Singaporeans are flocking to Johor’s golf resorts – here’s why
Malaysia’s southern state has 28 courses. Insiders say 60% of the golfers are Singaporeans, lured by cost, proximity and a laid-back vibe
[KUALA LUMPUR] With Singapore trimming its golf real estate and some Malaysian courses being just 10 to 40 minutes from the immigration checkpoints, operators across the Causeway are teeing up for a golf boom.
In the southern Malaysian state of Johor, home to 28 golf courses, clubs are sharpening their edge, hopeful that the shrinking number of fairways across the border will drive Singapore golfers up north, in pursuit of greener turf.
Mohd Jamal Salleh, president of the Johor Golf Tourism Association (JGTA), referring to Singapore’s recent announcement about the closure of four golf courses by 2035 to make way for housing, said: “The closures will definitely help the Johor golf landscape.”
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