LuxuryDestination Resorts and Hotels eyes golf course expansion

The Big Easy drives off in Langkawi

By Travel Weekly Asia

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Nov 06, 2014

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Ernie Els driving golf tourism in Langkawi

Ernie Els driving golf tourism in Langkawi

Ernie Els driving golf tourism in Langkawi

Ernie Els driving golf tourism in Langkawi

The 18-hole championship course will be a focal point for the Datai Langkawi resort, whose owners, Destination Resorts and Hotels Sdn Bhd (DRH), are developing golf and bespoke tourism experiences in Malaysia.

Four-time Major champion Ernie Els has officially launched his first golf course design in South-east Asia – The Els Club Teluk Datai on Langkawi.

“This is, without doubt, the most spectacular golf course setting I have had the pleasure of working on," said the South African they call 'The Big Easy'.

The 18-hole championship course will be a focal point for the Datai Langkawi resort, whose owners, Destination Resorts and Hotels Sdn Bhd (DRH), are developing golf and bespoke tourism experiences in Malaysia.

DRH selected The Els Club Brand for three Malaysian golf developments, two of which are currently under construction in the southernmost state of Johor.

"Given golf's positioning on a global stage and the demographic it attracts we have sought to redefine standards in the region's golf offering,” said Tunku Dato' Ahmad Burhanuddin, managing director of DRH.

The course is managed and operated by Troon Golf, which oversees operations at some of world's pre-eminent golf resorts.

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