The Club Intramuros Golf Course is a golf course situated on the periphery of the walled area of

Intramuros Intramuros () is the historic walled area within the city of Manila, the capital of the Philippines. It is administered by the Intramuros Administration with the help of the city government of Manila. Intramuros comprises a centuries-old hist ...

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. It one of the oldest golf courses in the Philippines.

History

The Club Intramuros Golf Course's location used to be a moat surrounding the walled area of

in Manila which was converted into a sunken garden before being repurposed as a golf course during the

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. The golf club behind the course, Club Intramuros was established in the early 1990s. The course started as a nine-hole course, initially known as the Manila Municipal Golf Links. In the early 1930s, the Manila City Government assumed management of the course and the Intramuros golfing venue was expanded into a full 18-hole, 60 par course with a length of . By the 1950s, a driving range already exists in the golf course and by the 1960s, the golf venue has been expanded to a 18-hole course. The management and control of the Intramuros golf course was transferred to the Philippine Tourism Authority (now Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority) in 1981 during the administration of Philippine President

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. Golf architect Andy Dye was tasked to lead renovation works on the Intramuros golf course during the administration of Philippine President

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. In 2018, the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority started renovation works on the golf course.

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