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* The course is in fact 7222 yards long but the longest
tees are only open to pros.
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Tiger Beach GL is a pure links course laid out on flat, coastal terrain.
It features picturesque views overlooking the Yellow Sea, rough sand dunes
covered in wild fescue, rolling fairways punctured by pot bunkers and
undulating greens. The thick fescues flank the relatively tight fairways,
which require accurate shots. It is 6600 yards long which isn’t long but
the strong winds, if any, will add greatly to the degree of difficulty.
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| A dogleg to the right par 4. The green slopes
from back to front with bunkers on both sides. |
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| A straight par 5. The green slopes from back
to front. 2 bunkers protecting the front side of the green are in play.
The ocean extends beyond the green. |
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A unique par 3 where the green looks like it's floating in the rough. The
green is slightly elevated and surrounded by bunkers, so the right club
selection is important.
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A slight dogleg to the right par 4. You can see the ocean ahead off the
tee. 2 pot bunkers are placed on the right side of the green that is steeply
undulating and double-tiered. This hole will become a really tough par
4 if you play from the pro tee which is 460 yards long, 90 yards longer
than the second longest tee.
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A straight & long par 4. The second shot is over a pond. The green
is wide, elevated and slopes from back to front. Two pot bunkers in front
of the green are in play. Left to right players need to be careful of
water on the right of the green.
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A relatively long par 3. The green is elevated with 2 pot bunkers protecting
the front, so you need a full carry to the green.
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| A straight par 5. A pond on the right, extending
from 200 yards to the green up to its front, squeezes the landing area on
the second shot. There is a ridge on the center of the green and thus slopes
from the center to left & right. |
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A par 3 with a demanding green. The green is narrow and triple-tiered,
so you like to hit onto the same tier. A bunker on the front left of the
green is in play. It usually plays against the wind, which makes the hole
really longer.
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A dogleg to the right par 4.An accurate tee shot is needed as the fairway
is narrow. The green is elevated with a pot bunker on the front right of
the green. |
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It is a 1 hour & 45 minute drive from Qingdao and a 1 hour &
15 minute drive from the airport. Visitors can play here. A lodge is available.
Over 20 goats were allowed to roam around the course in late afternoons.
The designer, Song Kuang Mang, is Taiwanese and an owner of this club
and Silport GC
(上海旭宝高) in Shanghai. In preparing to design he visited, played
and photographed a great many of the classic Scottish and Irish links
courses and the results are really quite spectacular.
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2nd Par 4 385 yards (3)