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When golf devotees talk about the famed
Tropicana golf course, it is usually the East Course to which
they refer. Termed as challenging yet friendly, this nine-hole
course is built upon former rubber plantation terrain, which
makes it naturally suited for a golf course, and boasts Greenlees
Park Couch grass for the fairways and Tifdwarf on the greens.
Picturesque landscaping comprising exotic palms and plants
complements the rest of the course to please the eye and soothe
the mind of golfers at play. |
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| Hole Description of East Course 1 |
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This beautifully challenging
Par 4 kicks off your revolutionary golf experience at
Tropicana. Framed by a series of water cascades, you
will need a good straight tee, which will land you straight
on the receptive green. From the tee you will stare
down a steep water slope on the left and a strong ridge
guarding deep grassy hollows on the right. |
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An exciting Par 4 hole,
you will need to conquer by favouring accuracy, bearing
in mind that the fairway heads downhill towards a well
protected green. A medium range iron should put your
second shot on the green, but keep a look out for the
sand bunkers and grassy hollows surrounding the green
after you tee, as well as the water hazard that sits
deceptively at the end of the fairway. |
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This Par 3 has one of the most
scenic views through water cascades and a connected
pond, but it also holds quite a challenge as two large
bunkers guard the left of the green, and if you go
too much to the right you may end up in the grassy
hollows which would make it a difficult chip to the
pin.
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An interesting Par
5 hole with a narrow fairway that slightly doglegs to
the left, a drive to the fairway may find the bunkers
and a watery grave. The second lay-up shot should stop
just before the lake fronting the green followed by
a shot carrying over the lake to meet the well-protected
green. |
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This is one of the
more difficult Par 4s on the course that requires pinpoint
accuracy and a lot of nerves. From the tee box, you
will need to take a narrow shot to avoid the watery
grave on the right, while tee shots straying too far
left will end up in the flower bed slope or the undulated
lie. The trick is to keep the ball in the middle of
the fairway on the second approach shot as traps protect
both sides of the green and water lurks at the rear. |
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A challenging Par
5 that utilises the lay of the land for best results.
The hole slightly doglegs uphill to the left, and a
drive to the inside of the dogleg can give you an extra
10 to 20 metre run which will lay you up for your charge
at the second lay-up shot just before the green for
a better view of the well guarded pin. |
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This is a long uphill
Par 4 hole that requires you to keep more to the right
to avoid the out of bounds area beyond the fencing on
your left. A good drive will ensure an easy approach
to a receptive green. |
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Take your irons to
the task with this open view downhill Par 3. The challenge
is to avoid the two large bunkers guarding the green
on your right, but the view from the elevated tee will
give you a good view of the fairway as well as the peaceful
surroundings. |
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A fitting long Par
4 to make your revolutionary experience an interesting
one. You will need a drive that stays out of the right
side fairway trap as trying to reach the green from
bunker is quite impossible. Choose your club well for
the approach shot to the green surrounded by water in
the front and bunkers on both sides. |
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