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This is a flat course along the ocean coast. White beach bunkers spread
across the course. Deep green-colored fairways & greens create a superb
contrast against white bunkers. Rivers, lakes, bunkers and beach sand
bunkers come into play on many holes, requiring you to exercise a good
course management.
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| An almost straight hole with the green swung to the left.
Water comes into play on the left on the second shot. The third shot is
over the water onto a green raised in the lake. The green is shared with
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A slight dogleg to the right. The fairway is tight with a lake on the entire
right side from a tee to a green. The green is further swung to the right
and the seconds hot is over the water. The green has complicated undulations.
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A par 3 to hit onto a green surrounded by a beach The green looks like a
small island floating in a beach bunker and a beautiful ocean at the back.
The contrast among the wi beach bunker, the green-hued green and the blue
ocean is excellent. |
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A slight dogleg to the right. You hit onto a patch of fairway floating in
a huge beach bunker off the tee. The second shot is over a lake. The green
shares with the 2nd. The green is elevated, too, so an accurate approach
is needed to avoid the water.
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A difficult hole curving to the left 100 yards in front of the green. The
landing area is narrow with a creek running along the left side. The green
is slightly elevated and the bunker in front is in play.
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| A long par 5 that dogleg left. A beach bunker runs along the
left side of the fairway 220 yards off the tee and crosses around 120 yards
in front of the green. It is amazing to see the huge beach bunker as big
as the fairway. The green and the ocean seen behind from the third shot
area are very impressive. |
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A short par 3. The green is shallow and guarded by a deep bunker and a river
on the right and a pot bunker on the left. |
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| A dogleg to the right. The tee and second shots are over water.
The front side of the green faces the water making the second shot particularly
difficult. This hole has 2 greens, I played the more difficult right green
this time. the left green is easier as water seldom comes into play. |
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It is a 10-minute drive from Phuket Airport. You can call directly the
golf club or use a travel agency to book a tee time. A hotel is adjacent
and stay and play (stay & play ??) packages are available.
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The other Jack Nicklaus designed courses in Thailand are Springfield
Royal CC, The Legacy GC, Laem
Chabang International CC, Kirimaya
GC, Mission Hills GC,
and Khao Yai GC.
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