‘At Nirwana we were lucky to get the spectacular cliff-top holes but we are most proud of our work in the open inland landscape, particularly the extensive rice fields we built to create the impression that the go

Pristine, peaceful and unhurried, the Indonesian island of Bintan may seem worlds away from the hustle and bustle of Singapore but is less than an hour by ferry and a popular destination for that country’s somewhat fanatical golfers. Easily the best kept and constructed of the island’

The Bali Golf & Country Club is located in Nusa Dua, on a property that exploits both ocean and mountain views but struggles to maintain much interest from a golfing standpoint. The site itself isn't blessed with great undulation, but there is some movement, a number of interesting coconut gr

Michael Wolveridge claims to have devised, or at least co-conceived, world golf course rankings and in the earlier years of the GOLF Magazine list managed to get Bali Handara into the World's Top 100. One year it was listed at number 80 in the world. The fact the course is utterly unrema

Established in the late 1990s, but already looking quite dated, the Bintan Lagoon Resort features two courses designed principally by Nicklaus Design; the Nicklaus Sea View Course and the Baker-Finch Woodland Course which was co-designed by Australian champion Ian Baker-Finch.

Despite occ

Established in the late 1990s, but already looking quite dated, the Bintan Lagoon Resort features two courses designed principally by Nicklaus Design; the Nicklaus Sea View Course and the Baker-Finch Woodland Course which was co-designed by Australian champion Ian Baker-Finch.

Despite

Designed by Jim Wilcher whilst working for Greg Norman Golf Course Design, the Laguna Bintan course enjoys some of the finest beach-side views in the region but is arguably the poorest of the layouts on Bintan Island with major shortcomings in terms of shaping, design and general construction. Sh

The New Kuta Golf Club was opened for play in 2008, and occupies an elevated headland on the southwestern coast of the Bukit Peninsula in Bali, Indonesia. The course was designed by the Golfplan team of Ronald Fream, Dav