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The best tee shot is to hit down
the left side of the fairway in order to secure a good angle to the green protected
by 3 bunkers to the left, right and behind. If you hit to the right side, the
second shot becomes harder because the shot needs to carry over a lake and the
deep right greenside bunker. The lake in front of the green makes this a difficult
by visually appealing hole. |
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| A gentle dogleg to the right
with trees and bushes on the left and a lake on the right. The fairway bunkers
in the middle of the fairway are well positioned. You should avoid the deep bunkers
guarding the left of the green . The approach shot into the green is slightly
uphill. |
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| A beautiful hole. There is a
split fairway with bunkers. You can have a better angle into the green from the
right fairway on your second shot. Hitting the second shot for the left fairway
makes the distance shorter but the shot requires you to hit over a big bunker
on the front left of the green. |
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A medium length par 3 with an island
green. Needless to say a precise shot is required. I have played more than 10
Nicklaus designed courses this was the first to have an island green. |
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is OB and ponds on the left. You had bettr drive down the right side of the fairway
in order to have the best angle into the green for the second shot. It becomes
difficult if you hit the second from the left side of the fairway because your
approach shot needs to fly over the pond and a 2-meter (7 ft.) deep bunker. |
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| A pretty par 3 over a big bunker
with a good view. |
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| The tee is the highest on the course
and the views of the rest of the course and of the neighboring town is superb.
A river crosses in front of the slightly elevated green. You need to dive very
hard to leave yourself with an easier approach shot to the green. |
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| A short par 5 with a green swung
to the right. Long hitters can reach the green in two shots, but the front of
the green is well guarded by a huge bunker, so one is faced with a tactical decision
of whether to go for it on the second shot or lay up to the left short of the
green The undulating green is double-tiered. |
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It takes 2 hours and half from Hong Kong by club
bus. All the staff including caddies were well trained and made us comfortable.
This is a big resort with residential areas, a hotel, a swimming pool, tennis
courts, a basketball court, a Massage & Spa Center, and even a children atelier
room, etc. This was selected the best golf resort in China in 2001, 2002 and 2003
by China Golf Magazine. The restaurant has a pleasant atmosphere.
Players
who like to hit from the longest black tees need to bring single handicap certificates.
The other Jack Nicklaus designed courses in China are Chung
Shan Hot Spring (中山溫泉) GC - Jack Nicklaus Course, Pine
Valley International (華彬國際) GC, Shanghai
Links (上海林克司) G&CC, Hangzhou West Lake International
(杭州西湖國際) G&CC, Spring
City (春城) Ｇ＆ＬＲ - Mountain Course, Suzhou Sunrise
(蘇州中興) GC, Nanhu (南湖) GCC,
Mission
Hills (觀瀾湖) GC - World Cup Course, Wuyi Fountain Palm
(江門五邑蒲蔡) GC.
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4th Par 4 403 yards (2)