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Before you reach the seaside holes though, you must first head inland through a dense, naturally undulating jungle environment as you tackle of series of beautifully designed holes. Whilst it plays easier than the Ian Baker-Finch course, there's plenty to challenge and frustrate you, not least Nicklaus' trademark bunkering and the three small lakes that feature on the tough par-4 opener as well as at the 5th and 6th. When you take into account the often dramatic elevation changes, which make judging distances tricky and lead to the occasional blind approach, it makes for a demanding opening nine.

After the turn, you leave the jungle behind, with the 11th, a long par-5 once voted the best in Asia, running downhill towards the sea. The green of the par-3 12th sits on a small promontory of land that juts out into the sea and is hard to reach safely given the often stiff breezes you will encounter.

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