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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
  • USA: 266
  • Britain/Ireland: 82
  • Continental Europe: 58
  • Asia: 24
  • Japan: 9
  • Australia/New Zealand: 18
  • South Africa: 14
  • Canada: 12
  • Mexico/Caribbean/Bermuda: 12
  • South America: 6
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