Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club Holes 10-12

Golfinhongkong.com beings the back 9 at Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club

Hole 10: The opening hole of this golf club in Hong Kong is the longest par 4 on the course. 468 yards from the tip, it’s a beautiful opening dogleg left hole running parallel to the South China Sea. To carry the dogleg from the back tees requires a tee shot of 280 yards, therefore the best approach is to aim for the mound in the middle of the fairway. From there a long precise second shot is required to avoid the fall off on the left and bunker on the right of a deceptively long green at Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club.

Hole 11 at this Kong Kong golf club makes club selection and accurate reading of the wind is crucial to negotiate par on this long well-bunkered par 3. The green features a deep false front that guards a front pin location. The narrow portion of the green is the right side where a deep bunker awaits. The back of the green features a slope that helps prevent balls from going through into the trees.

Hole 12 at Clearwater Bay features a bunkered landing area from the tee and a semi island green, this is the most difficult hole on the back nine. The prevailing wind in Hong Kong golf is from the left bringing the right rough and bunker into play off the tee. Unless you are close enough to carry and stop the ball on this semi island green, it is advisable to play the ball to the right and allow the undulations on the approach area to bring the ball towards the middle of the green.