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| The course
is curved out of the natural woodland with moderate ups & downs. Most fairways
are tight and furthermore they look much narrower because of overhanging trees
on both sides. The natural lakes, creeks and relatively tight landing areas will
make this course really challenging. The course blends in harmony with the surrounding
nature.
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slight dogleg to the right. The tight fairway is guarded by a pond on the left
and trees on the right. To play safe, a fairway wood from the tee will leave a
short or middle iron to the narrow green. A creek crosses the fairway 290 yards
off the tee and then runs along the left of the green. |
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| A gentle
uphill, demanding hole. It is “S” shaped, starting from a slight dogleg to the
right followed by a slight dogleg to the left. You need to hit the solid as well
as accurate tee shot and second shot, which will leave you a middle to short iron
to the green. The tee shot must be on the left side of the fairway. When it is
on the right, trees in front will hamper your second shot. |
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| A dogleg to the left. The landing
area off the tee is narrow because of trees right and left on this hole, too.
A large bunker guarding on the right front of the green is in play. |
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| A dogleg to the left with a pond at the corner. If you
hit the tee shot too far right in order to avoid the water, it will leave you
with a long second shot to the green. The view of the green and its surroundings
is beautiful. |
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| A gentle
uphill, that doglegs slightly to the right. The fairway is tight and lined with
rolling with tress right and left all the way from the tee to the green. Every
shot should be accurate on this hole. The narrow and deep green is protected bunkers
and grassy hollows on both sides. |
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| A steep downhill hole. The difference
in elevation between the green and the tee makes the club selection difficult.
When the pin position is at the back right, the bunker in front comes into play,
which makes it a much tougher hole. |
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| An almost
straight, wonderful hole. If the tee shot is placed on the left side of the fairway,
it will open up a clear view on the second shot. The landing area on the second
shot is limited as a lake on the left squeezes your options. The green is slightly
elevated and protected by bunkers and a pond on the right. |
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| It takes 1 hour
and 20 minutes from Brisbane Airport and 20 minutes from Surfers Paradise by car.
Anyone can play from the longest tees. Yardage sticks are measured in meters.
The course was ranked 99th in Australia by Golf Digest 2006. The other
Graham Mash and Ross Watson designed courses in Australia are Terry
Hills G&CC (26th of above ranking), The
Vines G&CC (Composite course, 27th ), Horizon GR (63rd), Paradise
Palms GC (67th) and Robina Woods GC (99th).
The designer, Graham Mash, is an Australian PGA member and used to be
very successful on the Japanese PGA tour. He has designed about 50 golf
courses mainly in Australia and Asia. As far as Asia is concerned, Penang
GR, Tropicana G&CC, and Staffield CR and Stera
Harbour G&CC are his designs in Malaysia, Fairways & Bluewater
RG&C and Royal Northwoods G&CC are in the Philippines, Gading
Raya Pading GC is in Indonesia, Silk River CC is in Korea, BFA
International Convention Center (博鰲論壇亞州国際会議中心) GC
is in China and Mission Valley GC, Kagoshima Gaden GC and Karuizawa 900
C are in Japan.
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2nd green seen from behind