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About the Taiwan Golf and Country Club

The Taiwan Golf and Country Club's Tamsui course is located in the northern town of Tamsui. The original course was constructed in 1914 but only three holes were playable then.

The first nine holes were ready in 1919 and it was only a decade later that Japanese designer Akahoshi Shiro completed the entire 18-hole layout. The course now measures 6,915 yards and each hole presents challenges that vary according to the hilly terrain and wind direction.

Nicknamed the "Cradle of the Golfers", the Tamsui course has been the breeding ground for top Chinese Taipei players like "Mr Lu" Liang-huan, Hsieh Min-nan, Chen Ching-po and last year's Mercuries Taiwan Masters champion Lu Wei-chih.

Course record: Yuan Ching-chi of Chinese Taipei, set in 1994 - eight-under-par 64.

Card of the Course

HOLE NO	PAR	YARDS
		
1	4	415
2	3	155
3	4	428
4	4	418
5	4	335
6	5	606
7	5	480
8	3	183
9	4	460
OUT	36	3480
		
10	3	215
11	4	350
12	4	395
13	5	572
14	4	452
15	5	540
16	4	425
17	3	216
18	4	370
IN	36	3535
		
TOTAL	72	6915
			

September 17, 2007