The
front nine holes have 3500 yards and are challenging but the back nine have a
little less than 3100 yards and are very easy to play. This course is suitable
for beginners but not for advanced players. Another disadvantage is that the greens
are extremely slow. Guilin is well known for its lush green hills and mountains,
majestic rivers, and exotic stones. You can enjoy seeing most of them, i.e., the
picturesque scenery of Guilin while you are playing but the view inside the golf
course itself is not that great. |
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A short hole with great distance with
an OB at the back of the green. A rocky mountain as well as a range of mountains
on the back look fantastic and make this hole impressive. |
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The fairway is relatively tight and
the second shot is uphill. The accuracy of a fairway wood is the key to success
on this hole. | |
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A big downhill par 4 with very short
distance but you get pressured by protruding trees that you can see from the tee.
Actually the fairway is only 30 yards in width, so if you curve your ball to right
or left a little, it end up the woods and you can not target the green for the
next shot. A good tee shot will give you a birdie chance: otherwise; you might
have a bogie or a double bogie. | |
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A downhill par 5. It is possible to
hit the green in two. There is a pond on the left side of the green but otherwise
it is a very easy hole. When you walk on fairway, you can see Guilin's beautiful
mountains and you become deeply-moved by the view. | |
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Although it is an island green, it
is not a difficult hole due to the large green and the downhill short distance
to the hole. Willows overhanging the water are beautiful. |
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This
club has 27 holes and another 9 holes called Rock View. This course utilizes small
mountain terrains and golf carts can not be used because there are no paths for
carts. The distance is only a little over 2700 yards for par 36 and it is too
short to be challenging. However, it is excellent as a hiking trail thanks to
the splendid views and moderate ups and downs. Especially the 3rd hole has great
scenery, which makes you forget the problem of where to hit a tee-shot. This hole
is also called "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", which was a Hollywood
box office hit 3 years ago and was featuring Chow Yun Fat and I felt a Tiger &
Dragon were hiding somewhere on the hole. A
limestone rocky mountain was also interesting. This rocky mountain is a little
inferior to the one in Templer Park GC, Malaysia that I played 3 months ago but
it was amusing to hit from a tee one-third the way up a rocky mountain. |
3rd Par 3 237 yards