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Golf Clubs
Yalong Bay Golf Club
Year of open: January 2000
Course designer: Robert Trent Jones Jr. in accordance with the standards of the US PGA
Highlights: Designed to unwavering PGA standards, this 36 hole golfing masterpiece provides challenges for both the amateur and professional golfer. With the first 18 holes dedicated for the weekend player, the back 18 provides the ultimate golfing challenge for those with a lesser handicap.Club honor: 'China's Top 10 Golf Clubs', 'World Top-Level Golf Clubs' -- America's Golf Digest in 2001 & In 2003; 'My Favorite Golf Clubs' -- China Golf in 2001; 'Best Courses in Asian 2003' -- Asian Golf Monthly; Officially join the LAGTO in 2005.
Main facilities: pro-shop, driving range, Chinese & Western restaurant, lobby, locker room, tennis court, swimming pool, meeting room, guest room, sauna, massage
Location: Yalong Bay, Sanya
Sun Valley Golf Club
Developer: Hongkong Dongxun (International) Development Corporation
Highlights:Featuring the largest tee-box in China, this Hawaii grass, 18 hole course provides over 7,875 yards of fairway dotted with endless skill inducing challenges, the most daunting – the only 6 par hole in China that’s sure to test your handicap.
Course designer: JMP, the world famous golf designation company
Clubhouse designer: KTGY of Thailand
Grass on the course: Hawaii grass
Grass around the holes: Eagle grass
Main facilities: restaurant, pro-shop, driving range.
West Coast Golf Club
Developer: DYE family, the authority of Golf Course Designing and the inventor of the Island Hole
Course designer: Perry Dye &Cynthia Dye, the third generation of DYE family
Course style: PGA Style
Grass on the course: PSPALUM grass
Grass around the holes: Tif-dwarf Bermuda
Highlights: A golfing tour de force to test your swing and marvel your senses. Featuring a pioneering design that highlights the natural tropical features of the area, the back 9 of this 18 hole course provides a sea-viewing experience to rival the quality of play. Main facilities: 60-bays, double-floor driving range, the biggest riving range of Hainan; Unique Buffet & Chinese restaurant; Graceful and delicate hot-spring health center
Location: 219 Binhai Avenue, Haiko
Meishi Mayflower International Golf CLub
Developer: HongKong Meishi Group Hotel Management Co., Ltd
Course designer: Colin Montgomerie
Grass on the course: PASPALUM grass
Grass around the holes: Tif-dwarf Bermuda
Highlights: A revolution in course design, it is the first in Hainan to use Paspalum grass, ensuring green fairways all year round. Equipped with 5 tees to challenge all skill levels and a unique Night Golfing experience, the 13th and 16th holes are designed to the signature golfing philosophy of PGA legend Colin Montgomerie. Main facilities: villas, rooms, food & beverage facilities, entertainment, public beach, a 26 stall driving range Golf Academy and short game practice area..
Location: 88 Binhai Avenue, Haiko
BFA International Convention Center Golf Club
Developer: Hainan Cosco Boao Development Co., Ltd.
Course designer: Graham Marsh -- famous Australian designer
Highlights: A course that intelligently merges the area’s unique terrain –streams, waterfalls and a majestic garden landscape– into supreme golfing harmony. Fraught with challenges including the Grand Bunker the backdrop of lush mountains help form a unique and exotic golf course. Main facilities: restaurant, pro-shop, driving range, sauna, massage
Location: Dongyu Island, BoaLongtan Ridge
Hainan Boao Golf & Country Club
Course designer: Mr. Bill from Canada
Course design-style: Links Style
Highlights: Having been praised by the head of the China Golf Association as “one of the golf course with most special features in China”, the course features a Links style with its layout of lakes, bunkers and the natural landscape of the area.