Shan-Shui Golf & Country Club

9th Miles, Apas Rd,

Tawau, Sabah 91000

Office
+60 89 916 888
Pro shop
+60 89 916 999
Fax
+60 89 916 777

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About the course

The Course:

18 holes. Tree-lined parkland. Undulating terrain - golf cart compulsory.
Surroundings:

Woodland and palm tree plantations.
Designer:

Robin Nelson & Neil Haworth

Back
tees

Club
tees

Front
tees

Yards

7266

6485

5875

Par

SSS or slope

75.2

71.4

74.1

Location

Latitude:

4.264740

Longitude:

117.999490

How to get there:

15 km E of Tawau.

From Kota Kinabalu, take a 55-minute flight to Tawau. From Tawau International Airport, Shan Shui G&CC is approximately 30 minutes drive away.

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Tawau /
Shan-Shui

Shan-Shui Golf & Country Club

Est. 1998

Shan-Shui Golf & Country Club: This excellently crafted Nelson & Haworth design has bagged its fair share of Malaysian and Asian awards. Previous host to an Asian Tour event, the course roams through a large and undulating area of native jungle and former rubber tree plantation.

Plenty of elevation change, rolling tumbling fairways and large tongued bunkers characterise this stylish and challenging layout, with most holes played against a lush backdrop of jungle-clad hills. Beyond the generally good-width fairways, the jungle's thick vegetation makes an uncompromising landing area for stray shots.

As you try to unravel the mysteries of the testing greens, you might enjoy spotting numerous exotic birds, squirrels and monkeys. There's even said to be a resident crocodile in one of the water hazards.

MOST MEMORABLE HOLE: the short par-4 15th (Creek) is played from a tee that sits alongside the Crocodile River, with a creek to be crossed en route to the palm-fringed green. Like several other holes, a clear strategy and accurate shot-making will serve you better than wayward big-hitting.

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Visitors

Who can play and when?

Visitors welcome on weekdays and weekends.

Must book in advance.

Green fees

Contact club for golf rates and Stay&Play packages.

Credit cards accepted.

Other information

Golf carts compulsory. Caddies available on a first-come first-served basis.

Did you know?

Shan-Shui G&CC is located close to the East Malaysian town of Tawau. The town is the third-largest in Sabah, after Kota Kinabalu City and Sandakan. Tawau lies on the eastern coast of the island of Borneo, facing onto the Celebes Sea. Almost all the other top golf courses in East Malaysia are found on Borneo's north coast, facing onto the South China Sea.

The Celebes Sea is home to 580 of the world's 790 species of reef-building corals, which allows an impressive array of marine life to flourish. Whales, sharks and dolphins, turtles, manta and eagle rays, tuna, barracuda and marlin are all found in abundance. The sea is popular for scuba-diving, fishing and luxury ocean cruising.

Where2Stay

Shan-Shui G&CC Chalets

Mile 9, Apas Rd, Tawau, 91008 Sabah.

+60 89 916 999
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Apart from the golf course and practice facilities, Shan-Shui G&CC also offers a range of other facilities. Included among these are a pro-shop, changing rooms, swimming pool, jacuzzi and sauna, a restaurant serving local cuisine, as well as comfortable accommodation in wooden chalets.
- Golf at this hotel:
  
  Shan-Shui
- Golf within 10 km:
  
  No
- Golf within 30 km:
  
  No

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