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| A long par 5 with a lake on the right side of
the hole. The tee shot is demanding because of the tight fairway, the lake and
well-positioned bunkers on the right. The approach shot should be accurate since
the lake actually surrounds the green except for the left side. The green is big
and has good undulations. |
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| A dogleg to the left. The water hazards guard
both sides of the relatively narrow fairway. The approach shot is over water because
of the lake which covers an area from the front edge of the green to a point 90
yards out. The elevated green is really beautiful. |
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| A beautiful par 3. The green is guarded
by bunkers and there is water on the right. |
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| A slight dogleg to the right
with the lake running the right of the hole. This par-4 9th is like the mirror
image of the par-4 18th with the lake separating the 2 par 4s. The view of the
clubhouse and the hotel from the hole is beautiful. |
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| A
sharp dogleg to the left with a great layout and view. Although a lake guards
the left side of the hole, you had better avoid the wider part of the lake on
the tee shot, as this will greatly reduce the length of the second shot. When
the pin position is at the back, the second shot needs to be over the bunkers,
so it will be more difficult. |
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| A neat par 3 with a little elevated
green. Two bunkers in front of both sides of the green are in play. |
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A dogleg to the left. The left
side of the fairway borders the lake and the fairway is tight, too, at this hole.
The elevated green is guarded by 3 front bunkers. |
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An almost straight hole with
water on the right for the tee shot and water on the left for the second. The
landing area for the second shot is extremely tight because of the lake at the
right side of the fairway. |
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takes about 30 minutes by the club bus from the Zhuhai ferry terminal. The meals
at the restaurant were delicious. I stayed at the hotel next to the clubhouse
and the view from the room was excellent.
The course is managed by the world-renowned sports management company, IMG.
The other Colin Mongomery designed courses in Asia are Meishi
Mayflower International (美視五月花国際) GC in China and Raon
GC in Korea. Golden Gulf GC and Meishi Mayflower International GC are managed
by the world-renowned sports management company, IMG.
The various
pretty flowers were planted around the course. The 2 pictures are one of those
flowers. Especially, the left flower is called phonics and is quite rare. |
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3rd hole seen from the green