The GolfEast team has been at Phoenix Gold since late 2014 working through renovations of the 27-hole course one nine at a time. The Mountain and Ocean Courses were completed in mid 2015 and have seen work done on the bunkers, tee tops, fairways and drainage which have produced technical improvements, while not significantly changing the look of these courses.

By comparison, the Lakes course has seen an exciting, major re-design, with several holes re-routed and new lakes, tee boxes and greens being introduced. As it is the shortest of the three courses, Namatra’s brief was to make it more interesting, and he feels it may now become the most fun of the three courses to play.  Major changes to Hole 5 have seen it turned into a teasing little par four, while Hole 6 has been transformed into a sharp dogleg right par 5 over a couple of lakes.

Opened:          1993

Designer:         Denis Griffiths, upgraded in 2014-2015 by Pirapon Namatra of GolfEast

Grass:              As part of the course renovation, the grasses are being entirely replaced to provide the best possible surfaces available.

                        When complete, the Tees will be Paspalum, Fairways will be Zoyzia, and the Greens will be Champion Turf

The Mountain Course affords the golfer an exquisite view of a famous landmark, with the best vantage point being the fairway of the signature 6th hole.  A nearby mountain, with a large sheer-cliff face that is easily seen, has an impressive laser-carved image of Buddha. The 3-dimensional quality of The Mountain Course’s fairways tests the golfers’ interest and judgment of each stroke. The greens are designed to provide opportunities to show the golfers’ putting skills.