Greens
Type of grass - Penncross A4
Height of cut - 3mm
Speed / stimpmeter reading - 10' (average)
Any specific comments - average undulations and size

Fairways
Type of grass - Penncross / Dwarf Rye / Poa Annua
Height of cut - 12mm
Gerenal width and contouring - average width, 27m

Tees / Collars
Type of grass - Pencross
Height of cut - 9mm

Rough
Type of grass - Rye / Penn
Height of cut - semi 36mm, intermediate 72mm, rough 100mm
Any specific comments - very thick rough

Weather
Weather in advance - dry (30C) with clear skies
Forecast for tournament - from 29 to 31C, dry

Course
Opened - 1995 (back 9), 2003 (front 9)
Course designer - Saito San and Nurtau Golf Club
Special features - back drop of Tien Sian Mountains
General playability - open front nine and wooded back nine
Undulating / flat - rolling parkland
Tree lined / exposed - mix of wooded copses and tree lined fairways
Many / few water hazards - mix of lakes and mountain streams
Changes to the course - remodeling of water hazard at hole 1, reshaping of bunkers at holes 4 and 6

Other features
- Altitude 2550ft / 750m
- Total length 7338yds / 6675m long
- Noted for its trees: Ash, Acacia, Weeping Willow, Spruce, Poplar and Birch
- The first golf club built in Kazakhstan
- The course is located at the sanitorium-resort complex 'Alatau' at the foothills of the Tien Sian mountains
- There are spectacular views of the mountains from the course