ラグーナ ゴルフ プーケット 改装後
This is the only course located in the magnificent resort area "Laguna", where five-star hotels stand side by side. The course was created by converting the surrounding wetlands into a lagoon, and on the flat ground, coconut and palm trees and the lagoon line one or both sides of the holes. The fairway is quite wide. Water is involved in many of the OUT holes, and the IN, which was once a coconut plantation, meanders through a magnificent forest. In general, the fairway is wide, but the trees overhanging both sides of the fairway sometimes interfere with play and are an accent on many holes. There are not many bunkers, but they come into play at key points.
A full renovation by Paul Jansen took a year and a half to complete, and was completed in January 2015. The OUT and IN were swapped, and many artificial undulations were added to the FW to make the greens more undulating. The number of bunkers was also increased, making it a strategic course. Even after the renovation, the course maintains the open resort feel where players can play at their own pace while chatting, rather than playing seriously and focusing on their scores.
data
| location | Check on MAP |
| Course Leader | 6789 yards Par 71 |
| Course Rate | 72.6(White) |
| designer | Max Wexler, David Abel |
| redesign | Paul Jansen |
| open | 2015 |
| Caddy | can be |
| Golf Cart | Yes (Fairway access available) |
| Driving Range | can be |
evaluation
| comprehensive evaluation | 4.15 ★★★★☆ |
| Layout | 4 ★★★★☆ |
| Difficulty | 4 ★★★★☆ |
| Green Condition | 5 ★★★★★ |
| Fairway Condition | 4 ★★★★☆ |
| Sculptural beauty and scenery | 4 ★★★★☆ |
| Satisfaction | 4 ★★★★☆ |
Course Introduction
A dogleg to the right with trees on the left and a pond on the right. The further you hit the tee shot, the narrower the landing area becomes. The second shot goes over the pond, and the green is long and low at the back, making it a two-tiered green.
A short middle hole with a dogleg to the right. Long hitters can carry 225 yards over a shortcut pond and reach the green in 290 yards. The green is long and narrow, with the front half sloping down and a bunker on the left side.
A beautiful short shot over a pond. The green is undulating and has a deep bunker on the front left.
Almost straight. On the tee shot, there is a OB zone on the left side and a pond on the right side. On the second shot, you have to decide whether to go over the pond or chip in front. The green is long and narrow, surrounded by ponds from the front to the right side, and a bunker on the left side.
A short, almost straight, gently downhill middle shot. Long hitters can hit the ball close to the green. The long green is elevated and undulates greatly. There is a pond right at the back of the green.
A double dogleg that curves left and then right. The tee shot is a slight downhill shot over a pond. The green is almost circular and elevated, sloping to the right.
Straight. The tee shot is over a cross bunker, and the fairway is narrow with a pond guarding the left side. The second shot is a slight uphill shot, with the trees on the right coming into play. The green is long and two-tiered.
A straight, long and tough middle course. The OB zone on the left side is shallow on the tee shot. The green is elevated in an inverted triangle shape, with one bunker on each side.
A long, downhill shot. The green is long and narrow, 45 yards deep, with a large dip in the middle. There is a bunker in the front left of the green, and the right side faces a pond.
A strong dogleg to the left. The second shot is long, so a cross bunker 50 yards in front of the green is in play. The long green is slightly elevated and guarded by three bunkers on both sides.
Trivia
30 minutes south of Phuket Airport. Public course.
It is ranked 30th in the Top 50 Thailand courses in 2020 in the Top 100 Golf Courses (top100golfcourses.com). (There are about 300 golf courses in Thailand.)
Paul Jansen previously worked for Nick Faldo's design studio.
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