18 holes
Victoria Golf & Country Resort
Digana · Sri Lanka
Photo credit
Image courtesy of © Victoria Golf & Country Resort
Photo credit
Image courtesy of © Victoria Golf & Country ResortA par 73, 6933-yard, 18-hole championship course by Donald Steel beside the Victoria Reservoir, with a golf academy, pro shop and resort restaurant.
The course
| Course | Holes | Par | Length | Designer | Opened | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria Golf Resort | 18 | 73 | 6,933 yd | Donald Steel |
Blank cells: the club does not state it on its website.
Practice and lessons
- Putting green
- 12-person driving range
- Practice bunker areas
- Golf academy
Clubhouse
- Araliya
- Golf shop
Good to know
- Use of one caddie per player is compulsory
- Use of one ball spotter per game is compulsory
- Tee times are reserved by contacting the club directly or by email
Golfer’s facilities
- PracticeDriving range, Putting green, Practice bunker
- On the courseClub hire
From the club’s own website.
How to get on
Tee times are reserved by phone or email directly with the club.
Lessons
Victoria Golf Academy
- Training camps for players of all levels
The 19th hole
- Araliya · Resort restaurant serving Sri Lankan dishes as well as international fare.
How the club plays
- One caddie per player is compulsory.
- One ball spotter per game is compulsory.
Sources: the club’s own website
When to play
Temperature, sunshine and rain by month for Sri Lanka, from the official weather service.
From the ULTIMATE Sri Lanka guide
Read our full write-up, with the history of the club and how to get there.
Read on the Sri Lanka guide →Around the course
Hotels nearby, and restaurants and bars from the ULTIMATE Sri Lanka guide, by straight-line distance.
Stay
- Helga’s FollyEccentric art hotel · 14 km
- W15 Hanthana EstateBoutique hotel on a tea estate · 16 km
- Amaya HillsHill hotel · 17 km
- Cinnamon Citadel KandyRiverside hotel · 17 km
For the non-golfer
While the round goes on: spas, beaches, shops and culture from the ULTIMATE Sri Lanka guide, by straight-line distance.
Shopping
- Buddhist Publication Society bookshopBookshop · 14 km
- SelynFair-trade handloom · 15 km
- HemachandrasJeweller and gem dealer · 18 km
Culture
- Kandyan dance showsCultural dance show · 14 km
- Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic (Sri Dalada Maligawa)Buddhist temple · UNESCO site · 15 km
- Ceylon Tea MuseumTea museum · 16 km
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