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beautiful course is in a hillside with moderate ups & downs. Water and bunkers
come into play on most holes. This is a long course, over 7200 yards par 72 but
the fairways are generous, so it is actually not that difficult compared to the
total distance. It also features that each green slopes a lot with many double
tiered greens. |
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| A very long, slight dogleg to the left. The
hole is separated by tress and rocks and very neat. The wide green is elevated
and wavy. You should avoid a big bunker guarding the front of the green because
it is deep. |
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beautiful but difficult hole. The landing area becomes very narrow because the
fairway is squeezed by bunkers on the right and a lake on the left when you hit
the tee shot over 250 yards. Moreover, the fairway strongly slopes from the bunker
to the lake, so it is a wise idea not to use the driver off the tee. You lay up
in front of the right bunkers off the tee and when the approach shot over water
is accurate, you will be rewarded as birdie. |
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| A downhill par 3 over a lake. The
green is wide and undulated. |
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beautiful hole separated by trees. A creek runs along the right side of the fairway.
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A dogleg to the left with 2
routes to choose. To aim the left fairway, you need a carry of 260-270 yards over
a lake and bunkers. To play safe, you should hit into the right fairway although
it is longer. |
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A demanding par 4. The left
of the fairway borders a lake and the green is greatly swung to the right across
the lake. The best landing spot of the tee shot should be the fairway close to
the water. The second shot is over the water. The green is double tiered. |
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left. Scenic rocks along the left side of the fairway enhance difficulty. |
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It takes within one hour from Guangzhou by car. The course
has just opened when I played and the clubhouse has not yet completed. The
caddies were well trained; for example, all four caddies clapped their hands whenever
we hit good tee shots. When I tried to hit from the longest gold tees, my caddie
told me to have a pro certificate. Of course, I didn’t have it and showed her
a single handicap certificate instead and finally managed to play from the gold
tees. The other JMP Golf Design group designed courses in Asia are Sun
Valley (紅峡谷) GC, Agile
(中山長江) G&CC – A Course, Beijing (北京)
GC, Lakewood (翠湖) GC in China, Nasu
Chifuriko CC, GlenOaks CC, Prestige GC, Iwate Numakunai GC in Japan and Kulim
G&CC in Malaysia, Bukit Prelangi (Rainbow Hills) Resort in Indonesia, Lakewood
CC in Thailand and Royal Kuan-His (老翁関西) GC in Taiwan.
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1st hole seen from the green