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The courses at Orchid Country Club were shaped by Chris Pitman who also had a hand in the redesign of the Tanah Merah and Sentosa courses. Spread over three nines - named after the orchid species of Aranda, Vanda and Dendro - the courses feature acres of immaculately manicured fairways and greens & are as varied in character as their orchid motifs.
The Aranda Course (Par 36, 3051m) was the first of the nines to be completed, opening in September 1993. The fairways are wide making golf an enjoyable game for many new enthusiasts. However, some of the greens are undulating and huge, measuring on an average of 700 to 900 square meters.
The Vanda Course is a Par 36 (3037m). Despite being the shortest of the three courses, it offers challenging course management with abundant water hazards. Accuracy is a premium here. A good example will be holes 6, 7 and 8.
Besides being the longest of the three 9-hole courses (Par 37, 3262m), the Dendro Course has also the longest Par 5 (3rd hole - 590m) in Singapore. The complexity of the hole, besides the length, extends from the tee-shot which requires a carry of 180m across a pond to a narrow fairway bordered by OB on its left side to the green and protected by fairway sand traps. Here, the golfer needs not only accuracy, but also power to be on in regulation.
The 160-bay Driving Range was opened in March 1993 and is the biggest driving range in South East Asia. It is fully automated and consists of two levels, with 80 computerized tees at the lower level and 80 manual tees on the upper level.
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