Golfing in Langkawi is both pleasurable and affordable. There is a choice of world-class courses- - The Golf Club Datai Bay, with luxurious accommodation facilities nearby provided by award-winning resorts, The Datai and The Andaman; the Gunung Raya Golf Resort (just 8 minutes by road from Kuah, at the foothills of Mount Raya) with a 18-hole course designed by  internationally renowned American golf architect max Wexler; and the Langkawi Island Golf Club near Bukit Malut.