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This is a hilly course with a large difference in elevation, built on the site of a former tin mine. Small red soil hills cut down over many years of mining are dotted throughout the course, separating each hole. Combined with the abundant tropical rainforest, this creates a unique landscape. The course is designed to make the most of the natural location, with many holes having narrow fairways, and is generally aimed at intermediate to advanced players. Not only are the fairways narrow, but ponds and bunkers are also strategically placed, requiring players to use their brains to decide whether to attack or defend on each hole. It is a fantastic layout that skillfully combines long and short holes on all short, middle and long holes.
data
location | Check on MAP |
Course Leader | 6,905 yds |
Course Rate | 72.7(White) |
designer | Jonathan Morrow |
open | 2007 |
Caddy | can be |
Golf Cart | Available (required use, fairway access permitted) |
Driving Range | can be |
evaluation
comprehensive evaluation | 4.75 ★★★★★ |
Layout | 5 ★★★★★ |
Difficulty | 4 ★★★★☆ |
Green Condition | 5 ★★★★★ |
Fairway Condition | 4 ★★★★☆ |
Sculptural beauty and scenery | 5 ★★★★★ |
Course Introduction
A short hole over a pond. The green faces ponds not only in front, but also to the right and back. The green is 55 yards wide and shaped like a horse's back with a high center. When the pin is on the right, the green does not have much depth and faces a bunker and pond in front and a pond in the back, making it even more difficult. The view of the red clay hill towering behind the green is magnificent.
A spectacular downhill short hole. Hit down to a green at the bottom of a valley that is nearly 50 meters deep. You can aim for the green with a short iron, but because there is a tropical rainforest on the left side of the green, if you miss the ball 10 meters to the left of the green, it will be lost.
This is a short middle hole that doglegs to the left, then to the right. The tee shot is downhill. The further off the tee the ball flies, the narrower the landing area becomes, so it is wise not to use a driver. The second shot is over a pond. The green is long and narrow, with an impressive red clay hill behind it.
A straight, slightly uphill middle hole. The tee shot is over a pond. The green is elevated, and the bunker in front is in play. The green is built between small red soil hills on both sides, which not only add to the beauty of the green, but also increase the strategy of the hole. In particular, the hill on the left towers very close to the green, so a hook ball on the second shot is a big no-no.
Trivia
45 minutes by car from Phuket Airport. 15 minutes by car from Phuket Town. Visitor reservations and play from the full back tees are available. Cottage-type accommodation facilities are available.
It was ranked 6th out of the top 40 courses in Thailand in 2015 by the Top 100 Golf Courses of the World (top100golfcourses.co.uk). As of 2015, there are approximately 270 golf courses in Thailand.
This golf club also has Loch Palm GC, a total of 36 holes. Jonathan Morrow is a British man living in Phuket who designs great courses. In 2010, he also designed Riverdale GC near Bangkok.