, you'll find yourself looking across the beach and out onto the South China Sea. All to quickly though you head back inland courtesy of the par-4 13th, which rubs shoulders with a hole on the neighbouring Ria Bintan course.
Small ponds ensure the threat of water makes a serious return on the closing four holes. The par-3 15th requires a carry over a small lake, while the par-5 16th and par-4 17th are tightly wrapped around the same small lake, a potential disaster-zone for hookers of the ball. The par-4 18th brings together, in one spectacular view, all the essential elements of the Sea View layout - excellent bunkering, water threateningly in play, a splendid clubhouse ... and of course, a sea view.
Stay&Play at Bintan Lagoon: luxury onsite accommodation available, see Where2Stay section below.
Course closed in 2020. Before closure, visitors were welcome.
Golf carts compulsory. Caddies available.
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This area of northern Bintan, called the Bintan Beach International Resort (also known as "Singonesia") is home to four excellent golf courses and several resort hotels. It provides a holiday location and a popular weekend retreat from the hustle and bustle of Singapore. You can use Singapore Dollars here, as well as Indonesian rupiah.
Jalan Indera Segara, Site A12, Lagoi, Bintan Island
+62 770 691 388
Visit websiteThe 473 spacious deluxe rooms, suites and villas at the Bintan Lagoon resort hotel offer contemporary tropical elegance enhanced by distinctive Asian decor. Each well-appointed room features a furnished balcony, in-room amenities and modern convenience.
Bintan Lagoon: Woodlands (Baker-Finch) and Sea View (Nicklaus) courses.
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