The Best Buy in the Orient

Malaysia is a very scenic destination that offers all types of activities, from fine golf to great diving, nature tours and great beach resorts that have not yet been discovered by Americans and people from many other countries. 

 Besides being the best value in the Orient where you can spend two weeks at a deluxe resort for the price of one week at a resort in Hawaii, it offers great shopping opportunities and is a super vacation spot.  The first thing to strike a visitor is how clean everything is all around the country, from the beautiful airport in Kuala Lumpur to the smallest village.  Kuala Lumpur has the world's tallest building, the twin Petronas towers which were prominently featured in the movie "Entrapment" with Sean Connery.  There is virtually no crime in the country and the locals are very friendly and most of the residents speak English since it was, after all, a British Colony until the 1950's.

World Amateur Inter-Team Golf Championship 2002

This event is sponsored by Tourism Malaysia.

This tournament has qualifying rounds beginning in April and every month through September, with the Grand Final scheduled for the very end of September.  The venue we like the best is Damai in Sarawak, Borneo. It is an Arnold Palmer designed course that is not only a very good course, but also quite pretty with the last five holes being along the South China Sea (Don't hook it!).  The dates are September 15-20.

We have prepared a special itinerary in conjunction with this venue that will take you to The Shangri-la Rasa Ria (click here for pictures) in Sabah, Borneo, for three nights and two rounds of golf on the Dalit Golf Course at the hotel.  From there you will fly to Kuching and the tournament to be followed by a two night stay at the Borneo Highlands Resort and  play on the Hornbill Golf and Jungle Club (click here for pictures) which is a great course in the jungle at 3000 feet elevation, located some two hours from Damai by car.  This entire stay of 10 nights and airfare from Los Angeles will cost you $2000 per person based on double occupancy and it leaves Los Angeles on September 10 with a return of September 22.  Upgrades to Business Class or First Class is possible on the flights at a very reasonable amount and recommended due to the length of the flight to Borneo. We have reserved spots for five teams in this tournament and they will be booked on a first come-first served basis.

 The format for this tournament is three best balls out of the four and the top two finishers in the gross division, as well as the top two in the net division get a return invitation to play in the Grand Final in Kuala Lumpur at the end of September, and that includes airfare from wherever you are traveling from during the qualifying round, as well as the golf and hotel - a FREE return trip!

Program #2

All travel to Malaysia in conjunction with these programs must be on Malaysian Airlines and must be arranged through Golf Getaways.  We have some great fares available to Malaysia in coach class and can offer you a discount on Business and First Class travel which you should consider based on the length of the flights. Malaysian Airlines flies from Newark and Los Angeles and special add-on fares are available from most cities around the United States.