The Royal Colombo Golf Club course is 5,860m (6,401 Yards) long (par 71). It is a flat course with broad fairways that looks simple to beginners, but there are many water hazards and well guarded bunkers which quickly change the opinion. At the 6th hole, golfers meet the Kelani Valley narrow gauge train, which passes across the fairway, which proba    Read more...

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bly makes it the only course in the world with this feature. This club's history goes back to 1879. The Royal Colombo Golf Club is easily accessible, being 15 minutes drive from first-class hotels in the city.

The newest addition to the Sri Lankan golfing arena in 2006, the Par 72, 18-hole Golf Course is located amidst tranquil and natural surroundings with majority of this land area covered by waterways, which would be the main hazards. The course has five par 5’s, five par 3’s and eight par 4’s. Being almost link like in design, the wind will also make it challenging whilst making playing conditions pleasant.

The driving range has 20 bays, 300 meters in length and floodlit for practice at night. Golfers have a choice of practicing off turf or on artificial mats. There is also a chip and putt area with bunkers, a restaurant and car parking facilities that could be directly accessed from the main road. This is also the ideal place for golfers to unwind and relax to the soothing sounds of rare and exotic species of birds.

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