Tourism in Malaysia has added another feather to its cap as the World Golf Awards held in Portugal has conferred the tag of best golf destination to the country for the year 2015. Golf tourism is a major element worldwide and this award is testament to the fact that that Malaysia offers a plethora of options for the same. There exist some golf courses perched next to jungles, others are atop mountain cliffs while some occupy premium urban downtown spots. An estimated sixty million golfing golfer visits took place in 2015 alone generating variety of tourism jobs.