Golf - Bukit Jambul Country Club

BJCC in short....my home course, some would have expected this blog would supersede Tulek Rubiah Country Club blog - well at least i am not procrastinating too much right? only a day later i decided to blog it.

This golf course located at Jambul Hill - the Malaysian version of Southern Cal - Beverly Hills. All the nice bungalows and cars and filthy rich folks stay around this hill.

OK, getting back to BJCC, it's a 5763 meters 18 hole PAR 71 golf course (the official website says PAR 72 - but only applicable to ladies); very short but very challenging course. Strategically located; 15 minutes from Penang International Airport, 10 minutes from FIZ, 10 minutes from Penang Bridge/Coastal Highway and 10 minutes from my house. This course basically is surrounded by houses, commercial offices and hotels; a course in a city. With such easyaccessible this course is flooded with members and non members playing annually.

Those who played in this course will truly understand the phrase " challenging golf" heheheheh. There are two types of challenges you'll find in this course; one is designed/intended for and the other is totally unwelcome. Very hilly layout which disguise the true distance. Very tight fairways leaving armatures with no room for hook or slice ball. Very small and hard or i should say OLD greens, an almost impossiblefor the ball to bite and stay on the green are part of the Robert Trend Jones Jr design. The unwelcome ones are cow grass fairways, originally they are Bermuda but due to a highly corrupted country - maintenance is skipped out from time to time. Non homogeneousgreens consists of Bermuda, hybrid, tiff grass and sand during maintenance. When you have all these four elements, putting your read line will be mission impossible.

Need not say much but all 18 holes provide golfers unique experience and scenery and every hole is challenging. Long hitters can keep their drivers for a serious game plan, while leisure golfers can enjoy the rest area right in between 9 and 10 hole. They serve local delicacies/snacks and drinks. The newly renovated club house with wood structures, high roofing and spacious terrace give golfers a perfect refreshment and chit chats opportunities after 18 hole work out. For drinkers, lucky you - they have a 180 degree outdoor sitting view while you are sipping a cold beer. Those afraid of the mosquito, they have a A/C indoor bar with a choice of tall tables and chairs or short and snugly benches and sofas. The bar provides pool, dart board and Golf Channel/ESPN as well.

Seems like a lot of complaints and compliments that confuse readers right? well DON"T. hehehe just give yourself a chance, drop by have a dinner or a drink while enjoying the atmosphere. better yet indulge yourself on the challenging round of golf and see if it's a complaint or compliment?

Pls visit website for course layout and detail hole description

http://www.bjcc.com.my/courselayout.aspx