Hsin Yi Golf Club
信誼高爾夫球場

Course Data
LocationKaohsiung, Taiwan
Yardage7377 yards Par 72
Course Rating 
Playing Date17 Dec. 2005
DesingnerHiroshi Watanabe
Opened1987
CaddyYes
Golf CartYes
Rating
Overall Rating
3.50
Course Layout
3
Difficulty Level
5
Greens Conditions
3
Fairways Conditions
3
Landscaping & Views
4
クラブハウス
 

A hillside course with moderate ups & downs. The course has 2 greens per hole, separated by left and right. The official yardage of 7377 is the sum of the longer greens but the actual distance is around 7150 yards because the longer greens and shorter greens alternate one after the other. It is close to 7000 yards long to play from the regular tees. The fairways are wide, so you can drive hard to make up for the long par 4s and par 5s.



A view from the clubhouse

Plants

Quite a number of cedars in the course

 

2nd Par 4 430 yards

2nd Par 4 430 yards (2)

2nd Par 4 430 yards (1)
Using he left green, a reverse “S” shaped hole with the downhill tee shot. A slight dogleg to the right comes first followed by a slight dogleg to the left. Be careful of the blind OB on the left of the green when you hit your second shot.
 
3rd  Par 3 207 yards

3rd Par 3 207 yards
Using the left green, a slightly downhill par 3 over a pond. The green is well protected by bunkers. A series of cedar trees behind the green look superb. When you use the right green, is will be 235 yards long.
 
6th  Par 3 208 yards

6th hole seen from the green

6th Par 3 208 yards
Using the right green, a beautiful hole over a lake. The tee shot is slightly downhill. Left to right hitters needs to be careful because of a hazard on the right of the green.
 
9th  Par 4 456 yard

9th Par 4 456 yard (2)

9th Par 4 456 yard (1)
Using the left green, a demanding slight dogleg to the right. The second shot is over water and not only distance but also accuracy is required on both the tee and second shots.


11th  Par 4 435 yards

11th Par 4 435 yards (2)

11th Par 4 435 yards (1)
Using the left green, a downhill dogleg to the left. The landing zones off the tee are limited as the fairway is narrow with OB on the left and trees on the right. The second shot is steeply downhill and if the shot is over the green, it will possibly be OB. The bunker guarding the front of the green comes into play.
 
14th  Par 4 449 yards

14th Par 4 449 yards (2)

14th Par 4 449 yards (1)
Using the right green, a dogleg to the left with the green lastly swung to the right. The tee shot is over a ravine and needs a carry of 200 yards to reach the fairway. The uphill second shot should be accurate because of OB on the right of the green.
 
19th hole

Restaurant
The course is a 40 minutes drive from Kaohsiung City by car. Visitors can book through an Internet golf-booking agency. The clubhouse adopts an ancient architectural style but looks like a temple. There are no blue tees indicating the longest ones, so I negotiated with the club manager to hit from the longest tees.

Many caddies seem to be expert. Two caddies I had in my flight always said “謝謝” (Thank You) whenever they give and receive my clubs, which pleased me a lot.

Hiroshi Watanabe is Japanese and he designed Nan Yi (南一) G&CC, Chung Gung (長庚) GC Taiwan and Meishin Ryuou CC in Japan.