Course
Opened – 1995 (back 9) 2003 (front 9)
Course Designer – Saito San & Nurtau Golf Club
Special Features - Back drop of Tie Shian mountains.
General Playability - Open front nine and wooded back nine.
Undulating/Flat - Rolling parkland
Treelined/exposed - Mix of wooded copses and tree lined fairways
Many / few water hazards - Mix of lakes and mountain streams
Changes to the Course – Re construction work to green. Upgrading of water hazards. Upgrading of and 3 new tees.
Greens
Type of grass - Pencross A4
Height of cut - 3.5 mm
Speed/stimp reading – 10’
Any specific comments - Average undulations and average size greens.
Fairways
Type of grass – Pencross/Dwarf Rye/Poa Annua
Height of cut – 14mm
General width and contouring – Average width 27m
Any specific comments - Thin root zone due to lack of topsoil
Tees
Type of grass – Pencross
Height of cut - 9mm
Any specific comments - No
Collars
Type of grass - Pencross
Height of cut – 9mm
Rough
Type of grass – Rye/Penn
Semi-rough - Height of cut – 24mm
Intermediate – Height of cut – 76mm
Rough - Height of cut – 102mm
Any specific comments – none
Weather
In advance – Dry weather 27c. Clear skies
Forecast for tournament – 22c-26c and dry.
Other Features
Extension and additional bunkering. Elongation of course by 230 yds. Construction of new putting green and pitching area.Total length: 7107 yds/6397 metres long.
| Pos | ![]() | Player Name | ![]() | Nat | ![]() | Hole | ![]() | Par | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ![]() | PILKINGTON, Mark | ![]() | WAL | ![]() | 18 | ![]() | -16 | ||
| 2 | ![]() | WEBSTER, Shaun P | ![]() | ENG | ![]() | 18 | ![]() | -14 | ||
| T3 | ![]() | KAYMER, Martin | ![]() | GER | ![]() | 18 | ![]() | -12 | ||
| T3 | ![]() | LOCKERBIE, Gary | ![]() | ENG | ![]() | 18 | ![]() | -12 | ||
| T3 | ![]() | ARRUTI, Jesus Maria | ![]() | ESP | ![]() | 18 | ![]() | -12 | ||
| 6 | ![]() | SALTO, Alvaro | ![]() | ESP | ![]() | 18 | ![]() | -11 |