| Kau Sai Chau Public Golf Course |
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| Address |
Kau Sai Chau, Sai Kung, New Territories |
| Tel | (852) 2791 3388 |
| Fax | (852) 2792 0982 |
| Website | http://www.kscgolf.org.hk |
| Booking Tel Booking | (852) 2791 3380 (9:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.) |
| General Enquiry | (852) 2791 3390 |
| Course Information | |
| Type | Public course |
| No. of course ¡@ | Three 18 holes as East, North & South course |
| Course transport | Walking course / Cart (south course only) |
| Handicap Requirement | Please check Qualification for play |
| Transport | |
| Sai Kung - Kau Sai Chau | 20" by ferry (Every 20" of the hour) |
| Kai Sai Chau - Club | 5" by shuttle bus |
| Scorecard | Location Map | Scorecard | Driving Range |
| Introduction |
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| Club Facilities & Service | |
| This
is the first (I hope it's not the last) public golf course in Hong Kong
opened in 1996 so the facilities are still fairly new and well equipped
and the service is also good.¡@
The surrounding view from the club and from the course is lovely looking over the Sai Kung country park and town. |
| Fairway & Green Maintenance |
| Despite
the course's heavy traffic (it's almost full every day of the week) but
both fairways and greens are maintained to a surprisingly good standard,
Although, I don't
'normally' go into the bunkers but on those rare occasions, I always found
the sand textures are on the 'firm' side and making exit out of them a
little more complicated, I hope they can improve on. |
| Caddy's Service & knowledge |
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I rarely use caddies in Hong Kong mainly due to its higher costs and commonly lack of reasonable course knowledge. I had only used caddies twice in Kau Sai Chau and was not impressed with their performance*. KSC finally decided to grade caddies into 3 groups according to their knowledge of the course and rules of the game and this should improve the overall quality. |
| 007's review on South Course | North Course's review | ||
| Course Design | |||
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Both
North and South course are built along the beautiful and scenic shoreline
of a small island, just off the town of Sai Kung, despite being
an offshore island, it's fairly well protected by the surrounding mountains
and not as exposed as the Clearwater Bay Golf Club but could still subject
to windy conditions, perhaps more so to the easterly wind and could be
a big influence of play. |
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Overall, the South is still quite a good course for beginners and high handicappers to practice and learn the tricks of the trade while longer hitters and low handicappers may find the front 9 of the South lack of good challenges........Play Video |
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| 007's Rating | |||||||||||||
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First of all, I take my hat off to the Jockey Club for their management and the superb maintenance of the course and its lower green fees for local players, making the game of golf more affordable (even though the beverages they serve in those mobile carts are comparatively high and sometimes far and few between golf holes). The coins & Mondex card only drink vending machines can also be very frustrating if you don't carry enough coins and the card. Pace of play is also a big problem during weekends.....but I suppose this is not unique here, and it's almost impossible to get through the phone to make reservation on weekends.
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This
is the first public golf club in Hong Kong and is located on a small island
known as Kau Sai Chau, just 20" minutes ferry away from the town
of Sai Kung pier, bus and minibus are readily available. 
The
South course's front 9 is easier due to its shorter distance and generous
fairways but the back can be tricky and even difficult (depending on the
location of tees). 
