Sabah Golf and Country Club (SGCC) is one of most renowned golf courses in the eastern Malaysian state of Sabah. Known for it’s toughness, hilly terrain and tight, tree-lined fairways the course played host for many years to The Sabah Masters and gained the hard won respect of the many tournament professionals who played there.

Unfortunately, over a period of decades, the course declined in quality, due mainly to a deterioration in the state of it’s greens, and required a complete makeover if its previous glory was to be recaptured.

Approach to Green 2 - Before Approach to Green 2 - After

sgcc-2 teeshot before sgcc-2 teeshot after

Green 4 - Before Green 4 - After

Hole 4 Tee Shot - Before Hole 4 Tee Shot - After

Green 5 - Before Green 5 - After

Nelson & Haworth were engaged by SGCC in 2003 to re-design its greens, and generally review and improve the playability and overall quality of the golf course.

Some of the opportunities identified by N&H during their initial studies included;

1. Re-grading of landing areas to soften extreme conditions and improve drainage.
2. Removal of many trees to improve grass conditions through increased sunlight and increased breezes.
3. Removal of trees to improve playing conditions by reintroducing shot options to the game. Removal of trees also had the side benefit of improved long views across the golf course.
4. Addition of fairway bunkering to improve the strategic conditions of the course

 

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