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This
nine takes advantage of the hills situated on the west
side of the property. It is the shortest nine of the
golf course at 3,434 yards. This nine has the least
amount of holes (three) with water coming into play
out of the 27, but uses large sandy waste bunkers and
hills to give this nine it's own unique appearance.
Hole
#1 - This par 4 is a nice starting hole with a well-guarded fairway. Players hoping
for the best angle into the green on their second shot
will need to hit their tee shot over the carry bunker
on the right and far enough to end up on the left side
of the fairway.
Hole #2 - This short par 4 is the shortest on the Lychee-course. Players need to think
about what to hit off the tee depending on how far down
the fairway they want to go and how close they want to
play to the sandy waste. A short shot off the tee down
the left will leave a longer shot into the green, but
with a better angle avoiding the greenside bunker. A
long tee shot down the middle or right side will leave
a shorter shot into the green, but players will have
to hit over the right greenside bunker. The sandy waste
wraps around the entire green complex creating an island
effect.
Hole
#3 - This is the longest of the two par 5's on this nine and will require the players
to hit three accurate shots. Players have a wide open
fairway to hit their tee shots into although they will
need to avoid the lake on the left. The second shot
requires the golfer to think about what type of third
shot they want to leave themselves with. The strategy
requires a more accurate shot, as you get closer to
the green.
Hole
#4 - This medium-long par three has multiple tees to give the players many different
looks on the golf hole. A large bail-out area to the
left of the green is provided for those wishing to
avoid the large sandy waste and small greenside bunkers.
Hole
#5 - This short par 5 can be reached in two shots for the bold players. The key
to reaching this hole in two is to hit the tee shot
over the bunker complex on the right side of the fairway.
This will open up the best angle into the green and
cut off some of the distance. The green is well guarded
by a lake on the left and a bunker on the right.
Hole
#6 - This par 4 plays through a grove of Lychee trees to a green that is located
in a natural amphitheater. Players will need to keep
their tee shots down the left side of the fairway over
the carry bunker in order to have the best angle into
the green. Errant shots to the right will find the
large sandy waste or a blind approach shot into the
green over the Lychee trees. This is a unique hole
which will create conversations and debates long after
people have played it.
Hole
#7 - This hole requires some local knowledge in order to take advantage of the best
tee shot to hit- If players decide to hit over the
carry bunker on the left they will be rewarded with
a strong slope on the other side that will give them
extra distance and move the ball closer to the green.
Those choosing to bail out to the right will find a
longer approach shot that plays 8 meters down hill
and will make it difficult to judge the proper yardage.
Hole
#8 - This short par 3 may seem easy enough, but once players get to the green, they
will see what makes this hole unique. The green has
a severe drop off from the front of the green to the
back of the green which makes front pin positions very
difficult to get to without slipping off into the back
bowl. Pins in the back will be difficult to judge exactly
where they are on the green since players will only
see the top half of the flagstick. A bunker on the
right side of the green takes care of errant shots.
Hole
#9 - This strong finishing hole requires two shots over water. Playing down the
right side of the fairway, close to the river, gives
the player a good angle into the green on their second
shot. Those playing to the left to avoid the river
will find a sandy waste bunker or will leave a difficult
second shot that will have to negotiate the greenside
bunker. This hole plays long from the back tee and
requires not only accuracy, but distance as well. |