- Orient (Xiamen) Golf & Country Club
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Review Summary:
My trip to Xiamen lasted only 4 days/3 nights but due to the short flight, I had sufficient time to play 3 good rounds of golf plus sight seeing and shopping. If seafood is your thing, Xiamen is the place for you as it is coastal town; the price of delicious fresh seafood is very reasonable.....
| Address | Haicang Economy Developing Zone |
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| 007 booking hotline | +852 2180 2963 or book-on-line |
| No. of holes | 27 |
| Par / back tee | A course 3,485, B 3,598, C 3,405 yards/ par 36 each |
| Course designer | Golf Plan Inc – Ronald Fream |
| Night golf | yes |
| Course Transport | Cart on path or walk |
Introduction
If you have played at Zhuhai or Macau Orient Golf Club before, you will find that the clubhouse at this Xiamen club – which was the first of the Orient chain of courses to be built – looks very familiar because the building design is almost identical. This Ronald Fream-designed 27-hole course is very conveniently located; it’s only 15 minutes from the heart of the city and only 20 minutes from the airport. The course has also hosted several professional golf tournaments, including Asian Tour events..
Fairway & Green maintenance
Both fairways & greens were in decent shape. No complaints.
Caddy Service & knowledge
Service was good but knowledge of the course could be improved.
Course Design
Part of the A/B course is routed by the seasisde and offers an interesting mix of holes. The fairways are quite generous but are flanked by glorious mature trees, some of which are over 500 years old. The slightly inferior C Course is quite a bit tighter and is built around the surrounding hills and forms the centrepiece of a luxury housing development. Because of the proximity of the ocean, wind can be a major factor here. A / B Course measures 6,644 yards from the blue tee; the shorter C Course comes in at just under 3,200 yards.
Photos
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A nice opening dogleg left par 4, teeshot is downslope but going back up for the approach.
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This beautiful C shape par 5 is a risk & reward hole, the more you aim to the right the more carry is needed.
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This par 4 is upslope & the landing area is narrow, the right side of the green is guarded by bunker.
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A slighly upslope par 3.
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Water is on either side of the teeshot landing area, fairway is going upslope all the way.
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A downslope dogleg left, green is well proctected by bunkers & water.
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A dogleg left, approach to the green is upslope.
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A tough downslope par 3, right side is guarded by bunkers.
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A gentle and stright forward upslope par 4.
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This opening hole is fairly straight forward, approach is up the slope.
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A fairly long par 4 from the blue tee, approach is going uphill.
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A mid lenght downhill par 3, right side of the green is well protected by tress.
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A straight forward par 5 with water on the left & intersected by a small creek.
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Quite a long par 4 and going upslope.
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A short but quite dangerous hole with water on either side of the landing area, select a suitable club to tee off and land safely, the green is uphill and slope from back to front.
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This par 3 from the blue tee is 200 yards, left side is no good.
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This par 5 at 504 yards is not long but going uphill will add more distance.
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This slight dogleg right par 4 is going uphill.
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The opening hole of this C course is a par 3.
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The tee shot of this par 4 is a blind shot up the hill, the approach is back down the slope.
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This dogleg right is a very tough hole, not only you need to land at the right spot (near the water on the right) or you will have a long shot to the green.
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Sorry, missed the teebox photo, this par 5 is fairly forward with water (not really in play) on the right side.
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This is a bit of an odd hole (for me anyway), you either have to lay up well short of the water or have a hugh carry over the water, if you lay out, the approach to the uphill green will be long.
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A downslope par 3.
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The tee shot of this par 5 is uphill and swing to the right….fairway is comparably more narrow.
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Need to be fairly accurate on this dogleg right par 4, water is on the right and approach is uphill to a small & narrow green.
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This finishing hole is short, slightly downhill and the green is guarded by water.
007’s Rating
My trip to Xiamen lasted only 4 days/3 nights but due to the short flight, I had sufficient time to play 3 good rounds of golf plus sight seeing and shopping. If seafood is your thing, Xiamen is the place for you as it is coastal town; the price of delicious fresh seafood is very reasonable.
My first stop, Orient Xiamen Golf Club, has a decent and practical clubhouse – the restaurant, locker and proshop are all very nice and comfortable. If you use a golf cart, free water & bananas are provided. Talk about attention to detail – well done! The service level is pretty good and, as at other clubs in the Orient chain, caddies are not permitted to receive tips.
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