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@DukeMGOLF's Dream Round: Qi wen Wong
4/16/2020 7:30:00 AM | Men's Golf
Over the next few weeks, GoDuke.com and @DukeMGOLF will run a series of features on the favorite holes for each member of the Duke men's golf team. The players and coaches were asked to pick the three favorite holes they've ever played and provide a scouting report on how best to attack them. Be sure to check @DukeMGOLF on Twitter on Instagram each Thursday to cast your vote on each of our players' dream holes!
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Junior Qi wen Wong is next on the tee in our Dream Course series and the Singapore native spans the globe with his three favorite holes. Wong gets us started with the picturesque par-3 16th at Cypress Point in Pebble Beach, then takes us to the scenic 13th at Leopard Creek Golf Club in South Africa, before finishing at the tough 18th hole at the Sheshan Golf Club in Shanghai, China, which has hosted a WGC event since 2005.
Wong's #1 Favorite Hole: 16th Hole at Cypress Point GC (Pebble Beach, Calif.) -- 222 yards -- Par 3
In Wong's words: "The landscape view is one-of-a-kind with the Pacific Ocean right there on this incredible par-3 that can play anywhere from 220 to 250 yards over water. It is also almost always windy here and this hole never seems to disappoint. I would take whatever club covers the hazard -- and long is better than short here. The hole plays very differently based on the direction of the wind and is usually very windy. It's so easy to be distracted by view, but you have to just make a good, committed swing."
Wong's #2 Favorite Hole: 13th Hole at Leopard Creek GC (Malelane, South Africa) -- 528 yards -- Par 5
In Wong's words: "This is an incredible hole that is bordered along the dogleg to the left with wildlife. You can see giraffes, hippos, all kinds of animals. It's a difficult par-5 with a small green and hazards all throughout the left of the hole. It's a pretty long hole, and only the bombers can get there in two. I prefer to lay up and hit my wedge close. The green is tiny and guarded with water short and left. Imperative to be on fairway for wedge shot."
Wong's #3 Favorite Hole: 18th Hole at Sheshan GC (Shanghai, China) -- 538 yards -- Par 5
In Wong's words: "Sheshan is site of the HSBC World Golf Championship, and there are multiple ways to play the signature finishing hole. It's a risk-reward hole that has an amazing backdrop to it and a hazard all the way right of the hole and short of the green. It offers quite a narrow landing area in the fairway. You can take on the risk by going for the green guarded by water short, right and long. It's a fairly big green, but I play it in three shots and give myself a wedge into the green for a chance at birdie."
April 2 -- Quinn Riley | Read Now
April 9 -- Drew Powell | Read Now
April 16 -- Qi wen Wong | Read Now
April 23 --Â Evan Katz
April 30 --Â Adrien Pendaries
May 7 --Â Harrison Taee
May 14 --Â Steven DiLisio
May 21 --Â Chandler Eaton
May 28 -- Assistant Coach Bob Heintz
June 4 -- Head Coach Jamie Green
#GoDuke
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Junior Qi wen Wong is next on the tee in our Dream Course series and the Singapore native spans the globe with his three favorite holes. Wong gets us started with the picturesque par-3 16th at Cypress Point in Pebble Beach, then takes us to the scenic 13th at Leopard Creek Golf Club in South Africa, before finishing at the tough 18th hole at the Sheshan Golf Club in Shanghai, China, which has hosted a WGC event since 2005.
Wong's #1 Favorite Hole: 16th Hole at Cypress Point GC (Pebble Beach, Calif.) -- 222 yards -- Par 3
In Wong's words: "The landscape view is one-of-a-kind with the Pacific Ocean right there on this incredible par-3 that can play anywhere from 220 to 250 yards over water. It is also almost always windy here and this hole never seems to disappoint. I would take whatever club covers the hazard -- and long is better than short here. The hole plays very differently based on the direction of the wind and is usually very windy. It's so easy to be distracted by view, but you have to just make a good, committed swing."
Wong's #2 Favorite Hole: 13th Hole at Leopard Creek GC (Malelane, South Africa) -- 528 yards -- Par 5
In Wong's words: "This is an incredible hole that is bordered along the dogleg to the left with wildlife. You can see giraffes, hippos, all kinds of animals. It's a difficult par-5 with a small green and hazards all throughout the left of the hole. It's a pretty long hole, and only the bombers can get there in two. I prefer to lay up and hit my wedge close. The green is tiny and guarded with water short and left. Imperative to be on fairway for wedge shot."
Wong's #3 Favorite Hole: 18th Hole at Sheshan GC (Shanghai, China) -- 538 yards -- Par 5
In Wong's words: "Sheshan is site of the HSBC World Golf Championship, and there are multiple ways to play the signature finishing hole. It's a risk-reward hole that has an amazing backdrop to it and a hazard all the way right of the hole and short of the green. It offers quite a narrow landing area in the fairway. You can take on the risk by going for the green guarded by water short, right and long. It's a fairly big green, but I play it in three shots and give myself a wedge into the green for a chance at birdie."
April 2 -- Quinn Riley | Read Now
April 9 -- Drew Powell | Read Now
April 16 -- Qi wen Wong | Read Now
April 23 --Â Evan Katz
April 30 --Â Adrien Pendaries
May 7 --Â Harrison Taee
May 14 --Â Steven DiLisio
May 21 --Â Chandler Eaton
May 28 -- Assistant Coach Bob Heintz
June 4 -- Head Coach Jamie Green
#GoDuke
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