BALI HANDARA KOSAIDO COUNTRY CLUB

Location: Singaraja (Pancasari village)

Bali Handara Kosaido Country Club is in Pancasari Village, between Bedugul and Singaraja, in north central Bali, an hour from the Ngurah Rai International Airport. At an altitude of 14,846 feet (1,142 meters ) above sea level, highland temperatures average 8 to 16 degrees celcius cooler than the island's southern area. The public course is designed by Peter Thompson, Michael Wolderidge & Associates. The par 72,6,434-yard (5,93-meter) course is surrounded by vertical crater walls covered in lush vegetation. Volcanic cones make for a dramatic backdrop with clear blue lake water in the foreground. Fairways are carpeted with a blend of Kentucky Bluegrass, lending a gentle blue lake hue which distinguishes the course from the surrounding vegetation. The greens are ringed with white sand bunkers.

At 450-yards (415 meters), the par 4, hole 3 doglegs left, its fairway divided by a stream that rushes off the mountain backdrop. The 15th hole, a par 5 of 500 yards (462 meters), is demanding and memorable. A bunker in the heart of the fairway is modelled on the famous Principal's Nose on Saint Andrews Old Course.

The clubhouse has a bar and restaurant, health club and fitnes center, traditional Japanese baths, tennis courts and a pro shop.