Golf at altitude Victoria and the Nuwara Eliya club are they worth the suitcase space

Twenty two years carrying bags on these courses so the inside view Victoria at Digana the serious test routed over hills above the Victoria reservoir with the Knuckles range behind every back nine photo Asia list placement is earned the par 3 over the water and the long downhill closing holes stay in golfer memory Green fees for visitors run roughly 60 to 90 USD walking with caddie mandatory and that is a feature not a cost our caddies read these greens like family Bibles trust the line you are given Club rental decent sets available 20 to 30 USD book ahead weekends Dress collared shirt standard no football shorts the club is relaxed but proper Nuwara Eliya Golf Club the time capsule 1889 colonial clubhouse trophy boards from another century the course threads through town pines and the cold morning air at 1900 meters The course is shorter and quirkier than Victoria blind shots tiny old greens stone walls in play treat it as living history with golf attached green fees gentler 40 to 60 USD the clubhouse curry lunch afterward is mandatory in spirit Mid handicap honest answer Victoria from the correct tees is a good hard day the altitude gives you ten extra meters of carry which flatters the driver and ruins the wedge distances for the front nine until you adjust Nuwara Eliya is pure charm over challenge Pack rain gear for both June afternoons build the round for the morning