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The course at Taiwan G&CC is laid out in undulating woodland. The
century-old dense forest is positioned on both sides of the fairways.
This oldest course in Taiwan is popular as its nickname, Old Tamusoi Course
as the golf club is located at Tamusoi. Established in 1914 with only
3 holes, it finally developed into 18 holes in 1929. It wasn’t until a
Japanese course architect, Shiro Akaboshi redesigned and overhauled in
1936 that it became a full-fledged championship course. Accurate iron
shots are necessary through the course as the greens is generally small
and severely guarded by bunkers. Taking the strong sea winds, sweeping
from Taiwan Strait and the river mouth, into consideration, a solid course
management is also required for a good score. All four par 5s are well
designed.
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| The sixth hole is a straight, downhill, and signature
hole. Players will have to be careful when approaching the green at this
hole as their plays are severely affected by sea winds as Tamusoi River
mouth is just located behind the green. The players will hit the approach
shot from the downhill lie onto the green heavily guarded by bunkers. |
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| The seventh hole is a par five with a slight uphill
dogleg to the left. Due to the tight fairways flanked by tress, both the
tee shot and second shots will have narrow landing areas. An OB line on
the left will come into play, too. Nevertheless, players will enjoy the
views of the hole seen from the green and Tamusui River mouth. |
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The 8th hole is a par three that is surrounded by the forest. The hole has
a beautiful garden style design. The high-rise buildings can be seen from
the tee and are laid out side by side. These buildings give a nice contrast
between nature and civilization. |
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The 9th hole is a straight and relatively long par four. While distance
is necessary on the tee shot, the tight fairways, which are squeezed by
trees on both sides, will force players to decide whether accuracy or a
big drive is more important. The greens are guarded by four bunkers, making
an accurate & long approach shot is required. |
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This long and challenging par three that is filled with deep bunkers on
both sides. Players should note that because of the prevailing against winds,
the actual distance is longer than what they think. A pond located close
to the left edge of the green will also catch your errant shot. Furthermore,
the green is elevated. Both accuracy and distance are needed on this demanding
hole. |
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A generally straight and short par four. The green slopes heavily form back
to front and is guarded by a pond nearby. |
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A par five with a slightly right dogleg with an OB line on the entire left
side. The landing areas on the tee and second shots are small due to the
tight fairway flanked by trees. The flat green is surrendered by three narrow
bunkers. |
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A dogleg to the right par five, reachable in two for long hitters. The
tee shot is downhill. The green, sloping heavily from back to front, is
guarded by two bunkers. Players should note that an OB line is near the
left of green.。
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A slightly uphill & almost straight par four. Driving towards the right
side of the fairway will leave players a good position to hit the green
on the approach. However if the ball goes too far right, a tree in front
of the green will become stymie. The large green is surrounded by seven
bunkers. |
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A view from clubhouse