Golf Courses at Mission Hills Golf Resort
According to the Guinness World Records, Mission Hills is the worlds largest golf resort and who can deny them with 12 different courses designed by some of the great legends and architects of the game. These include the likes of Pete Dye, Greg Norman, Jack Nicklaus, Nick Faldo, Jose Maria Olazabal, Vijay Singh and Annika Sorenstam to name a few and each course has its own unique style and feel.
Having hosted the World Cup of Golf and the Asian Amateur Championship and receiving multiple awards, the 20-square kilometre golf complex is one to rival anywhere on the golfing planet.
World Cup Course - Shenzen
Designed by 18-time Major champion Jack Nicklaus in 1994 the course hosted the World Cup of Golf in 1995 and was named in honour of the tournament. The World Cup layout became the first course in China to be accredited by the PGA of America for professional competitions and attracted many of the world’s leading players.
It is a long and challenging course from the back tees with sweeping fairways, large flat bottomed bunkers, plenty of water hazards and grass mounds around the greens making it one of Asia’s top golfing experiences.
Course Information
Par |
72 |
Designed by |
Jack Nicklaus |
Opened for play |
1994 |
Tees
Black |
7,294 yards |
SSS 73.2 |
Gold |
6,764 yards |
SSS 70.9 |
Blue |
6,300 yards |
SSS 68.3 |
White |
5,785 yards |
SSS 67.2 |
Red |
5,046 yards |
SSS 68.5 |
Vijay Course - Shenzen
Vijay Singh used his experience of famous designs from around the world, including the likes of Pebble Beach, to create a challenging and innovative design. Large undulating greens, huge fairway bunkers and water that comes into play on 14 of the holes make it a challenge for both low and high handicappers.
Highlights of the course include the 150-yard beach bunker on the par-4 third hole and the green perched upon a rock wall on the 10th.
Course Information
Par |
72 |
Designed by |
Brian Curley, Lee Schmidt, Vijay Singh |
Opened for play |
1999 |
Tees
Black |
6,833 yards |
SSS 73.5 |
Gold |
6,462 yards |
SSS 71.3 |
Blue |
6,113 yards |
SSS 69.6 |
White |
5,720 yards |
SSS 67.6 |
Red |
4,949 yards |
SSS 68.3 |
Ozaki Course - Shenzen
The Ozaki Course at Mission Hills is built upon some of the best land within the resort, fairways flanked either side by natural slopes making a corridor of green that is usually reached by playing from elevated tees. Large greens accompany the wide fairways with strategically placed bunkers gathering any wayward drives.
For something a little different, the Ozaki course can be played under lights offering the unique experience of night golf.
Course Information
Par |
72 |
Designed by |
Brian Curley, Lee Schmidt, Masashi 'Jumbo' Ozaki |
Opened for play |
1998 |
Tees
Black |
7,024 yards |
SSS 73.3 |
Gold |
6,617 yards |
SSS 71.5 |
Blue |
6,121 yards |
SSS 69.3 |
White |
5,740 yards |
SSS 67.7 |
Red |
5,103 yards |
SSS 70.0 |
Faldo Course - Shenzen
Taking inspiration from the TPC franchise in America, the Faldo Course at Mission Hills is the first “Stadium Course” design in China. Obvious comparisons will be made from the 17th at Sawgrass to the par-3 16th island green at Mission Hills.
Mature trees line the wide fairways while large, irregular shaped, cavernous bunkers await wayward drives, a round here is a good test of your golfing ability.
Course Information
Par |
72 |
Designed by |
Brian Curley, Lee Schmidt, Nick Faldo |
Opened for play |
1999 |
Tees
Black |
6,892 yards |
SSS 72.5 |
Gold |
6,519 yards |
SSS 69.8 |
Blue |
6,074 yards |
SSS 67.2 |
White |
5,547 yards |
SSS 69.4 |
Red |
4,862 yards |
SSS 69.9 |
Els Course - Shenzen
Ernie Els has managed to capture the essence of his South African homeland in his design with a heavily wooded course containing dramatic elevation changes and swathes of colour.
The highlight of the round here is the huge plunging par-5 fourth hole where golfers tee off from the highest point on the course, with stunning panoramic views, down to a fairway that bends left following the adjacent creek.
Course Information
Par |
72 |
Designed by |
Brian Curley, Lee Schmidt, Ernie Els |
Opened for play |
1999 |
Tees
Black |
7,049 yards |
SSS 72.5 |
Gold |
6,569 yards |
SSS 71.8 |
Blue |
6,164 yards |
SSS 69.9 |
White |
5,680 yards |
SSS 67.7 |
Red |
5,075 yards |
SSS 69.9 |
Pete Dye Course - Shenzen
This course was Dye's first design in China and he has used his unique design style to create a layout of beautifully shaped fairways, wild undulating greens, expansive waste areas and a mix of small pot bunkers and steep grass traps dramatically fortified with railway sleepers.
The end result is a course that is exciting as well as fun to play, a fitting tribute to one of golfs most influential course architects.
Course Information
Par |
72 |
Designed by |
Brian Curley, Lee Schmidt, Pete Dye |
Opened for play |
2007 |
Tees
Black |
6,828 yards |
SSS 71.8 |
Gold |
6,487 yards |
SSS 69.9 |
Blue |
6,185 yards |
SSS 67.7 |
White |
5,608 yards |
SSS 68.5 |
Red |
5,082 yards |
SSS 69.8 |
Olazabal Course - Dongguan
Two time Masters champion Jose Maria Olazabal made is first foray into golf design at Mission Hills, crafting a layout containing over 150 bunkers with tight narrow fairways. The resulting championship standard course was considered good enough to hold the Omega World Cup from 2007 to 2009 as well as the HSBC World Golf Championship in 2012.
Course Information
Par |
72 |
Designed by |
Brian Curley, Lee Schmidt, Jose Maria Olazabal |
Opened for play |
2004 |
Tees
Black |
7,320 yards |
SSS 75.7 |
Gold |
6,861 yards |
SSS 73.8 |
Blue |
6,447 yards |
SSS 71.1 |
White |
6,010 yards |
SSS 69.7 |
Red |
5,207 yards |
SSS 71.5 |
Annika Course - Dongguan
Like the Olazabal course, this design at Mission Hills is the first for the retired LPGA star, creating an aesthetically pleasing layout with spectacular views.
At just over 6,700 yards, the course with its heavily bunkered fairways ending in small challenging greens provides a good test of your golfing ability as well as serving up panoramic mountain views from tees perched high above the immaculate fairways.
Course Information
Par |
72 |
Designed by |
Brian Curley, Lee Schmidt, Annika Sorenstam |
Opened for play |
2004 |
Tees
Black |
6,683 yards |
SSS 72.7 |
Gold |
6,278 yards |
SSS 70.8 |
Blue |
5,864 yards |
SSS 68.9 |
White |
5,440 yards |
SSS 67.3 |
Red |
4,895 yards |
SSS 71.8 |
Rose-Poulter Course - Dongguan
The original design by Curley, Schmidt and David Duval was redesigned in 2012 with input from Justin Rose and Ian Poulter. The course has a tree-lined parkland feel to it featuring a number of water hazards and numerous bunkering complexes.
The redesign has created an exciting risk and reward course that encourages aggressive play but accuracy is also key to avoid the stream that meanders through many of the holes. The course climbs up to a secluded natural valley on the front nine then descends on the closing stretch to the spacious clubhouse.
Course Information
Par |
72 |
Designed by |
Brian Curley, Lee Schmidt, David Duval, Ian Poulter, Justin Rose |
Opened for play |
2003 |
Tees
Black |
6,920 yards |
SSS 73.8 |
Gold |
6,481 yards |
SSS 71.4 |
Blue |
6,177 yards |
SSS 69.4 |
White |
5,773 yards |
SSS 68.8 |
Red |
5,312 yards |
SSS 71.2 |
Leadbetter Course - Dongguan
The Leadbetter course at Mission Hills is the instructors first foray into golf course design. The world-renowned instructor devised a layout containing dramatic open vistas, large sand-flashed bunkers, wide undulating fairways and challenging greens.
Golfers playing here will often be required to use every club in the bag at some point but the challenge is accompanied by the fun of generous fairways, drives from elevated tees and reachable par 4s.
Course Information
Par |
72 |
Designed by |
Brian Curley, Lee Schmidt, David Leadbetter |
Opened for play |
2004 |
Tees
Black |
7,160 yards |
SSS 74.5 |
Gold |
6,675 yards |
SSS 72.3 |
Blue |
6,269 yards |
SSS 70.0 |
White |
5,882 yards |
SSS 68.7 |
Red |
5,195 yards |
SSS 69.8 |
Norman Course - Dongguan
The Norman course at Mission Hills is considered the most challenging at the resort but is also the most attractive. Thick native grasses aligning the pristine playing surfaces are pleasing to the eye while the deep, splashed sand-faced bunkers that protect the green are typical Norman design.
Despite the challenge of the Norman Course, this is a pleasant layout to play and the nature of the terrain, combined with the surrounding countryside, make it an especially enjoyable test for accomplished players.
Course Information
Par |
72 |
Designed by |
Bob Harrison, Greg Norman, Harley Kruse |
Opened for play |
2004 |
Tees
Black |
7,224 yards |
SSS 74.1 |
Gold |
6,779 yards |
SSS 72.3 |
Blue |
6,486 yards |
SSS 70.9 |
White |
6,086 yards |
SSS 69.2 |
Red |
5,709 yards |
SSS 72.1 |
Zhang Lianwei Course - Shenzen
The most recent layout at Mission Hills is the first par-3 course in China, designed by the first Chinese golfer to compete in The Masters. The green complexes are terrific and fun to play featuring a number of replica holes from the golfing world such as the Biarritz, Redan and Punchbowl.
Playing this course is fun and challenging for golfers of all skill levels while providing the visitor with a lesson in the history of golf design.
Course Information
Par |
54 |
Designed by |
Brian Curley, Lee Schmidt, Zhang Lianwei |
Opened for play |
2007 |
Tees
Blue |
2,299 yards |
White |
2,050 yards |
Red |
1,788 yards |