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Malaysia’s challenging golf courses have been the venue of numerous international golf tournaments, including the prestigious World Cup of Golf ’99 which lured Tiger Woods during 1999 designated as the Golfing in Malaysia Year. Every year there are several golf events that attract local and international golfers, both amateurs and professionals. They include events like Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open Championship, Amateur International Golf Championship, Malaysia Airlines Golden Golfing Challenge and Volvo Masters. Some golfing tournaments like Tourism Malaysia’s World Amateur Inter-Team Golf Championship feature rounds at different golf courses in various states. Not only are they organised with the oNective of promoting holiday destinations that offer golfing facilities to both the international and local markets, they do offer diverse experiences for the golfer looking for challenges. There are over 250 golf courses to choose from in various locations throughout the country. Golf courses, some designed by famed golfers like Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Ronald Fream and Robert Trent Jr., offer every facilities to make golfing a pleasurable experience not only for him but his family in tow.