Golf
Technically golf should be in the Activities section, but golfing in Sabah is such a popular pastime with so many options that it really justifies its own section.
Kota Kinabalu alone has 5 golf courses within a 45-minute drive of the city. The other Sabah golf courses combined is enough to motivate your entire vacation in Borneo. If your other half is not a golfer, we have a solution for that too!
Take a swing at our list of Sabah golf courses below and discover the lush golfing options that Kota Kinabalu and Sabah can offer you on your golfing holiday in Borneo.
Golf Facilities in Beaufort
Open: 06:00 - 22:00
Holes: 18
Driving Bays: 10
Allow Non-Members: Yes
Resident Golf Pro: Yes
Equipment Rental: Yes
Borneo Golf & Country Club
Expect a golfing surprise 70km outside of Kota Kinabalu
The Borneo Golf & Country Club is about 70km from Kota Kinabalu towards Beaufort, and offers an 18-hole golf course as a reward.
Golf Facilities in Keningau
Open: 06:30 - 20:00
Holes: 18
Driving Bays: 12
Allow Non-Members: Yes
Resident Golf Pro: Yes
Equipment Rental: Yes
Keningau Golf & Country Club
Expect a cool round of golf on a challenging Par 72.
The Keningau Golf & Country Club was established in 1966 to the delight of local enthusiasts and British and Australian expats.
Golf Facilities in Kota Kinabalu
Open: 07:30 - 21:00
Holes: 18
Driving Bays: 24
Allow Non-Members: Yes
Resident Golf Pro: Yes
Equipment Rental: Yes
Sabah Golf & Country Club
Expect undulating fairways and a challenging course.
Arguably the oldest golf course in Sabah, Sabah Golf & Country Club has facilitated golfers since 1976.
Open: 06:00 - 23:00
Holes: 27
Driving Bays: 41
Allow Non-Members: Yes
Resident Golf Pro: Yes
Equipment Rental: Yes
Sutera Harbour Golf Club
Expect 27 holes of golf, a lush driving range and night golfing.
Sutera Harbour Golf Course is an elaborate golfing facility on the edge of Kota Kinabalu city and one of Sabah's most popular courses.
Open: 08:00 - 18:00
Holes: 18
Driving Bays: None
Allow Non-Members: Yes
Resident Golf Pro: No
Equipment Rental: Yes
Mt. Kinabalu Golf Club
Expect a round of golf that feels like playing in the clouds.
Mount (Mt) Kinabalu Golf Club lies 1,500m above sea level against the slopes of the majestic Mt.
Open: 06:30 - 20:00
Holes: 18
Driving Bays: 15
Allow Non-Members: Yes
Resident Golf Pro: Yes
Equipment Rental: Yes
Dalit Bay Golf and Country Club
Expect 5 star golfing at a 5 star resort.
Dalit Bay Golf & Country Club course is part of Shangri La Rasa Ria Resort's 400 acres property and offers 18-holes of Ted Parslow designed golfing.
Open: 06:00 - 23:00
Holes: 18
Driving Bays: 15
Allow Non-Members: Yes
Resident Golf Pro: Yes
Equipment Rental: Yes
Nexus Resort Karambunai Golf Course
Expect an 18-hole golf course nestled between the jungle and ocean.
The Nexus Resort Karambunai Golf Course is part of the Nexus Karambunai Resort, offering a 72 par 18-hole golf course.
Open: 10:00 - 22:00
Holes: None
Driving Bays: 100
Allow Non-Members: Yes
Resident Golf Pro: Yes
Equipment Rental: Yes
Likas Golf Driving Range
Expect multiple driving bays in the huge driving range.
The Likas Golf Driving range is a large, 2-storey driving range facility, which is part of the Likas Sports Complex just 4km from Kota Kinabalu's city centre.
Open: 10:00 - 22:00
Holes: None
Driving Bays: 20
Allow Non-Members: Yes
Resident Golf Pro: No
Equipment Rental: Yes
Lintas Golf Driving Range
Expect a driving range nestled between shopping and a neighborhood.
The Lintas Golf Driving Range is a 1-tier, multi-bay golf driving range with a Pro Shop on-site.
Open: 06:00 - 18:00
Holes: 18
Driving Bays: None
Allow Non-Members: Yes
Resident Golf Pro: No
Equipment Rental: No
Mimpian Jadi Golf Club
Expect rough roughs, rough fairway and rough bunkers.
By all accounts the Mimpian Jadi Golf Club is not recommended for golfers with high standards.
Open: 07:00 - 21:00
Holes: 11
Driving Bays: None
Allow Non-Members: Yes
Resident Golf Pro: No
Equipment Rental: Yes
Kinabalu Golf Club
Expect to play a round on Sabah's most historic golf course.
The Kinabalu Golf Club is regarded as the oldest club in Sabah and was where golfing took root in Kota Kinabalu in March 1933.
Golf Facilities in Kudat
Open: 07:00 - 23:00
Holes: 18
Driving Bays: 15
Allow Non-Members: Yes
Resident Golf Pro: Yes
Equipment Rental: Yes
Kudat Golf & Marina Resort
Expect great golfing near the northern tip of Borneo.
The Kudat Golf & Marina Resort is the oldest registered golf club in Sabah and offers a modern 18 hole, par 72 golf course.
Golf Facilities in Lahad Datu
Open: 06:30 - 20:00
Holes: 18
Driving Bays: None
Allow Non-Members: Yes
Resident Golf Pro: No
Equipment Rental: No
Lahad Datu Golf & Country Club
Expect a beautiful location and challenging golf.
Lahad Datu Golf & Country Club is set amongst a vast landscape of oil palm plantations on the Sandakan to Lahad Datu highway.
Open: 07:00 - 18:00
Holes: 9
Driving Bays: None
Allow Non-Members: No
Resident Golf Pro: No
Equipment Rental: No
Sandau Golf & Country Club
Expect a 9-hole, par 35 golf course.
Developed by Sabah State Development Bhd, the Sandau Golf & Country Club lies at kilometer 34 between Lahad Datu and Sandakan.
Golf Facilities in Ranau
Open: 06:30 - 20:00
Holes: 9
Driving Bays: 10
Allow Non-Members: Yes
Resident Golf Pro: No
Equipment Rental: Yes
Ranau Recreation & Golf Club
Expect beautiful views and challenging greens.
The Ranau Recreation & Golf Club's course was build in 1992 by Japanese officers who served at the Mamut Copper Mine in Ranau.
Golf Facilities in Sandakan
Open: 06:00 - 21:00
Holes: 18
Driving Bays: 10
Allow Non-Members: Yes
Resident Golf Pro: Yes
Equipment Rental: Yes
Sandakan Golf & Country Club
Expect a challenging course in a tropical setting.
Sandakan Golf & Country Club offers a plush golf course at its central location in Sandakan on Sabah's east coast.
Open: 06:30 - 20:00
Holes: 9
Driving Bays: 40
Allow Non-Members: Yes
Resident Golf Pro: Yes
Equipment Rental: Yes
Pamol Sabah Golf Club
Expect a big driving range and 9 holes of golf.
The Pamol Sabah Golf Club in Sandakan is nestled in a green part of Sandakan about 10km from the old part of the city and 6km from the Sandakan airport.
Golf Facilities in Tawau
Open: 06:30 - 20:00
Holes: 18
Driving Bays: None
Allow Non-Members: No
Resident Golf Pro: No
Equipment Rental: No
Shan-Shui Golf & Country Club
Expect high calibre golfing in Tawau.
The Shan-Shui Golf & Country Club in Tawau, Sabah is a Nelson & Haworth designed, 18 hole, par 72 golf course.
Open: 07:00 - 18:00
Holes: 9
Driving Bays: None
Allow Non-Members: No
Resident Golf Pro: No
Equipment Rental: No
Tawau Golf Club
Expect golfing next to the Tawau airport.
The Tawau Golf Club is a 9-hole, par 36 golf course located next to the airport and conveniently close to Tawau town.
Open: 07:00 - 18:00
Holes: 9
Driving Bays: None
Allow Non-Members: No
Resident Golf Pro: No
Equipment Rental: No
Kubota Golf Course & Country Club
Expect a view of oil palm plantations.
The Kubota Golf Course & Country Club is not far from Tawau's airport and is nestled between oil palm plantations.