Mantaraya Golf Club

This course has an excellent course design with nice natural terrain changes and water hazards that makes every hole unique. The course is challenging although the fairways are wide. The only hole I don't like is the first as it has a very large tree in the center of the fairway that for the average length drive blocks the second shot except for small windows left and right. The course plays longer when wet as the ball has little rollout. The cart path is also located at the very edges of the hole which means a lot of walking when it is cart path only (wet course). The course is reasonably maintained although sand traps can be very wet after heavy rains and the greens roll true and fast although the surfaces for some are not perfect. Course play is normally fast (typically 3 to 3.5 hours with cart) especially during the weekdays. Staff are friendly and the course pro is an excellent teacher (best in my experience). A favorite among the locals, some of whom live on the course.