Pondok Indah

Robert Trent Jones Jnr designed the Pondok Indah layout in the mid-1970s. As it’s located very close to Jakarta city centre, acreage comes at a premium so fairways are laid out side by side in two concentric circles, with housing located both in the middle of the property and all around the perimeter of the layout.

The outward nine holes are routed in a clockwise direction and the inward nine runs in the opposite way, inside the front nine. Just to complicate matters a little further, the Grogol river also snakes its way through the course, coming into play at several holes on the back nine.

After almost thirty years of operation, the architect reappraised the course early in the new millennium and by 2010 it had undergone a complete renovation. Tees and fairways are now grassed with Supreme Paspalum whilst greens have been re-laid with Tifeagle Bermuda.

The course’s biggest claim to tournament fame came in 1983 when it hosted the 30th edition of the World Cup of Golf, with Rex Daldwell and John Cook winning the event for the United States. Back then, a trophy was also awarded for the best individual 4-round score and this was claimed by Dave Barr of Canada.