Golf - Teluk Rubiah Country Club

I was going through my cellphone's photo and realized there are a number of good stuff to blog about. This simple collage of Teluk Rubiah CC snapshot put together by Picasa gives you enough urge to pay a visit to this nice, not crowded and challenging golf course. This course is hidden in Perak State - with the help of GPS and fellow golfers i manage to find this hidden gem. (Map is included as reference to the place)

Club house, pro shop and shower room are sub par standard, they were giving us the "under new management and construction" bull crap. So don't waste time thinking of dining at the club house. Take your quickest possible shower and dine at Lumut.

Course length is quite standard 6225 meters for 18 holes. Course is under utilized hence well maintain. Greens are playable but not PGA standard. AT certain greens you can actually see your golf balls doing bunny little hops while you putt. Fairways, bunkers and hazards are very well design to give armatures the challenge. There are monkeys everywhere, i believe the management engage them to provide golfers the extra lost ball penalty situation. Sorry for those heavy bet golfers if the mishap falls on you. There are signboards showing "beware of snakes and beware of wild boars"; so balls that are near the deep woods are better off not go search for it. let the local experts handle it and you can buy back depending on your negotiation skills - of course you are not buying back to balls you have just lost. Hole 1, 2, 9, 10 and 18 gives you a flat scenic, generous fairways, just like most of the US courses, while hole 3, 4 and5 gives you the "Straits of Melacca" ocean view. Golfers/photog can really spend their time enjoying the scenery and breeze. The rest of the holes are set back to the hills giving you anexperience of elevation golf. I love the hills as it's very cooling with lots of trees.... i hate the heat and often wonder why am i still golfing in Malaysia...hehehehehe

Make sure you pack yourself enough snacks and drinks for the 4 ~ 5 hours marathon, there isn't any rest area/snack stops. did i say no rest areas?....ladies beware of peepers!!!! as for guys we just pee when ever required. Bare in mind woods are not the suitable dumps as mentioned earlier the potential risk.

Besides the joyful golfing the next thing that amused me is the buggy. no it's not a BMW made buggy, so no A/C or stereo or comfy seats. it's a small little nipple look alike hooch hooch near the brakes.... hehehehe.. no kidding they provide a horn and GOD knows what the intention is for.

i highly recommend this course as a get away road trip + golfing. For family golfers there is a perfect resort to cater wives and kids while you have a piece of your valuable and enjoyable hours.

disclaimer: i am not affiliated to Teluk Rubiah Country Club and photo quality sucks...that i know, it's from my 2MP cellphone camera...what to you expect!!!!! hahahah