Bintan Lagoon Golf Club, Seaview Course

Bintan Lagoon features two championship courses. The first to open in 1996, the Sea View course was designed by the 18-time major winner, The Golden Bear, Jack Nicklaus.

Five tees make the Golden Bear's Sea View course very playable for golfers of all handicaps. From the championship tees, the course stretches out to a very challenging 6,443 meters. Factor in the cooling winds, which blow in from the South China Sea, and you can find yourself in a quandary over club selection, especially at the signature hole, the par three 12th, which plays directly towards the sea. The layout is undoubtedly one of Indonesia's best seaside holes.

The Sea View course is not only about the panoramic South China Sea views. Like in so many Jack Nicklaus courses, strategy and placing of your shots is the secret to playing them well, and this time the master has created a layout where playing it safe and keeping out of trouble is key.

The front nine plots its way through native, tropical jungle where Nicklaus has made good use of his trademark bunkering throughout the rolling topography. However, it's all about South China Sea views on the back nine as the course tumbles towards the sea.