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| A mid-length par 3. Three pot bunkers
on the left and a large bunker lying to the front right of the green come into
play. You can enjoy the natural surroundings on this hole. |
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| A long and straight par 5. The mature trees line the fairway
on both sides, so this hole has a flavor of a woodland course. The fairway bunkers
on the second shot and 3 bunkers guarding the green on the approach shot are well
placed. |
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| A dogleg
to the right. When you hit the tee shot, you think that this hole is a woodland
course. However, the view will change dramatically on the second shot because
the visual range is opened up and you see the first water hazard at the corner.
The second shot is over water. |
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| A downhill to the tiny green. The
green is elevated and guarded by deep bunkers, so you need to hit directly the
green and bite it, which is to say that the correct club selection is important.
You should definitely avoid the left bunker as the green slopes from left to right,
so it will be very difficult to save par from there. The hole offers a breathtaking
view of a lake and matured tees behind the green. |
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| A tree-shrouded, long and difficult hole. Anything less than
a good and accurate drive will leave you struggling to make par. The second shot
is slightly downhill. |
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| A short
but dynamic, almost 90-degree dogleg to the left. It curves around and over a
lake. Water comes into play on both tee and second shots, so accuracy is important
on this hole. The green is wide and not deep. |
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| A straight
hole with a lake from the tee to the green on the left. Trees hang over fairways
greatly from both sides on this hole and provide “ hazards in the air”, so the
range of the landing area off the tee is limited. The splendor trees have a presence.
The green is deep and only 12-3 yard wide, so you must hit a precise approach
shot. |
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| A beautiful
hole with a split-level fairway. A lake on the left and trees on the right are
in play on the tee shot. The green is big, slightly elevated, and guarded by bunkers. |
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| A sharp dogleg to the right.
To make a short cut, A 250-yard carry is needed to clear a big bunker on the right
corner. The bunker looks deceptively close and you are tempted to go over the
bunker. When you are successful, a short iron can be used to a narrow, well-protected
green. |
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| An almost 90-degree dogleg to
the right around a lake. A tee shot away from the lake will require a very long
second shot, while a bold tee shot taking the inside line across the lake will
be rewarded with a short approach. This hole is beautiful. Too. |
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| An enchanting par 3 over a lake.
The front and right sides of the big green face the lake. When the pin position
is on the right, this hole will become more difficult. |
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| An excellent,
sharp dogleg to the left. The tees shot needs over a lake and the best route is
to hit into the left of a large tree on the opposite bank. A good drive across
as much water as possible may open up the possibility of reaching the green in
2. The large trees line the fairway on both sides on the second shot. |
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It is a 30-minutes drive from Ipoh, a 2.5-hour drive from Kuala Lumpur
and a 2-hour drive from Penang.
Cozy 32 waterfront chalets are available
to stay. The neighboring environment is excellent. When the chalets are full,
the golf resort is kind enough to book a hotel in Ipoh for you. Facilities and
activities at the resort include a Malay-Style clubhouse, aquatic driving range,
tropical lagoon swimming pool, fitness center, tennis courts, badminton courts,
bicycle ride, fishing/boating club, 2 restaurants. If you like many outdoors activities,
you don’t mind staying here for one month or so. A 9-hole par-3 course is also
available that is suitable for beginners. The front 9 holes have lighting and
you can enjoy golfing at night. You must have 3 or 4 players to book on
Saturday and Sundays. It was only 2 players booking when I played on Sunday. I
pushed a little bit to give us a tee-time, and then the club arranged a club pro
to play together. The pro hit 5 over for the front 9, which is the same as mine,
probably because his body was not ready due to the very early start, while I hit
3 over but the pro hit 1 under for the back 9, which impressed me as a pro’s play.
The measures are in meters.
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| It seems that Ipoh is famous for beautiful woman. A bond
girl of 007 movie that I saw recently is from Ipoh.
The course was chosen the best course in Malaysia excluding SaujanaCC
- Palm Course by Golf Malaysia readers’ polls in 2004. The course was
also chosen the 5th best course in Malaysia by Asian Golf Monthly readers’
polls in 2004. The designer, Tim Woolbank is an Australian PGA pro.
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3rd Par 3 179 yards