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.
Weihai Point
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Weihai Point
The course at Weihai Point Golf Resort is laid out on top of a narrow peninsula that juts out one and a half miles into the Yellow Sea…
Dongzhuang Beach (Linksland)
Located next to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, on the estuary where the mighty Yangtze River empties into the South China Sea, Dongzhuang Beach Golf Club presents its members with two contrasting 18-hole layouts.
Reignwood Pine Valley (Golden Bear)
Set to the northwest of Beijing, the 54-hole Reignwood Pine Valley Golf Club is China’s first invitation-only club and the Golden Bear layout is one of the Nicklaus-designed courses available to an exclusive membership.
Shanghai Qizhong Garden
The 18-hole layout at Shanghai Qizhong Garden Golf Club is a Dana Fry collaboration with local designer Jun Lu which opened for member play in 2013.
Mission Hills (Lava Fields)
With fairways characterised by large waste bunkers, the Lava Fields course at Mission Hills can be stretched to a mammoth 7,475 yards from the championship tees...
Genzon Golf Club (A)
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Genzon Golf Club (A)
Neil Haworth redesigned the original 18-hole layout at Genzon Golf Club in 2008, creating two new 18-hole tracks, uninspiringly named A and B. Six years later, the A course hosted the Volvo China Open, an event won by France’s Alexander Lévy.
Mission Hills (Norman)
Mission Hills just gets bigger. Now with 216 golf holes, choice is no problem. The Norman course was the 10th layout to open at what is now the largest golf complex in the world.
Nanjing Zhongshan International (Mountain & Lake)
The Mountain and Lake nines at the 27-hole Nanjing Zhongshan International Golf Club hosted the second edition of the Summer Youth Olympic Games in 2014...
Yalong Bay
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Yalong Bay
An RTJ II design, which debuted at the dawn of the new millennium, Yalong Bay Golf Club was one of the earliest layouts to open on the tropical island of Hainan and it’s China’s most southerly golf course.
Lake Malaren (Masters)
In 2010, the 18-hole South Lake course at Lake Malaren Golf Club was redesigned by Nicklaus Design to form the new Masters layout. The course then hosted the first of five editions of the BMW Masters in 2011.
