18 to Remember

You don't have to look far to find great golf holes in Asia. Visually and technically, they’re among the best on the planet. Here is a selection of 18 holes outside Hong Kong that will excite any golfer who steps on to the tee

7th hole Pan Pacific Nirwana Golf Club, Bali, Indonesia

Undoubtedly, one of the great par-3s of Asia, this hole plays 194 yards from the championship tees (144 yards from the whites) over a bay on the Indian Ocean to a fast sloping green. The Tanah Lot temple on the left provides a wonderful aura about this hole which – along with three other ocean-side holes at Nirwana – brings golfers back to the course time and time again.

5th hole Siam Country Club, Pattaya, Thailand - Plantation Course

A sea of bunkers awaits as you tee off on the steep par-5 hole on the Plantation layout that plays to an elevated green at the highest point of the course. You can choose a right or left option on this whopping 596-yard hole (543 yards from the blue tees), the left side being most advisable because it reduces the slope for the second shot. A second set of bunkers can trap shorter second shots so it is important to hit long and left from the tee.

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Written by Paul Myers

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