Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club (KLGCC) is a private 36-hole golf and country club in Bukit Kiara, Kuala Lumpur, built on land acquired in 1991 by Solarvest Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Singapore's Lum Chang, at a project cost of about RM430 million. Its East and West courses were laid out by architects Robin Nelson and Rodney Wright, redesigned and reopened in 2009 (West) and 2010 (East), with ownership later passing to Sime Darby Property. Between 2013 and 2018 KLGCC hosted the CIMB Classic, Maybank Malaysian Open and Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia, and carried the PGA Tour's TPC Kuala Lumpur name from August 2016 until reverting to KLGCC on 1 November 2021. Its most recent chapter began in March 2025, when Sir Nick Faldo signed on as design consultant for a full East Course redesign, followed in January 2026 by a RM30 million, five-year turf and irrigation upgrade with Jebsen & Jessen.
Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club
1991 to August 2016
TPC Kuala Lumpur
24 August 2016 to 1 November 2021
Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club (KLGCC)
1 November 2021 to present
1991
Solarvest Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Singapore's Lum Chang, acquires the Bukit Kiara site and develops KLGCC at a cost of about RM430 million, on a lease originally set at 96 years and later renegotiated down to 60 years by 1994. Golf course architects Robin Nelson and Rodney Wright lay out the 36-hole East and West courses.
2006 to 2015
KLGCC hosts multiple editions of the Maybank Malaysian Open, a men's professional tour event.
2009
The redesigned West Course reopens after an overhaul of its layout.
2010 to 2017
The redesigned East Course reopens in 2010, and KLGCC serves as host venue for the Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia through 2017.
2013 to 2018
KLGCC hosts the CIMB Classic, an official PGA Tour event and the tour's first regular stop in Asia.
24 August 2016
The club joins the PGA Tour's Tournament Players Club (TPC) network under a five-year brand licence held by owner Sime Darby Property and is rebranded TPC Kuala Lumpur.
2016
As TPC Kuala Lumpur, the club stages the CIMB Classic and the Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia back to back in the same year.
August 2018
The West Course is upgraded again; Gary Woodland matches Justin Thomas's 2015 course record of 61 strokes.
1 November 2021
With its five-year TPC brand licence expired, the club reverts to its original name, Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club, followed by a formal rebranding ceremony on 16 June 2022.
10 March 2025
KLGCC signs Sir Nick Faldo and Faldo Design Inc. as design consultants for a full redesign of the East Course, paired with new Faldo Series junior golf tournaments hosted at the club.
26 January 2026
KLGCC signs a RM30 million, five-year partnership with Jebsen & Jessen for a phased upgrade of Toro turf equipment and irrigation systems, including moisture mapping, across all 36 holes.
East and West Courses
KLGCC's 36 holes were designed in 1991 by Robin Nelson and Rodney Wright as two separate 18-hole championship layouts, East (par 71) and West (par 72). Both were subsequently redesigned, with the West Course reopening in 2009 and the East Course in 2010.
The TPC Kuala Lumpur years
From 24 August 2016 to 1 November 2021 the club competed and traded under the PGA Tour's Tournament Players Club branding as TPC Kuala Lumpur, a five-year licence held by Sime Darby Property. Older tournament records and press coverage from that period refer to the same club and courses under the TPC name.
Nick Faldo East Course redesign
Since March 2025, Sir Nick Faldo and Faldo Design Inc. have been engaged as design consultants for a hole-by-hole reassessment and redesign of the East Course, working within its existing water features and mature tree lines rather than a ground-up rebuild.
Competitive course record
The club's competitive scoring record of 61 strokes is shared by Justin Thomas, set in 2015, and Gary Woodland, who matched it in 2018, both during PGA Tour play on the West Course.
Turf and irrigation infrastructure
A RM30 million, five-year agreement signed in January 2026 with Jebsen & Jessen Technology, the exclusive Malaysian distributor for Toro, is rolling out turf equipment and irrigation systems with moisture mapping and precision water management across the 36 holes.
Tournament hosting record
KLGCC's tournament CV includes the Maybank Malaysian Open, the PGA Tour's CIMB Classic (2013 to 2018) and the Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia (2010 to 2017), including a 2016 stretch in which it staged a PGA Tour event and an LPGA event back to back in the same year.
KLGCC opened in 1991 after Solarvest Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Singapore's Lum Chang, acquired the Bukit Kiara site and developed the club at a cost of about RM430 million. The original 96-year lease was later renegotiated down to 60 years by 1994.
The club's 36 holes were laid out in 1991 by golf course architects Robin Nelson and Rodney Wright as two distinct 18-hole layouts. Both courses were later redesigned, with the West Course reopening in 2009 and the East Course in 2010.
The club joined the PGA Tour's Tournament Players Club network on 24 August 2016 under a five-year brand licence held by owner Sime Darby Property, trading as TPC Kuala Lumpur. When the licence expired at the end of 2021, the club reverted to its original name, KLGCC, on 1 November 2021, marking the change with a rebranding ceremony on 16 June 2022.
No. KLGCC is a separate, much younger club founded in 1991 at Bukit Kiara, while the Royal Selangor Golf Club traces its founding to a meeting of coffee planters on 21 January 1893 and received its royal title from the Yang di-Pertuan Agong in 1963. The two clubs have never shared ownership, land or courses.
KLGCC has hosted the Maybank Malaysian Open, the PGA Tour's CIMB Classic from 2013 to 2018, and the Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia from 2010 to 2017, including a 2016 stretch when it staged the CIMB Classic and the LPGA event back to back in the same year. Justin Thomas (2015) and Gary Woodland (2018) share the club's competitive course record of 61 strokes.
KLGCC is owned and managed by Sime Darby Property, as part of the wider KLGCC Resort township development in Bukit Kiara that also includes residential projects and the Sime Darby Convention Centre. The club was originally developed in 1991 by Solarvest Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Lum Chang, before ownership passed to Sime Darby.
In March 2025, KLGCC signed Sir Nick Faldo and Faldo Design Inc. as design consultants for a full redesign of the East Course, alongside new Faldo Series junior tournaments hosted at the club. This was followed in January 2026 by a RM30 million, five-year deal with Jebsen & Jessen to upgrade turf and irrigation systems across all 36 holes.
Sources
Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club (Wikipedia)
TPC Kuala Lumpur reverts back to its previous name, KLGCC (EdgeProp.my)
KLGCC clinches RM30mil, five-year deal with Jebsen & Jessen (New Straits Times, 26 Jan 2026)
KLGCC Sets Sights High with Sir Nick Faldo Partnership (KLGCC official media release, March 2025)
