Thai Muang Beach Golf & Marina Course GuideHole 1 Par 4 HCP 15 - 405 Yards
- 364 Yards
- 340 Yards
- 292 Yards
| After a gentle start, the hardest hole on the course takes shape on the first par 5. The fairway swerves right then left, with water on both sides off the tee, continuing to the green along the left side. Mounds complicate matters. The hole calls for tight targetting as the fairway narrows. The rough is grass of medium length -- not thick, but enough to slow the clubhead. |
Hole 2 Par 4 HCP 13 - 363 Yards
- 351 Yards
- 338 Yards
- 283 Yards
| The fairway meanders left on this par 4, with out-of-bounds left and mounds and trees to the right. There are more conventional bunkers mixed in with the mound-bunkers around the green. |
Hole 3 Par 4 HCP 5 - 448 Yards
- 416 Yards
- 382 Yards
- 343 Yards
| A huge stretch of tee-to-green water lies left, behind cypress pines, with a zig-zag caddy track and mounds to the right of a fairly open fairway. The prevailing breeze off the sea carries balls towards the water. Around the tight green, there's a winding bunker to the left. |
Hole 4 Par 5 HCP 1 - 612 Yards
- 530 Yards
- 503 Yards
- 478 Yards
| After a gentle start, the hardest hole on the course takes shape on the first par 5. The fairway swerves right then left, with water on both sides off the tee, continuing to the green along the left side. Mounds complicate matters. The hole calls for tight targetting as the fairway narrows. The rough is grass of medium length -- not thick, but enough to slow the clubhead. |
Hole 5 Par 4 HCP 11 - 320 Yards
- 307 Yards
- 304 Yards
- 275 Yards
| Mounds march across the fairway on this shortish par 4, with pines along the right and more mounds and water behind the green. |
Hole 6 Par 3 HCP 9 - 158 Yards
- 145 Yards
- 114 Yards
- 75 Yards
| A tight par 3, with water and a bunker visible on the right and more water to the left. It's a tiny green, with more water through the back, and a bunker and a couple of trees.
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Hole 7 Par 4 HCP 3 - 415 Yards
- 397 Yards
- 373 Yards
- 360 Yards
| A drive across water off the tee marks the par 4 that is the third-hardest hole. The fairway curls right, with cypress pines and mounds to the left and water on the right. Around the bend, a tree and a small mound block the path home. It's a fairly large green, but all that can be seen is the top of the flag. |
Hole 8 Par 3 HCP 17 - 156 Yards
- 147 Yards
- 140 Yards
- 114 Yards
| Water cuts in and gobbles up most of the fairway from the left on this par 3. The shot is over water, with tall mounds behind the green. |
Hole 9 Par 5 HCP 7 - 524 Yards
- 499 Yards
- 450 Yards
- 387 Yards
| Two turns to the left are required on this par 5. The first dogleg is heavily bunkered and water takes over where the sand ends. The trees on the right are out-of-bounds. Not a long par 5 but the two-level green calls for sharp control, with the top putting surface no more than 14 feet across. |
Hole 10 Par 4 HCP 6 - 464 Yards
- 436 Yards
- 403 Yards
- 307 Yards
| The flag flutters enticingly in the distance on this par 4, with bunkers on both sides of the fairway and the sound of the sea being heard for the first time. |
Hole 11 Par 3 HCP 10 - 211 Yards
- 187 Yards
- 145 Yards
- 126 Yards
| Water replaces most of the fairway on this longish par 3. Mounds dot the rear of the reasonably-sized green and continue along the right. There's one large bunker directly over the water. |
Hole 12 Par 4 HCP 18 - 332 Yards
- 308 Yards
- 248 Yards
- 217 Yards
| A par 4, easiest hole on the course. Ham-shaped water cuts in on the right, together with a long, snakey bunker. The fairway opens up to the left, with mounds and trees beyond. |
Hole 13 Par 5 HCP 2 - 625 Yards
- 597 Yards
- 537 Yards
- 443 Yards
| A beautiful lily pond in the foregound belies the difficulty of this par 5, the second-hardest hole. Trees line both sides, with water to the left and trouble on the right. |
Hole 14 Par 4 HCP 8 - 466 Yards
- 442 Yards
- 393 Yards
- 345 Yards
| Closer to the sea now, this par 4 doglegs left, with out-of-bounds lying left. It's a pretty hole, with one of the biggest greens seen so far. |
Hole 15 Par 4 HCP 16 - 330 Yards
- 306 Yards
- 272 Yards
- 201 Yards
| Water cuts the fairway diagonally, so firing long or short off the tee is the go. Mounds about eight feet tall lie to the right, beyond the water. |
Hole 16 Par 5 HCP 14 - 549 Yards
- 493 Yards
- 423 Yards
- 347 Yards
| A par 5 that doglegs left, with bunkers in the foregound. Plenty of water on the right for those who try to find the open spaces. |
Hole 17 Par 3 HCP 12 - 178 Yards
- 167 Yards
- 142 Yards
- 135 Yards
| A long green snakes in the distance -- but first, this par 3 requires a shot across water. It's a long walk around to the fairway but the view from the green is spectacular, with large lagoons stretching on both sides of the putting arena. With the wind off the sea, there's never a guarantee of safety on this hole. |
Hole 18 Par 4 HCP 4 - 463 Yards
- 434 Yards
- 407 Yards
- 307 Yards
| The fourth hardest hole, a par four, runs parallel to the long beach, heading straight home. Mounds and bunkers lie right, with one big fairway bunker on the left. There are also some rough-laden indentations near the green, of the kind that the Scots do so well. |
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