| CALATAGAN GOLF CLUB,
INC.
Catalagan, Batangas
Yardage: 6,374 Par: 72 Holes: 18
Another Trent Jones Jr. creation, Catalagan is one of the
best layouts in the islands. It is also on of the least
known, simply because it is tucked away from the beaten path
of golfers. It is ideally located beside the five-star beach
resort of Punta Baluarte.
CANLUBANG GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB, INC.
Canlubang Sugar Estate, Laguna
Yardage: 6,795 Par: 72 Holes: 18
Canlubang, carved out of a vast sugar plantation at the fool
of the legendary Mount Makiling, offers 36 holes of
championship golf designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr. The
tougher north course has a common green for the 9th and 18th
holes, both guarded in front by a gaping water hazard. The
south course is longer but easier and more leisurely,
although most par 3’s require shotes across deep ravine that
cuts across the twin courses.
CLUB INTRAMUROS GOLF COURSE
Bonifacio Drive cor Aduana Street, Port
Area, Manila
Yardage: 4,089 Par: 66 Holes: 18
Club Intramuros, located along Bonifacio Drive, begins just
a few meters away from the Old Spanish Fort Santiago.
Trimmed with the historic walls of Intramuros with a
sprinkle of lagoons and trees, this 18-holes golf course
pictures the city of Manila that was and is. Tee-off at the
green. Enjoy a delicious meal at the clubhouse or conduct
business sessions & seminars at any of the function rooms.
EVERCREST GOLF CLUB & RESORT
Km. 72 Batulao, Nasugbu, Batangas
Yardage: 6,704 Par: 72 Holes: 18
The Evercrest Golf Club & Resort opened grandly on June 5,
1994. The Arnod Palmer designed “masterpiece” carves it’s a
ways across the hills through the ravines in the beautifully
region of Batula, Nasugbu, Batangas.
MIMOSA GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB
Clark Airbase, Angeles City, Pampanga
Yardage: 6,565 (1st & 2nd NINE) Par: 72 Holes: 18 Yardage:
3,025 (3rd NINE) Par: 36 Holes: 18
Located with the spacious, landscaped, Mimosa Golf & Country
Club is easily accessible to Manila’s residents being only
an hour and a half’s drive up the Northern expressway. The
course, designed by acclaimed Hawaiian-based architectural
team of Nelson, Wright, Haworth, provides three distinctive
“nine”. The new and revised holes will play through and
around gentle rolling terrain, 6 new lakes, deeply wooded valleys, & among spectacular colorful
native Philippines flowers, trees, and shrubs.
PURTO AZUL BEACH & COUNTRY CLUB
Ternate, Cavite
Yardage: 6,591 Par: 71 Holes: 18
The best-known golf resort in the country, from the vantage
point of the 7th tee, the view of the sea is spectacular.
And from the 17th and 18th tees, the view to the green is
terrifying because both tees shots require perfect hits over
cliffs, rocks, sea, and sand. But the clubhouse and its
five-star amenities offer great consolation for whatever
happens in these tough finishing holes.
THE MANILA SOUTHWOODS GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB
Carmona, Cavite
Yardage: 7,225 Par: 72 Holes: 18
The Manila Southwoods is an enclave of the world-class
facilities that spells fun, luxury and the total comfort. It
is composed of the Manila Southwoods Manor which pioneers
personalized hotel services in the area, the world-renowned
Manila Southwoods Golf and Country Club and the newly opened
Manila Southwoods Sports Club & Fitness Center.
THE ORCHARD GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB
Dasmariñas, Cavite
Yardage: 7,013 Par: 72 Holes: 18
A self-designated bird-and-wildlife sanctuary, abounding in
indigenous flora and fauna ambiance, this golf resort is
host to the Palmer Course & Player Course where golfing
greats from the European, USA and Asian PGA tours gathered
in strength to show-off their considerable abilities, all
delighting in the array of golfing talent on display at The
Orchard.
THE RIVIERA GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB
Silang, Cavite
Yardage: 7,102 Par: 72 Holes: 18
Take two great golfers, huge tract of land with deep ravines
and great views, toss them all together and you have the
Riviera Golf and Country Club. A few kilometers from Taal
Volcano on the Aguinaldo Highway, Riviera is one of the
newer additions to the growing list of fine courses within
shouting distance of Manila
VILLAMOR GOLF CLUB
Villa Airbase, Pasay City
Yardage: 6,908 Par: 72 Holes: 18
A golfer can get off a plane at the Ninoy Aquino
International Airport and tee off in the next half-hour at
the nearby Villamor Golf Club , a flat championship course
made more challenging by the distance off the tees, the
safety pine trees that line the fairways, and layout that
puts premium on both power and accuracy. It is favorite of
tourist and expatriates.
WACK-WACK GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB
Shaw Blvd., Mandaluyong City
Yardage: 7,053 (East Course) Par: 72 Holes: 18 Yardage:
6,872 (West Course) Par: 72 Holes: 18
The most renowned and one of the oldest courses in the
country, the east course of the Wack-Wack Golf & Country
Club was host to the 1977 World Cup & is the traditional
home of the Philippines Open. Played from the back tees, the
course offers one of the toughest tests in golf. From the
front tees, golf is sheer fun. Wack-wack’s nearby west
course, shorter and easier, fits more to the laid-back
swinger’s idea of fun.
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