Tagaytay Highlands

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There could hardly be a more spectacular location for a golf club than the jagged rim, steep slopes and foothills of Taal Volcano. In the cool of the ridges surrounding the Taal Volcano, the Highlands course offers some of the most unusual golf in the Philippines.

Facilities

There is a driving range for practice and three tee houses on the golf course for snacks and refreshments. The golf club has dining area and bar.

Location

The club is located 75 kilomters south of Manila on a 450 hectare site overlooking the scenic Taal Lake and Volcano. It is 12 kilometers away from the Casino in Tagaytay City and is accessible via a 3-kilometer private road and an onsite heliport.

Tourist Attractions

Pagcor – Tagaytay, People’s Park in the Sky, Picnic Grove & Livelihood Complex, Taal Volcano and The Flower Farm.

Tagaytay Midlands Golf Club

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In stark contrast to golf on high, Midlands, situated on a gentler piece of land, is a more traditional course that will play well from season to season, yet with more than its share of drama. You get some great view of Taal’s caldera, its crater, as well as a good idea of what is in store for you on the golf course during the descent from Highlands, either by car or by teep funicular.

Facilities

The modern Midlands Clubhouse houses the Golfer’s Lounge and Midlands Veranda.

Location

The club is located 75 kilometers south of Manila on a 400-hectare site overlooking the scenic Taal Lake and Volcano. It is 12 kilometers away from the Casino in Tagaytay City and is accessible via a 3-kilometer private road and an onsite heliport.

Tourist Attractions

Pagcor – Tagaytay, People’s Park in the Sky, Picnic Grove & Livelihood Complex, Taal Volcano and The Flower Farm.

Splendido Golf Club

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The GREG NORMAN designed course on a hilly terrain was opened in 2002. A truly scenic and all weather course with a view of Taal Lake Ravines and the hillsides will require most players to go through the course on a golf cart and a knowledgeable caddy to determine the actual distance. Like most modern Golf Courses, contoured Tifdward are on the greens while Evergreen covers the fairways.

Facilities

Driving range, putting greens, male & female shower & locker rooms, restaurant, coffee shop, bar, function rooms, golfer’s lounge, fine dining, view deck, pro shop, sauna, jacuzzi, massage & bag drop area, etc.

Location

Tourist Attractions

People’s Park in the Sky, Picnic Grove & Livelihood Complex, Taal Lake & Volcano and The Flower Farm.

Sta. Elena golf club

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Sta. Elena Golf Club is a 27-hole all weather championship masterpiece. The 120 hectares of rolling terrain gave designer Robert Trent Jones, Jr. the opportunity to create a number of memorable holes that wind their way through the natural movement of the property. There are wide and narrow fairways, framed by thick vegetation, water hazards, ravines and sand traps. The terrain configuration and the latest technology and equipment, mean that players will definitely enjoy their game.

Facilities

At modern large clubhouse, veranda restaurant, air-conditioned main dining hall, cocktail lounge, pro shop, bar, lockers for male/female, game room and two function rooms. Tee houses available every 3 holes. The driving range and the putting greens are in operation.

Location

Near the Manila South Expressway, about 2 kilometers off the Cabuyao interchange in the province of Laguna. The club is about 30-40 minutes from Makati.

Tourist Attractions

Enchanted Kingdom, Mount Makiling and Rizal Shrine.

The Riviera Golf Club

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Not one, but two championship golf courses await golf enthusiasts at The Riviera. Designed by past Masters Champions Fred Couples and Bernhard Langer, both courses feature immaculately maintained Bermuda 419 fairways and tif dwarf greens, giving the Riviera the ultimate in playing surfaces, set beside scenic ravines and along rolling ridges that will both test and offer enjoyment to golfers of all abilities. Built and constructed to the highest standards, the Langer and Couples Courses have the best in drainage and irrigation systems making the Riviera lay-out truly all-weather.

Facilities

Members, guests and their families can make use of the Mediterranean inspired spacious clubhouse that serves all-day international and local dining in the Grill room, well equipped male/female locker rooms complete with spas and massage rooms. The club also features a well-stocked pro shop, driving range, tee bar, golfer’s terrace, kids’ depot and member’s lounge. Members can also take advantage of using one of the club’s private function rooms for hosting a golf tournament, wedding reception, birthday party, conference/ meeting, seminar and other special functions.

Location

45 kilometers from Makati and 11 kilometers to Tagaytay Ridge.

Tourist Attractions

General Emilio Aguinaldo Shrine, General Trias Monument and Park, Island Cove Resort & Leisure Park, People’s Park in the Sky, Picnic Grove & Livelihood Complex, Sanduguang Siklab ng Digmaan Marker, Taal Volcano and The Flower Farm.

Mount Malarayat Golf and Country Club

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Play on a 27-hole all-weather championship golf course designed by the world renowned J. Michael Poellet Design Group. Site of the 89th Philippine Open. The course’s Makulot #7 has been included among The 500 World’s Greatest Golf Holes by the Editors of Golf Magazines.

Facilities

Golf Club: Exclusive men’s and ladies’ locker rooms equipped with showers, Jacuzzi, sausa, steam bath, pampering areas and gym; golfers’ lounge (restaurant); function rooms; pro shop; driving range; putting & chipping green; halfway house with men’s and ladies rooms; tea houses on each nine and rain shelters.

Country Club: Grand ballroom; Café Liberica (restaurant); function rooms; sunken garden & gazebo; children’s pavilion with nursery, indoor and outdoor playareas.

Sports Facilities: Covered courts for basketball, tennis, badminton, table tennis, and squash; outdoor swimming pool complex with children’s pool and adult lap pool; fishing lake; campsite and equestrian center.

Location

About 80 kilometers south of Makati City.

Tourist Attractions

Bulalacao Falls and Mabini Shrine.

Forest Hills Golf and Country Club

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The club has 36 holes playable. The NICKLAUS COURSE which is 1,000 feet above sea level measures 6,695 yards from the blue tee. The course rating of 72.8 indicates the possible difficulties for the average golfer.Rolling terrain on the front nine and moderate hilly on the back nine. Scenic layouts are common with a tough finishing 18th hole punctuated with a bunker in the middle of the green. The other 18-hole PALMER COURSE is a typical mountain course with more adulation on its fairways. It is shorter than the Nicklaus Course but more challenging.

Facilities

The modern clubhouse has all the amenities plus function rooms. Half way tee house and roving food cart to serve golfers.

Location

25 kms from Quezon City. Newly widened roads lead to a well-paved road to the clubhouse. Nestled on top of hills of the Sierra Madre Mountains chain.

Tourist Attractions

Ang Kalbaryo, Ang Nuno Gallery & Balaw-Balaw Restaurant, Angono Artist’s Village, Blanco Family Museum, Hinulugang Taktak Waterfalls, Nemiranda Arthouse & Gallery, Petroglyphs, Rafael Pacheco Finger Printing Gallery, Tiamson Art Gallery and Vicente Manansala Historical Shrine.

Eagle Ridge Golf and Country Club

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Eagle Ridge Golf and Country Club is a 72-hole golf and leisure club deseigned by a famours professional golfer like Greg Norman, Nick Faldo, Isao Aoki and the well renoweded golf course architect Andy Dye. With four championship courses, Eagle Ridge has the largest golfing facility in the country at the moment that features a golf course to suit all skill levels and playing preferences.

Facilities

There are three golf clubhouses each having dining facilities, locker rooms, equipped with showers, sauna and massage rooms. Aside from the three golf clubhouses, the Family clubhouse offers different sports facilities from basketball, tennis and badminton courts. It also offers other indoor games like table tennis, bowling, darts, billiards. Other features of the family clubhouse are the resort style swimming pools, the gym, the children’s playroom. An internet café, a fishing are and an area for horse back riding. It also has a 200 seating capacity ballroom and a 144 seat theater.

Location

The clubhouse is located approximately 40 kilometers south of Manila via the Coastal Road. It is also accessible via South Superhighway and Carmona from Makati City.

Tourist Attractions

Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo Shrine, General Trias Monument Park, Island Cove Resort and Leisure Park and Sanduguang Siklab Digmaan Marker.

Canlubang Golf and Country Club

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Canlubang Golf & Country Club was designed by Robert Trent Jones, Jr. It has 36 holes which consist of wide, undulating fairways lined with coconut trees. There are man-made lakes, and even ravines. The North course is a championship course measuring 6,872 yards, whilst the South course is shorter. Watch out for occasional wind.

Facilities

Driving range, putting greens, restaurants, bar, tee houses, shower and locker facilities, etc.

Location

About 55 minutes drive from Makati along South Superhighway and through the Silangan Exit.

Tourist Attractions

Enchanted Kingdom, Mount Makiling and Rizal Shrine