16 TEE BOX THE BIG PICTURE The par-four sixth hole at Trump International Golf Club Lido, an Ernie Els Design course in Indonesia that will open this month, as photographed by Jacob Sjöman. The club, owned by resort developer MNC Land, is located at MNC Lido City, a new destination two hours south of Jakarta that has been approved by the government as a tourism special economic zone. “It’s such a beautiful piece of land with incredible views, so naturally we wanted to work with that and create a golf course that goes with the flow,” said Greg Letsche, design associate at Ernie Els Design. “For bunkers, sometimes the topography whispers gently to you and, as a designer, you listen. The greens are interesting because the elevation changes and the wider landscape creates something of an optical illusion. Some of the greens look like they go one way, or may appear relatively flat, but they play very differently, so they’re deceptive. Els and Letsche have worked on the project with superintendent Mick Pascoe, general manager Steven Thielke and MNC’s head manager Dustin Jennings. Atlas Turf International has provided Zorro Zoysia turfgrass for the tees, fairways and rough. “This place is spectacular,” said Els. “This is going to be a ‘go-to destination’ for golfers in this part of the world.”
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