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The course is carved through natural waterways and offers aggressive
layouts. You need to exercise good course management to avoid deep fairway
and greenside bunkers that amount to as many as 98 spreading the course.
It also features that the green conditions are good, and greens are fast,
well undulated and slightly elevated. Unless you read putting slopes carefully,
you might have a risk of 3 putts. Not just greens but also fairways have
undulations. Overall, the course is challenging but you feel tranquil
playing here because you can enjoy the great nature. The course has extensive
wetlands、 so bird life is abundant.
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| A dogleg to the right. The second shot is over a wetland. A
large bunker on the right side of the green will come more into play than
the water. The layout of the slightly elevated green, the deep bunker and
the wetland is excellent. |
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A signature hole over water and a bunker. All of the left side is a lake
and a long bunker is placed along the lake. This is enough to take your
breath away for this beautiful scenery and at the same time it is a really
challenging hole. |
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| A dogleg to the left with the green swung to the right. A wetland
on the left will limit the landing area of each shot. |
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A slight dogleg to the left. A series of bunker on the left corner come
into play on the tee shot. The green is well protected by bunkers, so an
accurate second shot is needed.
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A dogleg left, difficult par 4, although it is not long. The left side of
the fairway borders a lake. The longer tee shot is, the narrower fairway
becomes. Not only bunkers but also water hazards come into play on both
sides of the raised green. |
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| A dogleg to the right. Trees on the right and left sides is
guarding the fairway, it looks like a woodland course. There is a wetland
on the right of the elevated green. The strategically placed bunkers and
the wetland are beautiful. |
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A very shot, sharp dogleg to the left. The tee shot requires over water.
A long hitter can hit the tee shot close to the green. But it can also be
a “sleeper” where unsuspecting disaster awaits. |
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A spectacular par 3 over water. The green is surround by water except for
the right side. When you hit to the right side of the green to avoid the
water, a large bunker will catch your shot. |
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A long, sharp dogleg to the left with a wetland on the left. The tee shot
is over the wetland. You need to hit the long and accurate tee and second
shots in order to hit the green in regulation. If your tee shot is too far
right to avoid the water, it will cause a very long shot to the green. The
green is elevated and guarded by bunkers. |
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It takes 1 hour and 20 minutes from Brisbane Airport and 20 minutes from
Surfers Paradise by car. A spa facility is next to the clubhouse and its
spa and massage have a good reputation. Charming houses are built around
the course. Anyone can play from the longest tees. Yardage sticks are
measured in meters. I stayed at Sheraton Mirage Gold Coast after plyaed
in 2013.
The course was ranked 40th in Australia by Golf Digest 2006. The works
of Greg Norman & Bob Harison in Australia include the following: Ellerston
(ranked 4th), The National
GC - Moonah Course (ranked 8th), Brookwater GC (ranked 19th), Club
Pelican GC (ranked 42nd), The Grand (ranked 51st), and Sanctuary Lakes
GC (ranked 87nd), Settlers Run G&CC (ranked 65th in 2014), etc.
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2nd Par 4 441 yards (3)