China
China is a world rather than a country. You will need a great deal of time and money to travel thoroughly around this cultural centre of Eastern Asia and the world’s fourth largest country. It is just as well that China is big because it’s home to a great many people – this is the world’s most populous country.
Lanhai International Golf Club (Yangtze Dunes)
Set out across reclaimed land on Chongming Island in the estuary of the mighty Yangtze River, the 2011 Jack Nicklaus-designed Links layout at Lanhai International Golf Resort was completely re-built by Ogilvie, Clayton, Cocking and Mead in 2018 creating Yangtze Dunes.
Shanqin Bay Golf Club
Constructed in a manner unlike anything that’s been built before in China, the Shanqin Bay golf course just might become the benchmark for those still to come... assuming the authorities do not commandeer the fairways.
Mission Hills (Blackstone)
Venue for the Omega Mission Hills World Cup in 2011, the Blackstone course on Hainan Island covers 350 acres of a rugged landscape that’s dominated by lava rock, lakes and wetlands.
Dunes at Shenzhou Peninsula (East)
Located on the south side of Hainan Island, a mere 60 minutes by high speed train from Haikou, the 36-hole Dunes at Shenzhou Peninsula golf complex was designed by Tom Weiskopf and his associate Phil Smith.
Spring City (Lake)
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Spring City (Lake)
For what is ostensibly a resort layout, the Lake golf course at Spring City, Kunming, is a tough test. No hole could be described as easy.
Sheshan International
Sheshan International Golf Club is the epitome of Shanghai and it’s an intoxicating blend of Chinese tradition and international modernity.
Spring City (Mountain)
The Jack Nicklaus designed Mountain golf course at Spring City in China kept a little closer to the resort brief and is consequently a more forgiving course compared with Trent Jones Jnr's design slightly lower down the hill.
Dunes at Shenzhou Peninsula (West)
The West course at the Dunes at Shenzhou Peninsula opened first in 2010, two years ahead of the East, and both were constructed such that a composite course can easily be configured for future tournament play.
Jian Lake Blue Bay
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Jian Lake Blue Bay
The Jian Lake Blue Bay golf course, located on Hainan Island and fashioned by Mark Hollinger of JMP Golf Design, debuted in 2012, seven years after its older sibling opened on the Chinese mainland at Shaoxing.
Shanghai Links Golf & Country Club
The private Jack Nicklaus Signature course at Shanghai Links Golf & Country Club is laid out within a large residential site close to where the mighty Yangtze River empties into the East China Sea.
