Eastwood Valley New 18 hole Golf Resort in Miri

Miri was given the Resort City status on 20.05.2005. Nice ! On the same day the Eastwood Valley Golf Resort is open for the public. Green fees , no comment. However I was given the oppurtunity to try out the second nine , playing it twice from the blue and the white tee.
It looks easy , with wide fairways and less tree hazards but water hazards are always on your right hand side. The green is fast and it reminds me of some undulating and fast greens in Klang Valley. Totaly contrary to the greens in KGM , you have to play a good second shot to the green.
Red pin will force you to play the front and putting the ball pin high will cause you to make three or more putt. Yellow pin will be much easier if you can put the ball at the centre of the green. Did that on hole 12 and get birdie for each two visit via the blue and the white tee.
The blue pin will be a bit tricky. Some greens are sloping upwards from the front and slope down again to the back. Playing the blue pin can be not as easy as it looks. On hole 16th , with the blue pin right at the back of the green , no wonder many take a lot of putt to finish the hole.
17th was a tricky par 3. On the blue tee , it is 175 m from the tee and 148 m from the white tee. Avoiding the bunker in front of the green is a good option. I did not get out from the bunker easily during my first visit. Should have aim for the fringe in front of the green.
18th is a nice par 5 finishing hole. Played a good tee shot from the white tee and left with another 215m to the pin. But played a lousy second shot and left with 25 m to the pin. Made a good pitch and run shot and left with a 7 footer for a birdie. Yes I missed the putt and end with a par.

posted by Golf Addix @ 9:41 AM