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A flat course spread across the countryside. It was completely remodeled by Craig Bertram and John Morrow in 2011, 13 years after it opened. The course is long and narrow, with the OUT course going counterclockwise, returning to the clubhouse, and the IN course also going counterclockwise, but the four holes from 13th to 16th change direction and are played on the inside of an oval loop. Water is involved in 17 of the 18 holes, and ponds come into play on 15 of those holes. Bunkers are exquisitely placed around the greens, and many holes are shallow, not only due to the ponds but also in the OB zone, so it can be said that this course requires accuracy rather than distance. It is a course suitable for all players, and there are three extra holes. Formerly known as World Trade Golf & Sports Club.
data
location | Check on MAP |
Course Leader | 7016 yards par 72 |
Course Rate | |
designer | Gary Player |
redesigner | Craig Bertram & John Morrow |
open | 1998 |
Caddy | can be |
Golf Cart | Yes (Fairway access available) |
Driving Range | can be |
evaluation
comprehensive evaluation | 4.20 ★★★★☆ |
Layout | 4 ★★★★☆ |
Difficulty | 5★★★★★ |
Green Condition | 5★★★★★ |
Fairway Condition | 5★★★★★ |
Sculptural beauty and scenery | 4 ★★★★☆ |
Satisfaction | 3★★★☆☆ |
Course Introduction
A very short, almost straight middle hole. There is a pond just to the left of the fairway and the green. Long hitters can hit the green in one shot if they can carry 260 yards over the pond, but the pond cuts into the fairway 20 to 40 yards in front of the front edge of the green, so caution is required. Four bunkers are lined up on the right side about 250 yards from the tee, waiting for a weak sliced ball aiming for a one-shot. Even if you use an iron for your tee shot, you can aim for the green with a short iron for the rest of the shot, so this is a good "risk and reward" hole.
A short dogleg left middle course with a pond on the left from the tee to the green. Once the tee shot exceeds 250 yards, the fairway narrows and there are three bunkers on the right side. The green is a long, narrow, two-tiered green with a steep step that runs diagonally from the front left to the back right, guarded by two bunkers, and faces a pond at the front.
A dogleg to the left. On the tee shot, there is a pond on the left and a bunker on the right, but the fairway is relatively wide. The second shot is over the pond, and the pond in front of the left of the green and the bunker in front come into play. The green is slightly elevated and backs onto the green. The view around the green from the second point is beautiful.
A long, slight dogleg to the left. For both the tee shot and the second shot, there is a pond on the left side and a OB zone on the right side. The fairway is tight, with the pond on the left in play. The green is slanted left from the fairway, high in the middle, and slopes from there to the back left and front right. There are three bunkers around the green, and the pond immediately opens up on the left side from just in front of the green.
Trivia
1.5 hours northeast from Bangkok, 70 minutes northeast from Suvarnabhumi Airport. Visitors are allowed to play. 40 minutes east from Lam Luk Ka GC, 25 minutes east from Cascata GC. The white clubhouse has a Japanese-style bath and is modern in design.
It is ranked 37th in the Top 50 Thailand Courses for 2020 in the Top 100 Golf Courses (top100golfcourses.com). (There are around 300 golf courses in Thailand.) Other Gary Player designed courses in Thailand include Sriracha International GC.