Ponderosa Golf & Country Club sits in Taman Molek, a leafy residential suburb on the north-east side of Johor Bahru. It is about 15 minutes from the city centre and around 8 km from the Causeway to Singapore, which makes it one of the handiest courses for a quick round from either side of the border. The 18-hole course climbs over hills with views across the city, and it is one of the few in the area with floodlit holes, so you can play after work or once the heat drops.
Ponderosa Golf & Country Club green fees and tee times.
The club runs its own mobile app for bookings, and its website lists WhatsApp, enquiry@ponderosagolf.com and +60 19 779 9841. In November 2026 Deemples listed weekday 18-hole tee times at RM173 and weekend times at RM248, with a two-player minimum. A taxi operator’s rate card, last updated in April 2024, gives cheaper afternoon and night-golf prices, an optional caddie at RM65 and a buggy at RM40 per person, and says the course is closed on Monday mornings until noon for maintenance. Rules and times change, so confirm night-golf days when you book. Golfasian also books tee times and transfers.
INDICATIVE GREEN FEE · CHECKED NOVEMBER 2026From RM173
Weekday 18-hole tee time as listed by Deemples in November 2026 (two-player minimum); weekends RM248. Night golf is usually cheaper; confirm what is included. Prices change by season and booking route, so confirm the current rate with the operator. Official rates ↗
The round, in perspective.
Golfasian’s course notes name Max Wexler as the designer and Ron Fream as the architect of a 1996 remodel. It is a par 72 of about 6,467 metres from the tips, with hills, wind, water, sand and undulating greens. Three holes stand out. The 7th is a 168-metre par three with a pond running along the approach and beyond the green. The 9th, a 543-metre par five that doglegs left past a creek and mounds, is the longest and hardest hole. The 16th is a 370-metre par four, again turning left, with a pond and waterfall down the left from tee to green, bunkers either side of the green and a stream behind it. Expect uneven lies on the slopes.
Know before you go.
Maintenance
Closed Monday mornings until 12pm (as listed by SGMyTaxi, April 2024)
Night golf
Floodlit play available; confirm days and last tee time
Caddie
RM65, optional on the 2024 SGMyTaxi card; Deemples reviews call it compulsory
Group size
Maximum four players
Rentals
Club set about RM100, shoes about RM45 (as listed by Golfasian)
Make the trip work.
Use Ponderosa to fill an arrival or departure day. Its position close to the Causeway means you can land at Changi, cross, and still play under lights, or squeeze in a morning round before an evening flight from Senai. The hills make walking hard work in the heat, so take a buggy. Two Deemples reviewers say the platform price excludes a compulsory caddie, and one put caddie fee plus tip at about RM100, so budget for that on top of the green fee.
From the Johor–Singapore Causeway the club is about 8 km, and taxi firms put the drive from Singapore at around 50 minutes outside rush hour. Johor Bahru city centre is roughly 15 minutes away. Senai International Airport (JHB) lies on the north-western side of the city, and Singapore Changi (SIN) handles most long-haul arrivals.
The club runs The Lodge on site, with 16 rooms and suites, some sleeping up to five, and 2026 room rates from RM175 plus tax on its website. It suits a golfer who wants to walk to the first tee. Taman Molek has a strip of cafés and restaurants nearby. For more choice, Johor Bahru city centre, around the Komtar JBCC area and the old town, is 15 minutes away and has the widest range of hotels.
Make a trip of it.
Palm Resort’s 54 holes near Senai are about 30 minutes north, and Forest City’s two courses lie on the far western side of Johor. Off the course, Johor Bahru’s heritage quarter around Jalan Tan Hiok Nee has old shophouses and cafés, the Sultan Abu Bakar Mosque looks across the strait to Singapore, and Taman Molek’s own café strip is handy after a night round.
Find your season.
Johor stays around 31–33°C by day all year. The north-east monsoon, roughly November to January, brings the most rain and the most interrupted rounds. In the drier months, night golf is the best way to avoid the midday heat and the afternoon thunderstorms that often clear by evening.
Yes. Golfasian lists night golf under floodlights, and the April 2024 SGMyTaxi card priced an 18-hole night round at RM93.40, well below daytime rates. Published schedules differ on the days it runs, so confirm when you book through the club app or WhatsApp.
How far is Ponderosa Golf from the Singapore Causeway?
About 8 km. Taxi operators quote around 50 minutes from Singapore, and the club is roughly 15 minutes from Johor Bahru city centre.
What is the hardest hole at Ponderosa?
The 9th, a 543-metre par five that turns left past a creek, bunkers and mounds. The par-three 7th, with a pond along the approach and behind the green, is the signature hole.
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.
