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A dogleg to the left par 5. The third shot is gently uphill. Two bunkers
in front of the green are in play. The green is deep & double-tiered
with strong undulations.
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A slight uphill par 3 with an intimidating valley in front as well as on
the right side of the green. Many flowers on the trees on the left and at
the back of the green are, coupled with the valley, very beautiful. The
green is 36 yards in wide and double-tiered sloping steeply from right to
left. If your ball is on a different tier, putting becomes extremely difficult. |
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| An almost straight, downhill par 5. The fairway is tight and
long but downhill continues from tee to green, so it makes the hole easier.
You might be fascinated more by the views from the tee than by playing this
hole. You can see a cluster of beautiful palm trees at the back of the green
and with the beautiful Indian Ocean behind them. The green slightly slopes
from front to back. |
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A straight & slight downhill par 4. It looks a lot harder than it really
is. A short iron may be used for the second shot which must be accurate
and land the green softly as it is surrounded by water. |
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A sharp dogleg to the right par 4. A long bunker runs along the right from
the tee to 80 yards in front of the green. The green is elevated and guarded
its (the???) front left by a deep bunker. |
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A scenic par 3 with a pond in front of the green blending well with the
surrounding landscape. With a water hazard in front of the green and a difficult
approach shot from behind it, you need to hit the green boldly and precisely.
The green slopes from back to front.
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A sharp dogleg to the right, a long & demanding par 4. The fairway off
the tee is surrounded by long bunkers both of which are more than 200 yards
long. You need a long iron or a fairway wood for the second shot. It is
very difficult to save par if your shot is short of the green or veers to
the right because there is a 2 meter (6 ft.) bunker. If you hit over the
green or to the left side to avoid the deep bunker, the OB awaits you. Especially
if you hit a poor drive, you should not aim for the green on your next shot
but have the courage to lay up at the front left of the green. After I played,
I found out that this hole was selected as one of the best 500 holes in
the world in the year 2000 by US Golf Magazine, which I can agree with because
of the great layout.
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An almost straight par 4 hitting toward the Indian Ocean. Deep bunkers on
both sides of the fairway await your errant tee shot. The green is elevated
with bunkers on both sides coming into play on the second shot. |
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A slight dogleg to the right, beautiful par 4. There is a lake facing the
right side of the fairway and surrounding the green. There is a huge bunker
200 yards long on the left, too. If your ball is short of the green, the
front bunker will catch it. To the right of and behind the green is water,
so you need to use an accurate mid-iron shot. |
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| t is a 20 minute drive from airport. A courtesy shuttle car
is available between the club and hotels in the Nusa Dua district. The caddies
mostly male are well experienced and top-grade. |
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| The other Robin Nelson & Neil Haworth designed courses
in Asia are Sun Island International (上海太陽島國際) GC,
Kunshan Sunisland (昆山太陽島國際) GC, Qingdao Huashan International
(青島華山國際) CC, Sheshan International (佘山國際) GC,
Guangzhou International (広州仙村國際) GC, Jade
Dragon Snow Mountain (玉龍雪山) GC, the highest altitude
of golf course in Asia, Century
Seaview (世紀海景) CC,
Xili (西麗) G&CC, Shenzhen
(深圳) GC and Huizhou Tangquan (恵州溫泉) GC
in China, Warren G&CC in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur G&CC, Shan
Shui G&CC in Malaysia and Bali
G&CC in Indonesia. |
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1st Par 5 554 yards (3)