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Three 9-hole courses, Lotus, Palm & Desert, are laid out on a flat
terrain. The 18-hole Lotus & Palm opened in 1994 has tree lined fairways
with some strategically placed water hazards and sand traps. The Desert
Course added in 1997, almost every terrain, excluding fairways, tees and
greens, is desert (waste land) as the course naming suggests. The view
of exposed dirt is unique and somewhat frightening. However, hitting from
wasted lands is much better than water hazards where you have to pay one
stroke. The Palm Course is shortest and easiest. Regarding the 18-hole
combination out of 27, Desert & Lotus Course that I played this time
is most challenging.
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A par 3 with waste lands on both sides and at the back. The green is double-tiered.
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A slight dogleg to the right with water waiting errant shots all down the
right. The green is a little elevated with well-positioned bunkers on front
left and right. |
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A dogleg to the right, relatively short par 4. Pay attention to water on
the left on the tee shot. The green is surrounded by water on the front & the left. The green slopes steeply from back to front. |
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| A dogleg to the right, demanding hole. As the fairway is narrow
with waste lands on both sides, the tee shot requires both accuracy and
distance. The green is guarded on the front by a deep waste land, so a full-carry
to the green is needed on the approach shot. |
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| A dogleg to the right, long par 5. Waste lands line the fairway,
so an accurate tee shot is required. You make a decision on the second shot
whether you lay up or go for over the waste land that is placed 100 yards
in front of the green. |
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| A dogleg to the left. A bunker on the left corner is reachable
270 yards off the tee. The green is slight elevated with 2 deep bunkers
in the front. The green is wide and slopes to the left. |
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A dogleg to the right, beautiful and short par 4. Water comes along all
the right sides from the fairway into the green. The tee shot is over the
water. The green is narrow and slopes from back to front. |
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A par 3 over a lake. Two bunkers in front of the large but shallow green
are in play. |
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| A slight dogleg to the left. The tee shot needs to be accurate
as trees line the narrow fairway. The second shot is over water and a large
bunker. The green is swung to the left and left side of the green face the
water, so a too much right to left ball should be avoided. The green slopes
to the right. |
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| It is a 45-miunte drive from Ho Chi Minh City
and a 30-minute drive from the international airport. A handicap of 10 or
below is required to play from the blue tees. The distance shows in meters.
Hotel is adjacent. |
The province of the golf club is called “Song Be”, which is famous for a
production area of potteries. The designer is Australian.
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2nd Par 4 155 yards