Forest City Golf Resort sits at Gelang Patah, on the south-western corner of Johor where the Pulai River meets the Strait of Johor. It is part of Forest City, a reclaimed township facing Singapore. The resort has two 18-hole courses, the Nicklaus Design Legacy and the Classic by Chinese architect Liang Guo Kun, and a five-star hotel that doubles as the clubhouse. For a Singapore-based golfer or a visitor flying into Changi, it is the most complete stay-and-play option in the state, with two very different rounds a buggy ride apart.
Forest City Golf Resort green fees and tee times.
Visitors can play every day, but book ahead. The club’s booking email, published by Where2Golf, is fcgolfbooking@gmail.com, and the office and pro shop number is +60 7 535 2288. The golf hotel sells stay-and-play rooms through its own site. Booking platform Deemples showed weekday 18-hole tee times at RM300 and weekend times at RM400 in November 2026, with a two-player minimum on the slots listed; it does not say which course the price is for. A Singapore taxi company’s rate card, last updated in February 2024, lists RM320 on weekdays and RM420 at weekends including 6% SST, a shared buggy and golfer’s insurance, and notes a surcharge for groups of one to three players and no rain checks.
INDICATIVE GREEN FEE · CHECKED NOVEMBER 2026From RM300
Weekday 18-hole tee time as listed by Deemples in November 2026 (two-player minimum); weekends RM400. Confirm which course and whether buggy and insurance are included. Prices change by season and booking route, so confirm the current rate with the operator. Official rates ↗
The courses at Forest City Golf Resort.
Legacy Course (Nicklaus Design, 2018)
The friendlier of the pair for most handicaps. Broad fairways and sandy waste areas give you room to recover, and the riverside holes bring the Pulai into play. At 7,386 yards from the tips it is long, so pick a forward set if you are out of practice.
Classic Course (Liang Guo Kun, 2019)
Shorter on paper at 7,138 yards but sharper. Fairways tighten, and water and flower beds catch more stray shots. The greens sit up and are strongly contoured, with catchment areas around them.
The round, in perspective.
The Legacy opened in 2018 and was laid out by Jack Nicklaus and his son Jack II. Where2Golf describes relatively flat ground beside the Pulai River, wide fairways framed by waste-sand areas and palms, and two holes right on the river’s edge. A small, 25-metre hill that the designers treated as sacred sits behind the 9th and 18th greens. From the back it measures 7,386 yards, par 72. The Classic followed in 2019 at 7,138 yards. Golfasian finds the design less striking than the Legacy but still demanding: narrower fairways, water, flower beds that hide stray balls and raised, heavily contoured greens with run-offs, so the side of the flag you miss on matters. At the Asia’s Top 100 Golf Courses awards in 2026 the Classic rose 14 places to No. 36 in Asia and kept its place as Malaysia’s top-ranked course, The Star reported.
Know before you go.
Buggies
Allowed on fairways; rental about RM70 (as listed by Golfasian)
Group size
Maximum four players
Small groups
Surcharge reported for one to three players
Rain
No rain checks (as listed by SGMyTaxi)
Rentals
Club set about RM100, shoes about RM20
Make the trip work.
Two days here works well: one round on each course, with the hotel pool and the 21-bay covered range in between. Tee off early, because afternoon storms build quickly over the strait for much of the year. Two Deemples reviews dated 5 November 2026 describe a burst water pipe that left the clubhouse and hotel without water for showers, so ask about current conditions when you book.
Golfasian puts the resort about 25 minutes from Johor Bahru city centre and under an hour from Singapore. Most visitors come by private car or cross-border taxi, crossing at the western Second Link checkpoint. Senai International Airport (JHB) serves domestic and regional flights; Singapore Changi (SIN) is the long-haul gateway.
The Forest City Golf Hotel, also branded Forest City Phoenix International Golf Hotel, sits in the middle of the property and acts as the clubhouse. Rooms run from king and twin rooms to suites and family suites, booked through the hotel’s own site. Golfers who want more restaurants base themselves in Johor Bahru or Puteri Harbour and drive in.
Make a trip of it.
The Els Club Desaru Coast, on the eastern side of Johor, is the state’s other big resort, though it is a separate trip of two hours or more. Closer to Johor Bahru, Palm Resort near Senai has 54 holes and Ponderosa in Taman Molek offers floodlit golf. Off the course, Puteri Harbour has Legoland Malaysia close by, and Johor Bahru’s old town has the Sultan Abu Bakar Mosque and a busy street-food scene.
Find your season.
Johor is hot and humid all year, with daytime highs around 31–33°C. The north-east monsoon brings the heaviest rain from about November to January, and short, heavy thunderstorms are common in the afternoons in most months. February to September is usually the more reliable window for golf.
How much does it cost to play Forest City Golf Resort?
In November 2026 Deemples listed weekday tee times at RM300 and weekend times at RM400, with a two-player minimum. A Where2Golf listing last updated in 2021 shows higher rack rates of RM399 and RM599, so booking platforms and stay-and-play deals usually work out cheaper.
Which is harder, the Legacy or the Classic course?
Golfasian’s review points to the Classic. It is shorter, but the fairways are narrower, flower beds and water hide stray balls and the raised greens have severe contours. The Nicklaus Legacy is longer at 7,386 yards from the tips but more forgiving off the tee.
How far is Forest City Golf Resort from Singapore?
Under an hour by road in normal traffic, crossing at the western checkpoint. Taxi operators quote around 40 to 60 minutes from central Singapore. Allow longer at weekends, when immigration queues build.
Last checked 11 November 2026. This is an independent planning guide, not a first-hand review or a booking service. Check live availability, access, fees and travel details with the operator before booking. Airport suggestions are starting points for route planning.
