Palm Resort Golf & Country Club is a 54-hole club just off Jalan Jumbo in Senai, beside Senai International Airport and about 30 minutes’ drive from central Johor Bahru. Its three 18-hole courses, Allamanda, Cempaka and Melati, are named after Malaysian flowers and share a Malay-style clubhouse and the Le Grandeur Palm Resort hotel. It is one of the better-value places to play in Johor and an easy base if you fly into Senai or want a quieter alternative to the city.
Palm Resort Golf & Country Club green fees and tee times.
Visitors are welcome every day with advance booking. The club does not publish a public tee sheet, so most visitors use a booking platform, the hotel or an agent. In November 2026 Deemples listed weekday 18-hole tee times at RM160, Saturdays at RM248 and Sundays at RM200, each for at least two players and with buggy and insurance shown on the slot. The resort’s own site advertises a “Fairway Special Day” stay-and-play package running from 27 February to 31 December 2026; ask the hotel for the terms. Where2Golf, last updated in 2021, says buggies are required on all three courses and sets a handicap limit on Cempaka of 24 for men and 36 for women. Golfasian sells single rounds and Johor packages.
INDICATIVE GREEN FEE · CHECKED NOVEMBER 2026From RM160
Weekday 18-hole tee time with buggy and insurance as listed by Deemples in November 2026 (two-player minimum); Saturdays RM248, Sundays RM200. Course not specified. Prices change by season and booking route, so confirm the current rate with the operator. Official rates ↗
The courses at Palm Resort Golf & Country Club.
Allamanda
The shortest of the three at 6,866 yards, but water comes into play on 11 holes. Its best-known holes are the 2nd and the 15th. This was the club’s showpiece for professional events around the turn of the century, so it is a good first round for visitors.
Cempaka
At 7,156 yards with more than 60 bunkers, Cempaka is the layout most often used for local tournaments. Fairways are narrower than on Allamanda and nine holes carry water, so accuracy off the tee pays more than length.
Melati
The long one. Melati runs out and back from the clubhouse, starts only from the 1st tee, and has 68 bunkers and six water holes. The par-three 2nd has what is said to be the largest bunker in Malaysia, and the 684-yard par-five 15th is billed as the country’s longest hole.
The round, in perspective.
Japanese architect Hiromasa Inagawa designed all three courses, and the club opened in 1994. Each is par 72. Allamanda, 6,866 yards from the back tees, is the resort course of the three, though water touches 11 holes and the 2nd and 15th are its signature holes; it hosted the Johnnie Walker Super Tour in 1998 and Davidoff Nations Cup qualifiers in 2002 and 2004. Cempaka, 7,156 yards, is the club’s tournament course, with nine water holes and more than 60 bunkers. Melati is the longest at 7,209 yards: an out-and-back, links-style routing with 68 bunkers and a 684-yard par-five 15th. Golf Malaysia magazine named Palm Resort the best in Johor in 2001/02.
Know before you go.
Group size
Maximum four players
Melati start
First-tee starts only
Buggy
Required on all three courses (as listed by Where2Golf)
Handicap
Cempaka: 24 men, 36 women (as listed by Where2Golf)
Rentals
Club set about RM55, shoes about RM25 (as listed by Golfasian)
Make the trip work.
Three courses means you can stay two or three nights and never repeat a round. Play Allamanda first, then Cempaka, and keep Melati for a day when you are fresh. Golfer reviews on Deemples praise the wide fairways and the caddies but several mention sandy greens and bunkers that fill with water after heavy rain, so ask which course is in the best shape that week. The club has a driving range, an academy and a short-game area for a warm-up.
Senai International Airport (JHB) is close by, and Where2Golf’s directions simply tell you to follow the airport signs, which makes Palm Resort unusually easy for a short trip on a domestic flight from Kuala Lumpur or Penang. Johor Bahru city centre is around 30 minutes by road. From Singapore the drive takes under an hour outside peak border queues, and Golfasian can arrange the transfer with the round.
Le Grandeur Palm Resort Johor, the club’s own hotel, sits beside the clubhouse and is booked through palmresort.com, which makes it the obvious base. Room types run from deluxe kings and twins to suites, and the Golfer Terrace and Cocomo The Grill are among its restaurants. Kulai and Senai town have simpler business hotels, and Johor Bahru city, half an hour south, gives you more choice of restaurants and nightlife if you prefer to commute.
Make a trip of it.
Forest City Golf Resort, with its Nicklaus Legacy course, is about 40 minutes south-west, and Ponderosa in Taman Molek is a short drive towards the city and offers floodlit golf in the evening. For a day off, Puteri Harbour and Legoland Malaysia are around 40 minutes south, and Johor Bahru’s night markets and seafood restaurants fill an evening.
Find your season.
Expect heat and humidity in every month. The wettest stretch is the north-east monsoon, roughly November to January, when long spells of rain can close courses. The rest of the year is mostly dry mornings with the risk of a thunderstorm later in the day, so early tee times are the safe choice.
Deemples listed weekday tee times at RM160 and weekend times at RM200–RM248 in November 2026, with buggy and insurance shown. Where2Golf’s 2021 rates were RM185 weekday and RM265 weekend plus a separate buggy fee of RM60 or RM120, so platform rates are often lower.
Which Palm Resort course is the longest?
Melati, at 7,209 yards. It runs out and back like a links and includes the 684-yard par-five 15th. Cempaka is 7,156 yards and Allamanda 6,866 yards.
Is Palm Resort close to Senai airport?
Yes. The club sits off Jalan Jumbo beside Senai International Airport, so you can land on a morning flight from Kuala Lumpur and tee off after lunch. Johor Bahru is about 30 km away.
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.
