Best Golf Courses in Batangas: Book Tee Times & Plan Your Golf Break in 2026/2027

Batangas is the most naturally varied province within easy reach of Manila, and for golfers it offers something the metropolitan courses cannot: proper elevation changes, mountain backdrops, and the option to finish a playing day with a dive at Anilao or an afternoon at a Laiya beach resort. The province sits about two to three hours south of Manila on the SLEX and STAR tollways, and seven courses are listed in the GolfLux database covering terrain that ranges from mountain foothills in Lipa City to a clifftop oceanside layout at Calatagan on the westernmost tip of the province.

The two headline names are Calatagan Golf Club and Summit Point Golf and Country Club. Calatagan carries a slope of 141 and was fashioned in the tradition of classic Scottish links golf according to the club, which puts it in an unusual position among Philippine courses and explains why it draws golfers who want something architecturally distinctive rather than the standard Luzon parkland format. Summit Point in Lipa City is acknowledged as one of the 30 best courses in the Philippines according to publicly available golf rankings, measuring 7,017 yards with a design inspired by famous courses globally. Mount Malarayat, also in Lipa, adds a 27-hole mountain-range option with Malarayat peak as the backdrop for the full round.

Batangas suits Manila-based golfers looking for a weekend program that mixes serious golf with a genuine change of scenery, couples where one partner wants diving or beach time, and international visitors building a final pre-departure Luzon leg south of the capital before returning to Manila for their flight.

Best golf courses in Batangas

Seven courses are listed across the province. Four anchor most visiting golf programs.

1. Calatagan Golf Club

Calatagan Golf Club is an 18-hole, par 71 layout measuring 6,982 yards with a slope of 141 according to the club, located in Calatagan municipality about 125 kilometers south of Manila on the western tip of Batangas province. It was fashioned in the tradition of classic Scottish links golf, which makes it an unusual course character for the Philippines. At a slope of 141 it is among the more demanding courses in Luzon, and the westerly coastal position means sea breezes from the Verde Island Passage and the South China Sea influence club selection and ball flight throughout the round.

The combination of links-inspired design and ocean setting makes Calatagan the most architecturally interesting course in Batangas, and probably the most geographically distinctive layout in the entire region south of Manila. The par 71 format and 6,982 yards suggest a course where precise shotmaking matters more than raw length. It suits experienced golfers who specifically want something different from the parkland format that dominates the greater Manila circuit, and any visitor who wants to combine a round with Calatagan’s quieter beach and resort area on the same day.

2. Summit Point Golf and Country Club

Summit Point Golf and Country Club is an 18-hole, par 72 layout measuring 7,017 yards with a slope of 129 according to the club, built in 2006 in Lipa City and acknowledged as one of the 30 best golf courses in the Philippines by publicly available golf rankings. The GolfLux listing describes a design inspired by famous golf courses from around the world, with a layout built to serve the expanding Lipa City and greater Batangas golf market.

At 7,017 yards and slope 129, Summit Point is the right choice for golfers who want the most fully realized championship layout in the province with strong conditioning and a recognized ranking behind it.

3. Mount Malarayat Golf and Country Club

Mount Malarayat Golf and Country Club is a 27-hole layout with each nine measuring 3,533 yards according to the club, set within the Malarayat mountain range in Lipa City and recognized by Golf Magazine as one of the best courses in the Philippines according to the club’s own description. The mountain range setting gives the course genuine elevation changes and views toward Mount Malarayat itself, with cooler temperatures in the early morning that are noticeably more comfortable than playing at sea level in Metro Manila.

The 27-hole format gives groups flexibility in which nine combinations they play, and the mountain character makes it the strongest visual experience of the three main Lipa courses. It suits golfers who want elevation, mountain air, and a course with scenic range that is not available anywhere within Metro Manila itself.

4. Club Punta Fuego

Club Punta Fuego is an 18-hole, par 58 layout measuring 3,542 yards with a slope of 101 according to the club, located in Nasugbu municipality on the western Batangas coast. The par 58 format makes it a short course rather than a full-length championship layout, but the Tifdwarf greens and seashore paspalum fairways suggest quality turf management, and the Nasugbu coastal setting positions it within one of Batangas’s most developed beach resort areas.

It suits golfers who want a shorter, lower-pressure round as part of a beach holiday, or as an add-on activity during a Nasugbu resort stay rather than a primary golf program destination.

Which course is better?

Calatagan is the most distinctive course in the province for its slope rating, links-inspired character, and coastal westerly setting. Summit Point is the strongest full-length championship option with the most widely recognized ranking. Mount Malarayat offers the best mountain setting and visual experience. For golfers visiting Batangas for the first time, Summit Point and Mount Malarayat as a two-round Lipa City program is the most practical structure. Calatagan suits a specific second trip or golfers who drive the additional distance specifically for the links character and coastal position.

Best time to play golf in Batangas

Batangas follows the Metro Manila and southern Luzon seasonal pattern. The Philippines Tourism Authority notes that the province has a dry season from November through April and a wet season from June through October, with typhoon exposure a factor in July through November.

November to February is the most comfortable window. Temperatures in Lipa City, at higher elevation, are noticeably cooler than Manila, sitting around 22 to 29 degrees Celsius on clear mornings. This is also the strongest season for diving at Anilao, which the Philippines Tourism Authority notes as one of the most biodiverse dive sites in the world. Calatagan’s sea breezes are more consistent in this period.

March to May is hot and dry, the most predictable weather window of the year. April is the warmest month, and early morning tee times before 7:30am are the practical approach at the coastal Calatagan course where afternoon heat and wind are at their most significant.

June to October is the wet season with afternoon rain and typhoon risk. Morning rounds at Summit Point and Mount Malarayat are generally still playable. Green fees are lower across all courses. Anilao diving continues through the wet season, and visibility underwater is often excellent even when it is raining above.

Batangas golf holidays and package tours

Batangas suits two to four day programs, either as a Manila extension or as a standalone Luzon south trip. The SLEX and STAR Expressway route from Metro Manila to Lipa City takes about two hours in normal traffic, with Calatagan adding a further hour west on provincial roads. Most golfers base either in Lipa City for the mountain courses or in Nasugbu or Calatagan for the coastal setting, rather than attempting to cover both ends of the province from a single base.

A typical Batangas golf program for visiting golfers covers two or three rounds across Summit Point, Mount Malarayat, and one of the Nasugbu or Calatagan options, with at least one afternoon or morning built around diving at Anilao or beach time at Laiya on the eastern coast.

For couples, Anilao in Mabini municipality on the northeastern Batangas coast is the province’s most compelling non-golf draw. The Philippines Tourism Authority notes Anilao as the birthplace of recreational scuba diving in the Philippines, with dive sites covering muck diving, coral walls, and macro photography subjects that draw underwater photographers from across Asia. Non-golfing partners with any interest in diving or snorkeling have a full independent program that works alongside the golf schedule. Browse Philippines golf packages or create a custom Batangas and Manila itinerary to build south Luzon golf into your Philippines program.

Golf with Anilao diving and the Batangas coast

Batangas’s coastline faces the Verde Island Passage, described by marine biologists as having one of the highest concentrations of marine species per unit area of any body of water in the world, according to the Philippines Tourism Authority. Anilao, on the northeastern Batangas peninsula facing the passage, is accessible from Lipa City in about 45 minutes and from Manila in about three hours by road. Dive operators based at the small resorts along the Anilao coastline run morning and afternoon boat dives to sites around Sombrero Island and the Verde Island Passage walls, and single-day trips from Manila are common for Manila-based divers.

Laiya, on the eastern Batangas coast facing the Sibuyan Sea in San Juan municipality, has a cluster of beach resorts with white sand and calm water that provide a more accessible beach day than the longer drive to Calatagan. The Philippines Tourism Authority notes Laiya as one of the most popular Manila-accessible beach destinations in the greater Manila area. Most Batangas golf programs that include a beach day use Laiya rather than Calatagan for the shorter transfer, leaving Calatagan as a dedicated golf trip rather than a beach stopover.

Lipa City itself, the commercial center of the province and the base for Summit Point and Mount Malarayat, has its own city character worth a brief mention. The city is known in the Philippines for its coffee culture, with Barako coffee, a strong-flavored Liberica variety grown in the Batangas highlands, served at cafes throughout the city. 

Book tee times in Batangas

Calatagan Golf Club and Summit Point are the two courses with the strongest weekend demand from Manila day-trippers and should be booked at least a week ahead for Saturday and Sunday slots during the November to February peak season. Mount Malarayat is similarly in demand on weekends. Weekday slots at all Batangas courses are generally accessible with two to four days’ notice.

The SLEX and STAR Expressway tolls make the Manila to Lipa drive manageable outside peak hours, but Friday afternoon traffic from Manila can extend the journey to three hours or more. Leaving Manila before noon on a Friday or departing at 5am on a Saturday morning for a 7am tee time avoids the worst of the expressway congestion. The Calatagan drive adds significant time to the western coastal road beyond Nasugbu and is best planned as an overnight stay rather than a same-day Manila return.

When organizing a Batangas golf trip, confirm tee times at your preferred courses with Summit Point and Calatagan as priority bookings for weekend slots, accommodation in Lipa City or Nasugbu depending on which courses you are playing, transfer logistics on the SLEX and STAR Expressway, and how any Anilao dive or Laiya beach day aligns with your playing schedule. Start planning here or view Philippines golf packages to incorporate Batangas into a wider south Luzon or Manila program.