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.
Shadow Creek - Beijing
Opened in 2008 and fashioned by Steve Nicklaus of Nicklaus Design, Shadow Creek is part of a residential project that has been developed by New World China Land Group in the Tianzhu Shun Yi district of Beijing.
Reignwood Pine Valley (Nicklaus)
Located just south of the Great Wall at Badaling, the 27-hole Nicklaus course opened in 2006 as part of an impressive 54-hole facility at Reignwood Pine Valley Golf Club.
Lion Lake (Moon)
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Lion Lake (Moon)
Situated less than an hour’s drive from Guangzhou, Southern China’s largest city, the Lion Lake Country Club is the first upscale resort to be established in the Pearl River Delta region of the country...
Lanhai International (Forest)
Located on reclaimed land on Chongming Island in the Yangtze River estuary, the Forest course (originally called the Woodland course) at the Lanhai International Golf Resort is one of two 18-hole layouts originally laid out by Jack Nicklaus for the club in 2011.
Mission Hills (Olazabal)
The course of the two-time Masters champion opened for play in 2003 and Ollie’s 7,300-yard layout is routed across undulating ground which features significant changes in elevation...
Yulongwan - Kunming
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Yulongwan - Kunming
Laid out by Schmidt-Curley Design, the 18-hole course at Yulongwan Golf Club occupies a rugged mountainside property, with fairways routed around natural forests and a lovely tranquil lake.
Mission Hills (Shadow Dunes)
Shadow Dunes, the tenth course at Mission Hills in Haikou, is a Schmidt and Curley design that’s unlike any of the others at the resort in that it was fashioned to resemble a sporty links layout in a natural dune setting.
Lakeview - Kunming
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Lakeview - Kunming
Xishan Mountain forms an imposing backdrop to the course at the Lakeview Golf Hotel in Kunming, where Nick Faldo completed the layout in 2005.
Nicklaus Club Beijing
The course at Nicklaus Club Beijing was unveiled in 2014, after the Golden Bear’s design company worked with Flagstick Construction Management to complete a two-year renovation project to entirely rebuild the original 18-hole layout.
Chengdu Wolong Valley International
The 18-hole layout at Chengdu Wolong Valley International Golf Club is a Rick Jacobson design that debuted in 2012. A few words of warning for golfers with an aversion to sand – think twice about playing here as there are bunkers everywhere.
Beijing CBD International
Designed by South Carolina-based architect Brit Stenson and opened for play in 2005, Beijing CBD International Golf Club hosted the Volvo China Open in 2008 and 2009. This flat layout echoes the designers "least disturbance" philosophy.
Mission Hills (Sandbelt Trails)
Opened for play in 2010, the Sandbelt Trails course at Mission Hills in Haikou is a Schmidt and Curley production that drew its inspiration from the iconic golfing layouts located in the famous Sandbelt landscape around Melbourne in Australia.
Peach Garden (East & West)
Designed by Mark Hollinger of JMP Design Group, the East and West nines at Peach Garden Golf Club constitute the 18-hole course of first choice at an impressive 27-hole golf facility which lies twenty kilometres northwest of Guangzhou.
Wind Valley (Member)
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Wind Valley (Member)
The Nelson and Haworth layout at Wind Valley in Shenzhen is probably loved and loathed by golfers in equal measure. It’s an extreme mountain course with extraordinary elevation changes which some will find thrilling while others will question the validity of building such an extreme test.
Genzon (B)
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Genzon (B)
Originally established as the CITIC Green Golf Club, Genzon Golf Club changed hands in 2005. Neil Haworth then extended the old 18-layout into two 18-hole courses, named A and B, with floodlighting installed on the back nine of the latter which also features wildly undulating fairways and a mountainous backcloth.
Chongqing Riverview
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Chongqing Riverview
Fashioned by Canadian architect, Todd Duguid of DDLA Design, the expansive 1,073-acre 18-hole facility at Chongqing Riverview Golf and Country Club is a dramatic hillside layout that boasts stunning views of the adjacent Jailing River and surrounding mountains.
Beijing Qinghe Bay (West)
Located on the other side of the Qinghe River from the Olympic Forest Park, the West or B course at Beijing Qinghe Bay Golf Club is a 2008 Mark Hollinger (JMP Golf Design) layout that’s regarded as the premier 18-hole course operating at a quality 36-hole facility.
Jade Dragon Snow Mountain
Designed by the Nelson & Haworth partnership, the course at Jade Dragon Snow Mountain Golf Club was voted the 9th most spectacular course in the world by one golf magazine. It's an early new millennium layout situated at 3,100 metres above sea level, making it the highest course in all of Asia, and measuring 8,548 yards it's said to be the longest par 72 layout in the world.
27 Club - Tianjin
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27 Club - Tianjin
Formerly home to Tianjin Yangliuqing Golf Club’s two 18-hole courses, 27 Club now comprises three 9-hole circuits, named North, South and West. The layout was designed by architects Beau Welling and Thomas McBroom, with the assistance of 27 Major champions.
