- Blue Canyon Country Club (Lakes Course)
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Review Summary:
I thought I could relax & have fun playing 2 rounds of leisure golf but my mood & confidence was adversely affected by playing the first round at the extremely tough Red Mountain (or was it because the beers I had the night before?), thankfully the Lakes is not as hard but still no push over.....
| Address | 165 Moo 1 thepkasattri Rd, Thalang, Phuket 83110 |
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| 007 booking hotline | +852 2180 2963 or book-on-line |
| No.of holes | 36 |
| Par/Back tee | Canyon Course 72/ 7,179(Black) / Lake Course 72/7,129(Black) |
| Course Designer | Mr. Yoshikazu Kato |
| Course transport | Canyon walk only, Lakes cart or walk |
Introduction
Lakes course is one of the two courses of the Blue Canyon Country Club, the Canyon is possibly one of the Asia’s finest & known as the venue of some big championships, at 2006, the Lakes also went through a renovation and upgrade and is a championship golf course too.
Club Facilities & Service
The big and nice clubhouse sits on top of a small hill & overlooks the 18th of the Canyon course, the proshop(1, 2) is big and with lots of stock & variety, both the service of the locker(1, 2, 3) and cafe is not bad.
Fairway & Green maintenance
Both Fairways & greens were excellent at the front 9, the back 9 was under maintenance & a bit brown….still pretty good though.
Caddy Service & knowledge
Service was good & the lines given on the green were excellent!
Course Design
Don’t like water? Water is on 17 out of 18 here….. the 17th par 3 is the only hole without water hazard.
I think there are more blind holes, fairways are tighter twist & turn at the front 9, check with the caddie for directions & distance carefully or you will struggle to navigate, the back 9 plays slightly easier as they are wider and less winding. Out of the 18 holes, I like the #4 & #18th.
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The 1st hole is a dwonslope fairway, the green is on the right is ‘out’ into the water.
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The 2nd is a scary looking hole with water on the front left all the way.
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The 3rd is a short dogleg right with a ‘C’ shape fairway, the approach is slightly downslope.
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The 4th is an upslope par 4 dogleg right, the approach needs to clear the ravine.
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The 5th is a downslope dogleg to the left.
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The 6th is a short dogleg left.
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The 7th is a uphill dogleg left.
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The 8th is a par 3 with water to clear.
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The 9th is a long par 5 with slope to climb.
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The 10th is another par 5, going slightly uphill and to the left with a very sloppy green.
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The 11th is a short downslope dogleg right par 4.
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The 12 is a short par 3.
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The 13th is a straight forward par 5, just aim for the big tree with your teeshot.
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The 14 needs to carry some water with your teeshot, the approach is upslope.
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The 15 is a downslope par 5, need to turn right and layup, the approach will need to carry the small lake..
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The 16th is a big dogleg to the left.
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The 17th is a par 3 going slightly upslope
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The 18th is a straight hole but the front left of the green is a water hazard and the landing area is tight….tough hole.
007’s Rating
I thought I could relax & have fun playing 2 rounds of leisure golf but my mood & confidence was adversely affected by playing the first round at the extremely tough Red Mountain (or was it because the beers I had the night before?), thankfully the Lakes is not as hard but still no push over, pay more attention & be conservative on the front 9, the back plays a touch easier but this is still a challenging course. Out of the 2 courses, I prefer the Canyon, it is more interesting to play & pettier.
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