The Royal Selangor Golf Club ( ms, Kelab Golf di Raja Selangor) is a

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. Established in 1893, it is one of the oldest golf clubs in

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. The club is open only to members. Its entrance is located at the intersection of

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, the latter of which runs along the length of the club. It has two 18-hole championship courses, the Old Course and the New Course, and a 9-hole course. In 2006, the club had a multi-million

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renovation and upgrading.

Tournaments

The Malaysian Open was held at Royal Selangor almost every year from its inauguration in 1962 through to 1986. The tournament returned in 1993 and 1994, and again in 2002, when it was part of both the

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and

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. The tours revisited in 2016, with the inaugural

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. In 1978, the club hosted the

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's Colgate Far East Open. Between 1988 and 1992, the Malaysian Masters, which was an

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event for its final two years, was played at Royal Selangor. In 1961, the first edition of the Putra Cup was held at the golf club. This was the first international tournament hosted in the state of

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. Teams from

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participated in the tournament. In 2006, the club held a royal competition that was hosted by the 12th

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, HM Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin, 7th Raja of Perlis.

References

External links

Official website
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Tournaments

See also

References

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