Borobudur Golf Course, Magelang, Indonesia

The course is named after the nearby famous Borobudur temple. In Indonesian, ancient temples are known as candi; thus "Borobudur Temple" is locally known as Candi Borobudur. To be more exact the course is located near Military Academy (Akmil) in Magelang, Indonesia. The greens are neatly situated next to Tidar hill, the special hill dubbed by the Javanese as the 'anchor' of the Java island due to its almost precise coordinate in the center of the island, both in east-west and north-south direction.




The fairways are relatively short and narrow compared to average courses and the majority of greens are flat except a few holes on the Tidar hillside. The weather is typically friendly (a bit cool at times) with a spectacular natural view of Tidar mountain. But so often it rains. Nevertheless, after the rain the scenery would look even more beautiful thanked to some clouds loitering around Tidar hill .... what an amazing view ...!
There is one hole that I simply find 'exotic'. Its green is situated in the middle of the island (surrounded by water). I often have one or two balls got into the water. Overall, I would strongly recommend fellow golfers to try out the course if they happen to be around the area.

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Story by: Setyanto Hantoro, Bandung, Indonesia
Photo by: Erfizal Fikri, Indonesia