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Free golf, S$110 Batam days, and the JB course everyone's sleeping on

Free golf, S$110 Batam days, and the JB course everyone's sleeping on

Free golf with the right credit card, a Batam day trip for S$110 all-in, and why Horizon Hills in JB is worth the early Tuas crossing, plus the caddie tip that changes everything at Palm Springs.

Jun 14, 2026

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Stop Sleeping on Da Nang

Stop Sleeping on Da Nang

Da Nang is two hours and forty-five minutes from Changi, and it has one of the best-awarded golf courses in Asia. This week we make the case for going, with the full trip plan, a night golf deal, and the insider intel on the holes that catch first-timers out.

Jun 7, 2026

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5 min read

Bintan Lagoon is back, and right now, you've practically got it to yourself

Bintan Lagoon is back, and right now, you've practically got it to yourself

A public holiday weekend. Two of us. Barely saw another group all day. At one of Southeast Asia's most storied championship layouts, that's not normal, but right now, it's exactly what's waiting for you at Bintan Lagoon.

Jun 1, 2026

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2 min read

Writing this from my villa in Bali, here is why I might bring my clubs next time

Writing this from my villa in Bali, here is why I might bring my clubs next time

I'm writing this from my last night in Bali, sitting by the villa pool. No golf this trip, and honestly, it didn't need it. But somewhere between the sunsets and the Bintang, I couldn't stop thinking, this place was basically made for a golf trip.

May 26, 2026

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Bali National is gone, here’s where expat golfers are playing instead

Bali National is gone, here’s where expat golfers are playing instead

If you’ve been planning a Bali golf trip, and wonder where to play, stop and read this first. The course, once voted the best in Indonesia, host of the 1994 Asian Dunhill Masters, home to that famous island green on 17, permanently closed on 1 May 2025. It’s not a renovation. It’s not temporary. It’s gone.

May 25, 2026

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3 min read

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