Shek O - Hong Kong
15 Shek O Road,
Shek O,
Hong Kong
+852 2809 4458
No website available
20kms SE of downtown Hong Kong
Members and their guests only
Paul Woolcott-Brown
Unknown, Phil Ryan
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Hong Kong Island lies just off the Kowloon
Peninsula, connected to the mainland by tunnels, with Shek O Country Club
overlooking the Tathong Channel to the southeast of the island, between Big
Wave Bay and Shek O Beach. The course somehow clings to the rugged clifftops
running along the coastline, with just enough space within a very constricted
property to set out eighteen short holes – eleven par fours and seven par
threes – that extend to 4,644 yards and play to a par of 65. There are no par fives on the layout, only two of
the par fours measure more than 350 yards (indeed five of them are less than
300 yards in length) and back-to-back par three holes are played on only one
occasion, at the 6th and 7th. Phil Ryan of Pacific Coast design has been
consulting here since the start of the new millennium, upgrading and developing
the course in a progressive manner to greatly improve playing surfaces and on
course safety. Shek O’s been described as “one of the nicest golf
experiences in Hong Kong, a very short layout with the front nine overlooking
the ocean and the back nine winding its way around a very tranquil and peaceful
valley, making for a very nice golf day out.” |