- The Empire Hotel & Country Club
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Review Summary:
A very typical Jack's design but this time fairways are not like football pitch wide. Waste bunker can only be found in #16. Like most Jack's course, bunkers play major role and well defense those greens. Blue tee measure over 6600 yards, a bit long for leisure golfers. ....
| Address | Jerudong BG3122, Negara Brunei Darussalam |
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| 007 booking hotline | +852 2180 2963 or book-on-line |
| No. of Holes | 18 |
| Par / Length | 6,427 Metres (Back) |
| Designer | Jack Nicklaus |
| On Course Traffic | Buggy (Access fairway) |
Scorecard(1, 2) / Views(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) / Proshop / Starter / Practice Green
Introduction
This is a course managed by the famous Empire Hotel. 18 holes floodlit course designed by Golden Bear Jack Nicklaus. Just 20 minutes away from the airport and downtown.
Club Facilities & Service
The Country Club is huge, you will find all sort of facilities(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8) here like badminton, squash, basketball, gym, pool, indoor swimming pool, bowling. Spa treatment is also available. Apart from this , restaurant, proshop, changing room(1, 2) with jaccuzi can also be found here.
Fairway & Green maintenance
Good quality from tee to green. Green is soft and a bit on fast side.
Course Design
The course is built inside a piece of woodlands with undulating terrain. Water doesn’t play a major role but sand traps are quite nasty. Every greens are well guarded by these demons to penalise a not so “good shot”. Fairways running through these woodlands and turn to seaside on #15 & #16. In general, fairways are generous except #18. Greens are not that “roller coaster” type.
Photos
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Dogleg right opening, numerous bunkers surrounded the green.
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Consider this is a straight Par 5 unless you are long hitter where landing area getting tight at 280 yards from the tee. Not a tough hole to achieve Par.
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Par 4, downslope approaching shot. Overshot will get wet.
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Whole carry Par 3.
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dogleg left Par 4, approaching is not easy if the flag stands at the left.
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Short Par 4, carry over the ravern then aviod the greenside bunkers..
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Downslope long Par 3, don’t slice！
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Beautiful hole, sharp dogleg right, 2nd shot is not easy, water and bunker in play.
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Generous teeshot, but approaching could be nightmare
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Downslope hole, Dogleg left.
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Long dogleg right Par 4, downslope approaching to the small green with huge and deep bunker on the right.
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Dogleg right, downslope teeshot, a stream cut through the fairway infront of the green.
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Downslope teeshot, water infront of the green
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Beautiful Par 3
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Dogleg left Par 5, nice ocean view, the narraow green is raised with bunkers guarded on both side.
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Mid range Par 3
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Dogleg left. Downhill teeshot and uphill approach. Tiny green
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A tight downslope ending hole. Green is well guarded by bunkers.
007’s Rating
A very typical Jack’s design but this time fairways are not like football pitch wide. Waste bunker can only be found in #16. Like most Jack’s course, bunkers play major role and well defense those greens. Blue tee measure over 6600 yards, a bit long for leisure golfers.
Mature and dense forest surrounded the course, very beautiful indeed. Due to the bad weather during my stay, the signature #16 doesnt looks so nice as it should be.
There ain’y caddie here, but carts are allow on fairways.
Well above average on all aspect. Worth to play Ace 06/07
Frankly speaking, I’m more impressed by the Empire Hotel, Highly reccommend！Probably one of the best in Asia.
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