F&I Kijal Golf Club

Overview: F&I Kijal Golf Club, formerly marketed as Awana Kijal Golf Course, is an 18-hole par-72 resort layout on Malaysia's Terengganu coast. Current booking and course references describe the combined Rimba and Palma nines as 6,520 yards from the blue tees, with a parkland setting near the South China Sea. The routing is intended as resort golf, but the two nines have different emphasis: Palma is more open while Rimba is described as the tougher side. Coastal breeze and monsoon conditions can materially affect club selection.

History: Published course material identifies Mohd Kamel Yassin as designer, but I did not find a dependable current opening year for the exact 18-hole course. The property was long known as Awana Kijal Golf & Beach Resort; current booking material says it was revived and rebranded as F&I Kijal Golf Club after a closure during the COVID-19 period. That name change is kept explicit so the profile does not make the old resort label look like a separate course.

Did You Know? The 15th hole is repeatedly singled out in current player and course notes as a 480-yard par four and a difficult hole for professionals. It sits on the Rimba nine, the side of the course most often associated with the stronger test. The routing's coastal location also means the season matters: the course description specifically warns that monsoon weather can change both club selection and scoring. That is a useful piece of playing character, not just a climate footnote.