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| A downhill dogleg 90 degrees
to the left along a lake. The tee shot is intimidating because the landing area
is narrow, between a lake on the left and fairway bunkers on the right. The second
shot is to hit over water onto an elevated green. |
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| A downhill, beautiful par 3. If you
hook the ball, it will land in a lake facing the left side of the green. The elevated
green is guarded by some bunkers and has mild undulations that make putting interesting. |
| A although it is a short par
5, the second and third shots are steep uphill. For the first shot, you need to
hit the ball some 200 to 220 yards to carry over a valley. The green is huge with
difficult slopes as well as undulations and the tension runs high when you putt.
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| This hole has been selected as one of the
best 500 holes in the world in the year of 2000 by US Golf Magazine. It is a downhill
dogleg to the left and bunkers split the fairway. The elongated green has some
undulations. If the pin is at the back and your approach shot is short of the
green, a steep slope catches your ball, which makes it difficult to save par.
This hole has an attractive layout with a very fine view. |
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| A
dogleg to the left with a dynamic downhill drive to a split fairway, left &
right, separated by a creek. If you are a long hitter of 250-yard drives with
a precise control, you should choose the left fairway, then with the help of the
prevailing tail wind, and strong downhill factor, your drive will be long enough
to reach the green in 2 with an iron. However, if your drives are shorter, you
should hit the narrow landing area: otherwise, your ball will tend to be caught
by water on the right or to disappear into trees on the right. To play safe, you
should hit to the bigger fairway on the right although it is farther away from
the green, and you still have a birdie chance with a good approach shot. I think
this split fairway would be better if the new tee were 30 yards longer or the
tail wind becomes a head wind. |
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| An impressive hole with a memorable
view. The green is not deep but quite wide and if the pin is on the right, a bunker
at the front of the green and a steep slope are in play, which makes it harder. |
| A slightly dogleg to the right
with dynamic downhill drive on this hole, too. If you hit too far right, your
ball will disappear into trees on both the tee and second shots. On the second
shot, you also need to pay attention to a lake facing the fairway and the green
on the left. The view from the tee is breathtaking. |
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The luxury clubhouse is another feature. It takes 1hour and 40 minutes from Hong
Kong to Zhongshan Harbor by ferry and another 20 minutes by club bus. It takes
45 minutes from Zuhai by taxi. If you like to play this course from the
longest tees (gold tees), you need to send a written request to the club a week
in advance. The other JMP Golf Design Group & J. Michael Poellot designed
courses in Asia are Caledonian
GC, Tomisato GC, Nasu
Chifuriko CC, GlenOaks CC, Prestige GC, Iwate Numakunai GC, Golden Palm CC,
Green Hill Seki GC in Japan, Long Island (長安) G&CC,
Sun Valley (紅峡谷)
GC, Beijing (北京) GC, Peach
Garden Fontaine (佛山南海桃園楓丹) GC, Lakewood
(翠湖) GC in China, Royal Kuan-His (老翁関西) GC in Taiwan,
Rajpruek C, Lakewood CC in Thailand,
Mt. Malarayat R&GC in Philippine and Rainbow Hills G&HR in Indonesia. |
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