Orna Golf Club in Melaka, Malaysia
Orna Golf Club is a championship, 27-hole golf course in Melaka, Malaysia, about two hours south of Kuala Lumpur. It's a stern test designed by Pete Dye's nephew, Andy Dye, who has an extensive portfolio in Asia.
This 1997 design has a familiar Dye-family appearance in many spots, especially where there are steep ridges, and no hole looks more "Dye" than the East's par-5 seventh, a sharp, dramatic dogleg right over water to a green guarded heavily with traps. It's easily the most intimidating approach shot on the golf course, though the East's ninth, a long par 4, has the look of any PGA Tour closing hole.
Orna Golf Club is a former host to the Davidoff Tour Qualifying School, and while its layout is tough and long enough to host the pros (up to 6,700 meters), the greens are quite slow on a daily basis.
Orna Golf Club in Melaka, Malaysia - No. 1 North
No. 1 at Orna Golf Club North heads straight downhill with water on the right.
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Orna Golf Club in Melaka, Malaysia - No. 3 North
The par-5 third hole on Orna Golf Club North is protected by water in front.
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Orna Golf Club in Melaka, Malaysia - No. 4 North
The par-3 fourth hole at Orna Golf Club North requires a carry over the water to a left pin location.
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Orna Golf Club in Malaysia - terrain
Orna Golf Club plays a little more wide open than some of its neighbors in Melaka.
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Orna Golf Club in Melaka - No. 6 North
The sixth hole on Orna Golf Club North is a short par 4 that heads straight uphill.
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Orna Golf Club in Melaka, Malaysia - No. 1 East
No. 1 at Orna Golf Club East heads straight downhill.
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Orna Golf Club in Melaka, Malaysia - No. 4 East
The par-5 fourth hole features heavy mounding around the green on Orna Golf Club's East Course.
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Orna Golf Club - No. 6 East
Water lines the left side of No. 6 East at Orna Golf Club in Melaka, Malaysia.
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Orna Golf Club in Melaka, Malaysia - No. 7 East
The par-5 seventh hole on the East Course at Orna Golf Club features a long carry over water to the green.
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