Blue Sapphire Golf & Resort

Course Data
Location Kanchanaburi, Thailand
Yardage 7000 yards Par 72
Course Rating  
Playing Date 29 Jan. 2006
Designer Steven Youdan & Art-anan Yomchinda
Opened 2003
Caddy Yes
Golf Cart Yes (Can be driven on the fairways)
Rating
Overall Rating
4.15
Course Layout
5
Difficulty Level
4
Greens Condition
3
Fairways Condition
4
Landscaping & Views
4

This is a mostly flat course built on natural terrain. Since water comes into play in 17 out of 18 holes, accurate shots are required for good score. The flow of the holes is very smooth in natural setup due to the excellent layout.



A view from the clubhouse

A view from the clubhouse

A view

 
1st Par 4 431 yards

1st Par 4 431 yards (2)

1st Par 4 431 yards (1)
Sharp dogleg to the right. Hazards wait on the right side of the course. There are numerous bunkers located starting from Y130 to the green to the left front side of the green. There are bush on both side of the green as well as the back of the green which penalize inaccurate second shots.
 
2nd Par 3 165 yards

2nd Par 3 165 yards

A slightly downhill par 3 over a lake. The green is floating on a natural lake.

 
6th Par 4 441 yards

6th Par 4 441 yards (2)

6th Par 4 441 yards (1)
A difficult hole with sharp dogleg to the right. The players need to hit over the lake from the tee box. 250 yards carry is necessary to hit over the bunker to the fairway. If they go to the left, you need to carry 220 yards. The second shot is over the lake to the elevated green which slopes from the back to the front.
 
9th Par 5 526 yards

9th hole seen from the green

9th Par 5 526 yards (1)
Slightly dogleg to the left. The landing area for each shot is very limited due to the tight fairway with lake on the left. The border line of the fairway along the lake looks beautiful with natural wavy curves.
 
11th Par 3 175 yards

11th Par 3 175 yards (2)

11th Par 3 175 yards (1)
Par 3 over a lake. The round green is mostly surrounded by the lake. Especially when the flag is at the front of the green, if you choose the club according to the exact distance to the flag, you might end up in the water if it does not go straight to the pin. Therefore you should aim at the center of the green from the tee regardless of the flag position. The green has two tiers with drastic slope.
 
12th Par 5 589 yards
The hole is laid out curving to the left along a big lake. The green is located on the left of the fairway. The third shot must go over the lake.


12th green seen from the side

12th Par 5 589 yards (2)

12th Par 5 589 yards (1)
 
15th Par 4 465 yards

15th Par 4 465 yards (2)

15th Par 4 465 yards (1)
A long Par 4 going dogleg to the left with a lake on the left. The players need to hit their second shot to the elevated green which slopes from left to right. In order to get to the green in regulation, the players need to hit decent distance with accuracy for tee shot as well as the second shot.
 
16th Par 3 181 yards

16th Par 3 181 yards

Slightly downhill par 3 over a lake. Since the front part of the green is totally guarded by the lake, the players are required to carry over the lake and to hit the green directly. The landing area is wider at front and narrower to the back of the green.

 
19th hole

It is a 3-hour drive from Bangkok. The club has its own accommodation.
Art-anan Yomchinda also designs River Kwai GC and Ever Green Hills GC&R.