Holes at the Moon Palace Golf Course

Hole 1
Statistics
Par - 4
Men Handicap - 15
Women Handicap - 15

Distances
Blue - 397
White - 381
Red - 308
Black - 434

Description The opening hole is a medium length par 4 with a slight dogleg to the left. There is a large bunker on the left side of the fairway at the landing area and a large mound on the right. The best play from the tee is to hit the ball as close as you can to the bunker on the left.


Protip 1
The green is 5000 sq. ft. and is angled from left to right with a large greenside bunker. Any shot hit over the green will collect into a depression behind the green.


Protip 2
A carefully placed shot will travel over the hill leaving a middle to short iron into the green. A shot played to the right side of the fairway will work into a broad collection area below the mound leaving a longer second shot.


Hole 2
Statistics
Par - 3
Men Handicap - 13
Women Handicap - 13

Distances
Blue - 165
White - 153
Red - 128
Black - 194

Description This is a long par 3 played along and over a natural wetland. There is a rock wall fronting the green and two greenside bunkers, a pot bunker on the right and a large bunker, just over the wall on the left of the green.


Protip 1
The green is 5200 sq. ft. and is angled from right to left with a high flash of green on the back right, a lower section in the back left and a collection area over the back of the green. A shot played to the middle left of the green will work down to the back left pin position.



Hole 3
Statistics
Par - 4
Men Handicap - 1
Women Handicap - 1

Distances
Blue - 420
White - 409
Red - 342
Black - 450

Description This hole is a long dogleg left par 4 that plays directly into the prevailing wind off the ocean. There is a large bunker on the left side of the fairway, which can be carried by the longer hitters, leaving a middle iron into the green. A shot played to the right side of the fairway will work slightly away from the green leaving a very long second shot.


Protip 1
The green is a long narrow green of 5500 sq. ft. There is a large greenside bunker on the front and left of the green, which extends all the way to the back of the green. There is a pot bunker on the right of the green set into the support mound. Two large waste bunkers come into play both on the tee shot and if the second shot is hit to the left.



Hole 4
Statistics
Par - 5
Men Handicap - 9
Women Handicap - 9

Distances
Blue - 485
White - 471
Red - 408
Black - 521

Description This hole is a medium length par 5. The tee shot is played over a lake and then over and along a large waste bunker. There are two bunkers in the left middle of the fairway with a section of fairway in front and to the left of them. This section of the fairway is the area to shot for if your intent is to play the hole as a three shot hole.


Protip 1
The second landing area is a narrow section of fairway between a large bunker on the right and a large waste bunker on the left.


Protip 2
The green is a small green of only 4100 sq. ft. and angles from right to left with waste bunker fronting on the middle left, collection areas on the right and left and a pot bunker cut into the mounds behind the green.


Protip 3
For the bigger hitters who wish to go for this green in two, the best shot is to the right of the two bunkers and to the left of the large waste bunker. A well-hit shot into this 40-yard wide section of fairway will feed the ball further down the fairway allowing the player to go for the green on their second shot.

Hole 5
Statistics
Par - 4
Men Handicap - 3
Women Handicap - 3

Distances
Blue - 426
White - 414
Red - 322
Black - 476

Description This is a long straightaway par 4, which plays downwind with the prevailing wind off the ocean. The tee shot is played over a large wetland and the landing area is generous with no bunkers.


Protip 1
This green is 4800 sq. ft. and angles from left to right with three strategically positioned bunkers that will certainly penalize the errant approach. Your short game might further be tested by having to use your lob wedge from one of the two collection areas on either side of the green.



Hole 6
Statistics
Par - 4
Men Handicap - 11
Women Handicap - 11

Distances
Blue - 264
White - 254
Red - 223
Black - 337

Description This hole is a short par 4, which doglegs almost 90 degrees to the right. The player is tempted to attempt to drive to this reachable green over the lake and beach bunker, which wraps around the right side of the green.


Protip 1
The safe shot off the tee is to the left section of the fairway over the first left bunker and left of the large bunker, which is straight away at the end of the fairway. From this area of the fairway, the player will have a short iron into the green over a deep greenside bunker with the green sloping away from this approach.


Protip 2
If you find yourself anywhere on the fairway surveying your second shot, breath a deep sigh of relief and don't try to laugh too loud at your partner fishing his ball out of the lake.


Protip 3
This 4700 sq. ft. green slopes way from the approach shot but anything short can end up in a deep frontside bunker. Anything long will feed off into the collection area.

Hole 7
Statistics
Par - 3
Men Handicap - 7
Women Handicap - 7

Distances
Blue - 203
White - 190
Red - 159
Black - 226

Description This hole is very long par 3, which plays over the lake and into the prevailing wind. The green is 4300 sq. ft. and angles from left to right with three greenside bunkers. One very deep bunker at the front right of the green, a deep bunker behind the green and a large bunker set off the left of the green.




Hole 8
Statistics
Par - 4
Men Handicap - 17
Women Handicap - 17

Distances
Blue - 337
White - 324
Red - 267
Black - 396

Description This is a short straightaway par 4 that plays over a wetland down the right side. At the end of the wetland is a large bunker on the right of the fairway. On the left of the landing area there are three bunkers set into a mound separating this hole from hole # 9.


Protip 1
The green is 4100 sq. ft. and angles from left to right with two deep greenside bunkers. A large swale dissects the middle of the green and a large collection area is located behind the green.



Hole 9
Statistics
Par - 5
Men Handicap - 5
Women Handicap - 5

Distances
Blue - 538
White - 527
Red - 419
Black - 565

Description This is a medium length par 5. The tee shot is played over a wetland with a large bunker protecting the right side. The closer the player hits to this bunker the more they are rewarded with the ball working down the fairway leaving them with the better angle for a lay up shot or for going at the green in two. The safer shot to the left portion of the fairway works the ball into broad collection area, but makes the second shot to lay up more difficult


Protip 1
This second landing area is visually challenging with an abundance of hazards to deter the weak-at-heart. Try to land the ball between 100-125 yards from the green to take advantage of the meatiest part of the fairway.


Protip 2
The green is 5200 sq. ft. with a large rock wall into the lake along the left side and a large deep bunker behind it. The green slopes right to left making the best approach for the third shot from the left side of the fairway close to the lake. There is a large collection area short and right of the green and a smaller collection area back right of the green.


Hole 10
Statistics
Par - 4
Men Handicap - 18
Women Handicap - 18

Distances
Blue - 392
White - 380
Red - 308
Black - 425

Description This is medium length slight dogleg right par 4 with the tee shot playing over a wetland. The landing area is wide with no fairway bunkers. The green is 4600 sq. ft. and angles from left to right. There is a large deep greenside bunker in front of the green and a deep bunker cut into the support behind the green. The back right of the green feeds off into a collection area.




Hole 11
Statistics
Par - 5
Men Handicap - 8
Women Handicap - 8

Distances
Blue - 491
White - 478
Red - 434
Black - 531

Description This is a medium length par 5 that plays into the prevailing wind. The shot must be played over a lake and waste bunker down the left side. There are two bunkers on the left side of the fairway short of the landing area that separate an upper fairway from a lower fairway. There are two more bunkers on the right side of the fairway just past the landing area.


Protip 1
The player who wishes to try and drive the ball over the left bunkers to the upper fairway will have the better angle into the green if they choose to go for the green in two. The player who plays to the right, lower section of the fairway will have a blind second shot.


Protip 2
The second landing area is guarded by a large bunker on the left and a waste bunker and wetland on the right.


Protip 3
The green is 4800 sq. ft. and has a bunker that wraps around from the front to the side and behind the green. To the right of the bunker is a wetland. There is a large collection area to the back left of the green.

Hole 12
Statistics
Par - 4
Men Handicap - 10
Women Handicap - 10

Distances
Blue - 360
White - 348
Red - 294
Black - 400

Description This is a medium, slightly dogleg right par 4. The tee shot is played over a wetland on the right side. There is a deep bunker in the middle of the landing area, which makes the player choose to play to the right or to the left portion of the fairway. Pin position plays a role in which side of the fairway the player should choose


Protip 1
There is a large bunker short and left of the green, which makes the back left portion of the green blind from the left side of the fairway. When the pin is back left the player should choose the right side of the fairway. When the pin is back right the better angle is from the left portion of the fairway.


Protip 2
The green is large at 6500 sq. ft. and has a swale that works through the middle of the green. There are also two bunkers to the right of the green and collection areas that wrap from the left behind the bunker around the back of the green.


Hole 13
Statistics
Par - 5
Men Handicap - 6
Women Handicap - 6

Distances
Blue - 539
White - 528
Red - 469
Black - 574

Description This is a long par 5. The tee shot must be played over and along a wetland and waste bunker and between a very large bunker that protects the left side of the fairway.


Protip 1
The green is set into a large support mound with a deep pot bunker protecting the front left and a deep collection area off the front right. There is a small collection area behind the green. The green is 5700 sq. ft. and is angled from right to left.


Protip 2
The second landing area is protected on the left by two bunkers and on the right by a waste bunker.


Hole 14
Statistics
Par - 4
Men Handicap - 4
Women Handicap - 4

Distances
Blue - 409
White - 395
Red - 335
Black - 456

Description his is a long dogleg left par 4 that plays downwind. The tee shot is played over a large waste bunker and over a small bunker on the left side and short of the landing area. Two large deep bunkers protect the right side of the landing area.


Protip 1
The second shot is played to a green of 4500 sq. ft. protected by deep bunkers at the front left and front right. The green is angled from left to right with collection areas to the back right and behind the green.



Hole 15
Statistics
Par - 3
Men Handicap - 16
Women Handicap - 16

Distances
Blue - 171
White - 157
Red - 121
Black - 204

Description This is a long par 3 which plays over the lake on the right and over a beach bunker to a 4300 sq. ft. green which angles from left to right. There is a deep bunker behind the green and collection areas to the left of the green and to the back right of the green.




Hole 16
Statistics
Par - 4
Men Handicap - 14
Women Handicap - 14

Distances
Blue - 387
White - 375
Red - 328
Black - 417

Description This is a medium length dogleg right par 4. The tee shot is played over the lake and waste bunker on the right. There are two large bunkers on the left side of the fairway. The best angle for the second shot is down the right side, which creates a longer carry over the lake. Play to the left short of the bunker if you want to be safer, but expect a very difficult partially blind second shot to the green


Protip 1
The green is 6300 sq. ft. and is long and narrow. A large deep bunker protects the front of the green and another bunker protects the right. There is a deep broad collection area to the left of the green.



Hole 17
Statistics
Par - 3
Men Handicap - 12
Women Handicap - 12

Distances
Blue - 133
White - 119
Red - 102
Black - 150

Description This is a short par 3 that plays to an island green. A rock wall encircles the green with water from the right side around the front, left and back of the green. The green is 6500 sq. ft. and has a deep bunker protecting the front left of the green and another bunker cut into a mound at the back right of the green. This hole plays downwind and makes club selection very difficult. Too short or too long makes for trouble on this very scenic hole.




Hole 18
Statistics
Par - 4
Men Handicap - 2
Women Handicap - 2

Distances
Blue - 390
White - 373
Red - 311
Black - 445

Description The finishing hole is a long dogleg left par 4. The tee shot must be played over a wetland, which runs the entire length of the left side of the hole. A large fairway bunker protects the right side making the player choose to hit it close to the water for the better angle into the green.


Protip 1
A rock wall out of the wetland protects the front left of the green and two bunkers protect the front and back right of the green, which is cut into a large support mound. The green is 4700 sq. ft. and angles from right to left with the back portion much higher than the front.



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