Riau Islands
The Bintan Resorts project in the north of the island now boasts three excellent golf facilities which all opened for play in the late 1990s. Laguna Bintan (formerly known as Banyan Tree) is a Greg Norman design laid out in two returning loops of nine, each of which flirts with the waters of the South China Sea. The Ria Bintan 27-hole complex from Gary Player’s design company consists of the short, tight 9-hole Forest circuit and the more expansive 18-hole Ocean layout. Finally, the 36-hole Bintan Lagoon resort offers two contrasting courses with the Jack Nicklaus-designed Sea View course preferred by many to the tighter, more challenging Woodlands layout from Ian Baker-Finch.
Ria Bintan (Ocean)
Riau Islands, Indonesia
Ria Bintan (Ocean)
Gary Player's excellent Ocean golf course at Ria Bintan offers two distinct playing atmospheres. For the most part the course cuts through the interior native jungle but also it has its seaside holes…
Bintan Lagoon (Woodlands)
Riau Islands, Indonesia
Bintan Lagoon (Woodlands)
Ian Baker-Finch’s 18-hole Woodlands layout is the perfect complement to the Jack Nicklaus-designed Sea View course at Bintan Lagoon Resort.
Bintan Lagoon (Sea View)
Riau Islands, Indonesia
Bintan Lagoon (Sea View)
The Sea View golf course at Bintan Lagoon Resort is not only about the panoramic South China Sea views it’s also about strategy.
Laguna Bintan
Riau Islands, Indonesia
Laguna Bintan
Set along the northern shores of Bintan Island, overlooking the Straits of Singapore, the Laguna Golf Bintan course is a mid-1990s Greg Norman design which was recently upgraded by Paul Jensen...
Southlinks
Riau Islands, Indonesia
Southlinks
Japanese architect Hisamitsu Ohnishi laid out Southlinks Country Club on the tropical island of Batam in 1996. The out-and-back routing takes golfers across a pleasantly undulating front nine before turning for home along flatter terrain.
Palm Springs (Resort & Island)
Riau Islands, Indonesia
Palm Springs (Resort & Island)
Overlooking the Singapore Strait, the golf facility at Palm Springs Golf & Beach Resort features three 9-hole circuits (Island, Palm and Resort) that were originally carved from a mangrove swamp.
Indah Puri
Riau Islands, Indonesia
Indah Puri
An early 1990s Ron Fream design, the Indah Puri Golf Resort course occupies a 300-acre coastal property facing onto the Singapore Strait and this 18-hole layout is configured with returning nines which both close on either side of a shimmering lake.
