Kuala Lumpur West Course
Kuala Lumpur West Course: Nelson & Haworth (1991). Par 72, 6,968 yards. Anirban Lahiri won the 2015 Malaysian Open here with 272 (−16).
Kuala Lumpur West Course: Nelson & Haworth (1991). Par 72, 6,968 yards. Anirban Lahiri won the 2015 Malaysian Open here with 272 (−16).
Kuala Lumpur West Course: Nelson & Haworth (1991). Par 72, 6,968 yards. Anirban Lahiri won the 2015 Malaysian Open here with 272 (−16).
Updated October 24, 2026
13 editions on the record, by event, newest first.
European Tour; Asian Tour
| Year | Champion | Score | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Anirban Lahiri | 272 (−16) | by 1 stroke |
| 2014 | Lee Westwood | 270 (−18) | by 7 strokes |
| 2013 | Kiradech Aphibarnrat | 203 (−13) | by 1 stroke |
| 2012 | Louis Oosthuizen | 271 (−17) | by 3 strokes |
| 2011 | Matteo Manassero | 272 (−16) | by 1 stroke |
| 2010 | Noh Seung-yul | 274 (−14) | by 1 stroke |
| 2006 | Charlie Wi | 197 (−19) | lowest winning score in this event · by 1 stroke |
PGA Tour; Asian Tour
| Year | Champion | Score | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Marc Leishman | 262 (−26) | by 5 strokes |
| 2017 | Pat Perez | 264 (−24) | by 4 strokes |
| 2016 | Justin Thomas | 265 (−23) | by 3 strokes |
| 2015 | Justin Thomas | 262 (−26) | by 1 stroke |
| 2014 | Ryan Moore | 271 (−17) | by 3 strokes |
| 2013 | Ryan Moore | 274 (−14) | won in a playoff |
KLGCC says it hosted the PGA Tour, European Tour and LPGA within a single year for three consecutive years (2013-2015), and in 2016 staged the CIMB Classic and Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia back to back.
Source: KLGCC Our History
Marc Leishman closed the final CIMB Classic in 2018 at 262 (-26), five strokes clear; the event then left Malaysia, replaced on the PGA Tour schedule by the Zozo Championship in Japan.
Source: ESPN leaderboard · Wikipedia CIMB Classic
The club land was acquired in 1991 by a Lum Chang subsidiary on a 96-year lease, but by 1994, with the club under construction, the lease period was cut to 60 years.
The club hole guide calls the 17th one of the most beautiful holes in golf: its fairway is split by a meandering stream planted with exotic flora, the pin position decides which fairway to drive to, and a waterfall forms the backdrop to the green.
Source: KLGCC West Course
On one West Course par 4 a pond cuts into the fairway on the right while Pulai trees are planted strategically on the left, squeezing the driving line.
Source: KLGCC West Course
The club describes one short par 4 as a FUN HOLE where a long, accurate drive into the go zone sets up an eagle chance, with a pond and two bunkers protecting a large undulating green.
Source: KLGCC West Course
Caddies are compulsory on every round at KLGCC, with a minimum of two per flight, and non-members pay a RM102 surcharge to play the West Course.
Source: KLGCC West Course
Nelson & Haworth
Total redesign of the West Course; reopened in 2009 (both courses originally opened 1991)
West Course upgrade completed August 2018
The PGA Tour and DP World Tour weeks at this course since 2017.
| Year | Event | Winner | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | CIMB Classic 10–14 October 2018 | Marc Leishman | PGA Tour |
| 2017 | CIMB Classic 12–15 October 2017 | Pat Perez | PGA Tour |
Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's tour-course research (profiles, championship history, the tour's visits since 2017, stories, details and course changes, each with its sources). A value no source confirmed is left out; nothing is estimated. The light in the room is the sun's real position on the last day of a recorded visit.
The routing and ground are drawn from OpenStreetMap data, © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL). The clubhouse is drawn by GNN from reference photographs; the photographs stay private.
Data: tpc-kuala-lumpur-west.json. Spot an error? See corrections.