Local golfer is considered lucky because they can enjoy a number of international standard golf course with scenic views in Indonesia, one of them is the Padivalley Golf Club in Makassar. This golf course located in Patalassang, Bontonompo, Gowa, South Sulawesi. It’s about 45 minutes away from Makassar business center. The Padivalley Golf Club is an 18 hole golf course, designed to exceed USGA design standards and makes it as the first international golf course in Sulawesi. This golf course designed by the designer who built the Royale Jakarta Golf Club (Halim III), Bob Moore from the JMP Group design firm USA.
It’s not surprising if you can find some similarities to the Royale Jakarta Golf Club. Established on the 320 hectares areas, the Padivalley golf course offers the wide green of Salam Paspallum grass with well-maintained fairways. Each hole is designed against a backdrop of beautiful natural hills and paddy valleys and has different levels of difficulty. For beginners, all holes in par 5 such as holes # 5, # 7, # 9, # 12 and # 18 are considered as the most difficult holes. However, this difficulty is paid off when you see the beautiful lakes and hilly background, which makes the game more exciting.
Amenities and Green Fee Rates of Padivalley Golf Club
- Driving Range
As a semi-private golf club, the Padivalley golf course offers a range of driving range that can be used by guests and club members. For regular visitors, they have to pay IDR. 20,000 to play with 50 balls and IDR. 35,000 to play with 100 balls. As for club members, they have to pay an annual fee of IDR. 1.495.000. By becoming a club member, golfers can get some advantages such as allowed to use locker room and shower for free, free training course for beginners, can use up to 300 balls at any days, free green fee 6x on weekdays and get a 15% discount for food and beverage consumption. - Clubhouse
The Padivalley Golf Club provides a clubhouse located on the hill, so the visitors get to see the scenery of the lake, the city of Makassar and the hills of Gowa. The cozy clubhouse and friendly service make this place as an entertainment and relaxation place with friends or family. - The Village Restaurant
Visitors can also enjoy the delicacy of local, oriental and western culinary dishes at The Village restaurant. Spacious restaurant located in the middle of the green golf course and surrounded by trees with a capacity of 250 people, so it can be used as a banquet location such as weddings, meetings, reunions and other special events.
If you visit The Village restaurant, do not forget to enjoy the menu of grilled konro and oxtail Thai sauce soup that became the main course of this restaurant. - Other Facilities
As a family recreational site, this golf course also has other additional facilities such as a 5-star locker room, caddie facilities, meeting rooms with a maximum capacity of 350 people and VIP rooms.
Padivalley golf course set rates that are quite affordable both for visitors and members of the club. To play golf on this golf course, members are charged only IDR. 175,000 for 9 holes game and IDR. 235,000 for the 18 holes game. As for guests and friends of the members, will be charged for rate of IDR. 316.000 – IDR. 400,000 for 9 holes game and IDR. 460.000 – IDR. 600,000 for 18 holes game on weekday. Meanwhile, on Saturday, guests of the members will be charged IDR. 790,000 – IDR. 1,150,000 for 18 holes game.On Sundays and public holidays, guests and friends of the members will be charged a rate of IDR. 424,000 – IDR. 580,000 for 9 holes and IDR. 640,000 – IDR. 900,000 for 18 holes game.
There is also a special women and junior package at a rate of IDR. 350,000 special only on Wednesday. This rate includes green fee rates, taxes, insurance, golf carts and caddie fee. Padivalley Golf Club also offers membership packages for Individual, Corporate, Additional Corporate, Spouses, Junior and One Year Term membership. Golfers can join this membership package by paying a registration fee of IDR. 30.000.000 – IDR. 121.000.000 and annual fee of IDR. 13.200.000.
