Bali National Golf

Let the games continue, a sharp dog leg right requires an accurately placed drive, with the optimum drive flying the right side bunker, a carry of 250 yards over mature trees from the Championship Tee, with lots of tree trouble on the right! A well placed drive is rewarded with a short iron to the green.

A deceptive uphill 158 yard par 3, where, if in doubt, take one more club, being sure to avoid the stone wall terraces on the right. Be warned, while putting avoid looking too often at the truly spectacular Gunung Agung, Bali’s highest volcanic peak!

A great par 3 hole, some 205 yards uphill from the back tee, where one’s selection of club is critical, as there is very often a swirling wind at the green, which has two distinct levels. Hitting the level where the pin is placed, will avoid a putting surprise or two, or three!

An accurate tee shot through a wooded ravine to a left sloping fairway, with OB along the right side, makes driving accuracy paramount here. The pin placement on an elevated green, will determine the target landing area for your drive, which to score well, will need to be either right or left on the day.

A dog leg par 5 awaits with a large pond and waste bunker to be cleared from the back tee, a 240 yard +/- carry and the second shot must not be right, as a lake awaits down the right side of the fairway to the green, perched on the lake edge!

The preferred shot off the tee is to the right side of the fairway but the “reward” is a semi blind second shot and while the left side bunker from the tee can be carried, the penalty for being short is severe, in a “valley of death” bunker! Having navigated the first two shots, your approach shot to a nestled green can also turn into a “minefield” on this 534 yard par 5.

A relatively short but strategic 393 yard par 4, with a lake carry from the tee box that could make for an interesting drive. One must also remain in the centre of the fairway to assure yourself of good position for the approach shot to an elevated green.

The game breaker par 3, 17th hole, where playing for the first time, golfers may well ask, “where’s the fairway”! Yes, your tee shot needs to be somewhat precise, as the tee box and green are the only pieces of dry land on the hole!