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The Eagle Ridge GC boasts 4 championship courses developed on hillside
terrain: Nick Faldo, Andy
Dye, Greg
Norman & Isao Aoki Courses. The Aoki Course has relatively wide
fairways but hazards, ravines and bunkers come into play at key points,
which makes the course challenging. It is spacious except for a few tight
holes and it is easy to understand playing routes off the tees as you
can see the hazards ahead of you.
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A slight dogleg to the right, a par 4. Off the tee there is a bunker
on the left 270 yards out and a hazard on the right. The hazard then crosses
the fairway diagonally in front of the green. A bunker protecting the
front left of the green is in play, so you’ll want to hit the second shot
from the right side of the fairway in order to have a clear view to the
green that is deep and high in the center, sloping steeply from the center
to the front and gently from the center to the back.
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A sharp dogleg to the left, a very short par 4. You can see all the challenges
and possibilities from an elevated tee. 12 bunkers line the fairway. The
tee shot is over a ravine & the bunkers to cut off the dogleg, and needs
a carry of 220 yards to reach the fairway. Long hitters can reach the green
in 1 shot but must be prepared to pay the price as the front and left sides
of the green border the ravine. The green is elevated and slopes steeply
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A relatively long par 3. The left side of the green faces a ravine, so you’ll
want to play to the right. The narrow green is also guarded by bunkers on
both sides. |
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A straight par 4. The landing area off the tee is somewhat squeezed by a
ravine on the left and an OB line on the right. The further you get you
get from the tee, the narrower the fairway gets, which long hitters should
keep in mind. The green is elevated and guarded by bunkers on both sides
of the front, so you need to hit directly onto the green. |
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A dogleg to the left, a short par 4. A hazard runs along the left and 2
bunkers 245-270 yards off the tee await your shot on the right. The fairway
is narrow, making it best not to use a driver. The second shot is over the
hazard. The green is shallow and is not deep, so the right club selection
is important on the second shot. |
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A dogleg to the left, a slightly downhill par 4. The fairway is tight with
a hazard running along the left and a fairway bunker on the right 270 yards
off the tee. The green is narrow & deep with the hazard facing on the
right and 2 bunkers on the left, so you’ll want to hit an accurate second
shot. |
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A gently uphill, double dogleg par 5. A hazard on the right comes into play
off the tee, and then the hazard bisects the fairway and runs along the
right. The hazard and two bunkers on the right come into play on the second
shot. The green is shallow. |
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A dogleg to the left, a long par 4. Water extends from the fairway to the
green on the left and an OB line on the right also awaits your errant shot,
which requires both distance and accuracy on the tee and second shots. A
carry of 220 yards is needed to clear a bunker on the left. A small bunker
on the front left of the green and a large bunker on the right side of the
green are strategically placed. |
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| It is a 1 hour & 20 minute drive from Makati. Visitors
can play here but it is hard to book. The Aoki Course has an independent
clubhouse in the Japanese style. Isao Aoki designed other courses are The
North Country GC, CC the Lakes, Ogane GC, Gold Kisarazu CC, Kamo GC
in Japan ,and Shenzhen
(深圳) GC in China. |
2nd green seen from the side