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| Asia's Best - extracted from The Sunday Times 20th February 2000 |
| Asia's Best Add the world's best 125 par-threes, 250 par-fours and 125 par-fives, what do you get? Par 2000. Thats how a group of international golf magazines and leading newspapers worldwide celebrated the new millennium. These 500 holes were picked from the readers poll, after having shorlisted 750 holes. There were no specific criteria, readers were asked to nominate their most memorable hole. Out of the 500 best holes in the world, 33 holes are from Asia (Japan have 9) Besides Japan, here are the best holes in Asia. (extracted from The Sunday Times dated 20 February 2000). When you have the opportunity to play the holes at these courses, make your own assessment whether you agree these are indeed the top 500 holes. Where are the world's top 500 holes regionally? Scroll right down. ASIA'S BEST (EXCLUDING JAPAN) CHINA: (7) Agile Golf & Country Club South Course 8th hole, 472 yards, par 4, designer; JMP Chung Shan Hot Spring Golf Club Arnold Palmer Course 3rd hole, 405 yards, par 4, designer; Arnold Palmer Mission Hills Golf Club World Cup Course 7th hole, 523 yards, par 5, designer; Jack Nicklaus Spring City Golf & Country Club Mountain Course 18th hole, 465 yards, par 4, designer; Jack Nicklaus HongKong Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club 14th hole, 345 yards, par 4, designer; T. Sawai and A. Furukawa Hong Kong Golf Club Eden Course 18th hole, 417 yards, par 4, designer; Thomson and Wolveridge Kau Sai Chau Public Golf Course North Course, 14 hole, 205 yards, par-3, desinger; Gary Player INDONESIA: (3) Bali Golf & Country Club 16th hole, 458 yards, par 4, designer; Nelson & Haworth Rainbow Hills Golf Club 4th hole, 538 yards par 5, designer; JMP Klub Golf Rimba Irian 14th hole, 383 yards, par 4, designer; Ben Crenshaw MALAYSIA: (1) Shan-Shui Golf & Country Club 15th hole, 418 yards, par 4, designer; Nelson & Haworth PHILIPPINES: (3) Manila Southwoods Golf & Country Club Masters Course 10th hole, 429 yards, par 4, designer; Jack Nicklaus Mt. Malarayat Golf & Country Club Makulot Course 7th hole, 526 yards, par 5, designer; Gary Player Puerto Azul Golf & Beach Club 17th hole, 234 yard, par 3, designer; Gary Player SINGAPORE: (2) Singapore Island Country Club Bukit Course 11th hole, 389 metres, par 4, designer; John Sime Laguna National Golf & Country Club Classic Course 13th hole, 394 metres, par 4, designer; Dye Designs SOUTH KOREA: (1) Lakeside Country Club South Course 18th hole, 410 yards, par 4 TAIWAN: (1) Tong Hwa Golf & Country Club 7th hole, 442 yards, par 4, designer; Sato Takeshi THAILAND: (5) Bangkok Golf Club 18th hole, 552 yards, par 5, designer; Chird Boonyarattanavej Blue Canyon Course 17th hole, 221 yards, par 3, designer; Yoshikazu Kato Navatanee Golf Course 6th hole, 457 yards, par 4, designer; Robert Trent Jones Jr. Thai Country Club 6th hole, 218 yards, par 3, designer; Denis Griffiths & Associates Rajpruek Golf Club 4th hole, 214 yards, par 3, designer; JMP VIETNAM: (1) Ocean Dunes Golf Club 9th hole, 148 yards, par 3, designer; Nick Faldo |
World's Best 500 holes by Region
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