Golf

Sri Lanka is relatively unknown in the field of Golf but surprisingly has three of the finest 18-hole courses in Asia. Sri Lanka’s relationship with Golf began more than 125 years ago, dating back to the colonial times, when the British imagined playing Golf next to their tea estates, in Nuwara Eliya, known as the little England.

The first Golf Club was founded at 1889, and its Golf Society created an amateur golf championship immediately after the British one. Thus the second oldest National Golf Championship in the world.

The Three Golf Clubs are in Colombo, Kandy and Nuwara Eliya. Colombo is at the seas level, Kandy at 600 meters height and Nuwara Eliya at 2070 meters. You experience Golf on three different climates, elevations, terrain, flora & fauna. The pleasure of this discovery contributes to make this Golf tour a great experience and will bring a real improvement and flexibility in your play.

The Royal Colombo Golf Club

This course rating is 70 lengths, 5776 m long (par 71). The Grass on the Greens is Blue Grass mixture. A flat course with broad fairways, which looks simple to beginners but there, are many water hazards and well-guarded bunkers, which quickly change the option. The Royal Colombo Golf Club is easily accessible, being 20 minutes drive from all major hotels in the city.

 

The Nuwara Eliya Golf Club

This 18-hole course, which is reputed to be one of Asia’s finest, is 5528m long (par 71). The fairways are long, narrow, and boarded by fir trees and thick bushes. It demands skilful position play and the hilly terrain makes it essential that players can cope with up-hill and downhill lies. The Golf Club is 10 minutes walk from Grand Hotel and 180 kilo meters from Colombo.

 

Victoria International Golf and Country Resort

Victoria is Sri Lanka’s first truly International Golf Course. The 6890 Yd. Par 73 championship course features a host of memorable Golf holes. Designed by Donald Steel & co. the renowned firm of British Golf Architects, the layout has taken full advantage of an extremely gifted site with its rolling terrain, superb views of the Victoria Reservoir, the Knuckles Range and the majestic forest through which the course has been skillfully routed.

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The course at Nuwara Eliya is reputed to be one of Asia's finest. Why not also take a look at our sample golf tours in Sri Lanka?