Here are suggestions for our golf beginners who are looking forward to play in their first fairway. Article by Dr. Vince Gomez.

In our first installment of Where to Play for the beginning golfer, we featured what we felt to be the easiest courses to play in Metro Manila, one in the North (Veteran’s) and one in the South (Philippine Navy). These courses allow one to practice everything from drives to pinpoint approaches to playing out of trouble to greens of varying difficulty, yet not frustrating the golfer too much (and not losing too many balls). For our next installment, we are featuring two courses that can be played relatively quickly, are located in the heart of the metropolis but are more challenging in that one’s game must include the ability to carry the ball over hazards and play to smaller greens. These are the two Army courses: Camp Aguinaldo along EDSA and Kagitingan located inside Fort Bonifacio.

AGUINALDO GOLF CLUB
Location: This is inside Camp Aguinaldo right on EDSA between Greenhills and Cubao. You enter through gate 6 on Santolan Ave. (Boni Serrano) and wind your way through the camp (unless they are on red alert).

Features: This is a tiny course that weaves around the homes, offices and buildings of Camp Aguinaldo. It may be short but almost all our local pros and superstars learned the game there. Most of the holes are par 3s which means there is a lot of waiting when the course is busy. All the par 5s are short and big hitters can get on them in two but the beginner will play it true to par. The fairways are very tight and separated by thin walls of trees that allow wayward shots to cross over easily so be on guard and keep your ears open for “FOREâ€