Thana City Golf & Country Club
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The course uses lakes and many bunkers strategically placed on the flat terrain. This is Greg Norman’s debut course design. The par 4s, 9th and 18th, are especially challenging and fun to play. | |
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A slight dogleg to the right par 5. The right of this entire hole faces the lake and the fairway bunkers are in play. A creek runs from the front of the green to the left of the green. | |
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A long par 4 with water on the right. The second shot is over the water to an island green. The left side of the same lake is this 9th hole and the right side is the 18th. Both holes have about the same distance, similar layouts and excellent designs. The biggest difference is whether the water hazards are right or left. | |
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A par 3 in an idyllic setting. A creek slants from the front of the green to the left of the green, so the left side of the green is dangerous but the right side is also protected bunkers. There is another bunker at the back of the green and beyond it an OB. | |
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A beautiful finishing hole with water on the left. The second shot is over the water. The green is surrounded on three sides by bunkers and on the fourth side by water. | |
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It takes less than one hour by car from Central Bangkok. Greg Norman has designed about 50 golf courses all over the world mainly
in Australia. The best in Asia is Nirwana
Bali GC with an excellent reputation. Others are Laguna
Bintan GC, River Side GC, Tering Bay G&CC in Indonesia, Mission
HillsGC – Norman Course, Kai
Kou (Xiamen) GC in China, Shirasagi in Japan and Jade Palace in Korea.
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