SENTOSA GOLF CLUB MAGAZINE
THE SERAPONG
VISUAL FEAST While appearances will always be spectacular, they can also be deceptive. We take a closer look at the recent renovations.
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o try and epitomise the brilliance of the recent renovations on The Serapong, then the iconic 6th hole is a great place to start. Once upon a time this was a drivable par 4 which, because of the design and access of the green, failed to tempt the pros looking for a two-putt birdie to go for it. Now it remains a shortish par 4 but it has been transformed into something else. With the back tees combined into one, moved to the right and expanded, it now uses the coastline as its boundary. Plenty will catch your eye-line down the left, but the water right will always dominate your thinking. The hole is framed by the big waste bunker left, and this also allows for cart-path access, while 60 palm trees have been added which mean that, if you do hit away from
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the water and avoid the sand, then your line into the green is going to be affected. But the real beauty is how it fits in and adds to the overall coastal story on the front nine. The 4th runs down the shoreline of the lagoon and with a realigned tee here at the par 5, now sitting next to the wall adjacent to the lagoon, it opens up the visual alignment of the how the serpentine shoreline and walls spread out in front of you and this runs all the way to the green. The 5th then features one of the most iconic backdrops in the game with the Central Business District sitting in the near distance before the 6th with the adjacent views of Pulau Brani island. In among all the impressive renovations of The Serapong – the new bunkering, re-turfed fairways, new drainage and levelling of all tee boxes – it is the senses that are most stirred with this run of holes. @sentosagolfclub
