Golf Asia – July 2019

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Another downhill tee shot

which plays 185 yards to the

middle. The green sits exposed

and in a bowl which is surrounded

by some horrible pot bunkers.

When the wind swirls, club choice

can be a nightmare.

14

Position is key off the tee to

negotiate all the humps and

bumps. The further you advance it

down the fairway, the narrower it

gets so expect most players to lay-

up with an iron. The green is one of

the most treacherous, and anything

left is mega dangerous and will find

a deep bunker, which yields a small

percentage of up and downs.

15

A dog-leg left up over a hill,

with fairways bunkers on the

right. It’s a potential birdie

opportunity, but if you don’t hit it

far enough you’ll have a blind

approach shot. The green falls

away sharply at the back, with

run-offs on the right and a bunker

pin high.

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The finish to the course is epic,

starting here. I’ve hit a driver

many times and anything short or

right will leave a pitch from thick

rough, 40 or 50ft below the putting

surface. The green is fairly

generous, but Bobby Locke’s

hollow is the target spot –

especially if the wind gets up.

It’s a spectacular example of a par

3. It’s not unfair, but a bad shot will
   get punished. You’re always happy
   walking off with a three!

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15

PAR 4

YDS 473

PAR 3

YDS 236

PAR 3
YDS 194

PAR 4
YDS 426

A new

championship

tee has

extended the

hole by over

80 yards.

The

signature

hole with a

deep chasm

short and

right of the

green.

Stroke index

18 on the

scorecard.

The fairway

is fairly

generous,

but expect

players to

favour the

left side.

The fairway

cambers to

the left, and

towards

the bunker

330 yards

up.

You get

nothing for

being short.

The green

slopes back

to front and

has a false

front.

The green

slopes

unusually

from front-

right to

back-left.

A tee shot to

the top of the

plateau will

play downhill

to a tiny

green.

The left

greenside

bunker sits

15ft below the

green; this is

double-bogey

territory!

Club choice

will vary,

from long

irons... to a

driver!

A front-left

pin is going

to be used,

which will

be hard to

get at.

A false front

on the right

of the green

feeds down

into a

little swale.

CAUSEWAY

CALAMITY CORNER

FEATHER BED

SKERRIES

GMAC’S PLAYING NOTES

COURSE GUIDE

When Bobby Locke

played here in 1951,

legend has it he aimed to

the left of the green and

made par every single day.

Hence the hollow is

named after him.