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MISSION HILLS GOLF CLUB
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Asia's Largest Golfer's
Paradise; 180 Hole Championship Golfing Experience
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Choose a course, or scan down the page:
Venue of the 41st World Cup of Golf in
1995, this masterpiece by legendary golf champion Jack Nicklaus is
revered throughout the world as the most magnificent golfing
challenge in Asia." It is a really great course" claimed Jesper
Parnevik, who shot a hole-in-one on the 15th during the world Cup.
This famous course was the first in China to be accredited by the US
PGA for major professional competition. The signature 7th hole is
renowned as a classic of course architecture. Widely regarded
as the greatest player of the 20th Century, Jack Nicklaus holds 18
major titles. Creating the world's greatest new courses, he
skillfully incorporates the surrounding natural beauty to provide a
true golfing challenge for players at every level.
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With the complete re-design of the Jack Nicklaus Course, Vijay
Singh, winner of the US Masters in 2000, gives us a new insight into
the excitement of golfing. Vijay introduces a 150-yard beach
bunker - a visually striking feature in which great stretches of
sand run along, and right down, into the water. Vijay skillfully
incorporates the Pebble Beach 18 hole design into the course, which
makes the course the most spectacular in Asia. The Vijay
Course is a unique, dramatic course and offers players visual images
that China has never seen
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Opened in early 1999 to great critical
acclaim from the international media, the Stadium Course is destined
to become Asia's premier tournament venue. One of the world's
toughest island greens is the 16th, the ultimate in target golf.
Nick Faldo has used his outstanding shot-making skills to design an
extremely challenging course for major professional championships.
Every hole is highly strategic yet eminently playable. "Not
only is Mission Hills establishing itself as the greatest club in
Asia, but I feel confident that this course will soon be recognized
as one of the world's most spectacular golfing challenges." States
Faldo.
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Jumbo Ozaki has created one of the most
picturesque courses in the world at Mission Hills. The Canyon Course
takes full advantage of the dramatic mountain valleys that house
each hole. Towering peaks and wooded hillsides line every fairway.
The terrain is so mountainous, an 85m tunnel connects the 12th green
to the 13th tee. Every hole gives breathtaking views from
elevated tees, while fiercely undulating fairways and greens require
extreme accuracy. The deepest bunkers in Asia are found on this
course. The back nine is floodlit for night golf. Jumbo Ozaki
has dominated Japanese golf for the past three decades and remains
the undisputed champion of Asia. This wealth of experience combined
with a deep respect for nature have created the Canyon Course at
Mission Hills, a uniquely Asian golf course.
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Blessed with enormous potential and an
ambition for the biggest and the finest, Mission Hills Golf Club is
unveiling Asia's most unique and innovative golfing project -
Savannah Course. "It is a great honour to belong to a team of
great designers, golf legends such as Jack Nicklaus, Nick Faldo and
Jumbo Ozaki," claimed Els. The theme of the Savannah Course overall
landscape is to create a lush look of dense trees, wide swaths of
manicured turf to evoke a feel of maintained gardens, a unique
flavour of his homeland South Africa. Measuring over 7,000
yards, the Ernie Els' golf course is a unique core layout, as
opposed to corridors. Invigorating is the 4th tee sitting atop the
highest point of the course with commanding panoramic views of
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| The first course in the world designed
by Annika Sorenstam is located at Mission Hills, China. Her course
will showcase Annika's best talent: precision. Playing on Annika's
course requires extreme accuracy on the golfer's part. The course
has spectacular views of the natural terrain and mountains which
rise more than 100 meters above the golf course. The dramatic
elevations throughout this course provide numerous panoramic tee
shots perched high above spacious fairways that meander through the
valleys. Well-manicured landscaping dominates the perimeters of both
tee and green, creating an aesthetically appealing "botanical"
atmosphere. The 465-yard 18th hole, located next to a large natural
lake, provides a classic signature-finishing hole |
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| The David Duval Course at Mission Hills
features numerous water hazards, deep groundcover and a mixture of
long, short and double dogleg holes, providing a unique challenge
for any golfer. The course is designed in such a way that half
of the course is situated on an uphill slope and the other half on a
downhill slope. The first half of this course works its way up to a
secluded natural valley in the most northeastern part of the site,
and the finishing holes work back down to the spacious clubhouse
setting. A stream meanders throughout many of the holes, forcing
players to accurately place their shots to avoid this natural water
hazard. Deep, flat bottom bunkers surround many of the playable
areas, collecting errant tee shots and approach shots to the green.
Deep green groundcovers and large leafy trees mirror the natural
setting of a lush tropical environment, resulting in a memorable
golfing experience for players of all levels. |
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| Jose Maria Olazabal's course at Mission
Hills is his first in China. The design philosophy behind this
course is to create a beautiful, unique, harmonious and playable
course for all golfers. Olazabal's reputation as one of the games
best sand players is reflected in his course at Mission Hills. The
Olazabal Course is the longest at 7,400 yards and even the best of
golfers will find it a challenge. Numerous majestic vistas of
untouched jungle and natural flowing streams create outstanding
backdrops throughout the golf course. The signature square tees,
along with undulating concave paspalum fairways, are two
distinguishing features of this true championship course. Sand
bunkers contain numerous contoured fingers, thick grassy vertical
lips and deep "bowled" bottoms, which are sure to attract the
attention of golfers as each shot is played. Golfers will often be
faced with an option on how to play each hole: take the safe and
conservative route, or the risk/reward route that may result in
anything from an eagle to a double bogey. |
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| David Leadbetter is captivated by the
dynamics of Mission Hills as the world's No. 1 golf club, which is
why he chose this as the location for his first-ever golf course. As
one might expect, his design reflects his teaching concepts. Instead
of using just half the clubs in one's bag, David has designed a
course where players have to use all their golf clubs to reach the
18th hole. In this way, players are able to test their overall
skills and golfing standard. The Leadbetter Course requires precise
approach shots to large undulating greens. A colorful, formal
landscape and groundcover create an aesthetically pleasing
environment that golfers are sure to remember as a key part of their
golfing experience. David's choice of turfgrass species includes
paspalum fairways, surrounded by Zoysia grass roughs and imported
Tifeagle Hybrid Bermudagrass for a superior putting surface quality.
Large, traditional, sand-flashed bunkers are used to frame the
well-contoured fairways throughout the course, while various sets of
tees are strategically located on each hole to assure the golfing
experience is both enjoyable yet challenging for players of all
levels. In this course, David lives up to his promise to bring a
rich and rewarding learning experience to every golfer's game |
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| As an expert in golf course design and
having already been involved in the design of 43 golf courses, Greg
is skilled at creating courses with a high level of difficulty.
Internationally, courses usually feature an average Slope rating
between 120 and 130, but Greg's course at Mission Hills would be
over 140, making it the most difficult and challenging course in
Asia. Appropriately labeled the "Tournament Course", Greg's course
at Mission Hills is dominated by numerous high-flashed, thick-lipped
bunker faces accented by bright white sand. The front nine holes
meander through numerous small valleys, while the final nine holes
are set in a much larger single valley surrounded by steep slopes.
Pinpoint accuracy on the tee shot becomes a priority as golfers are
faced with narrow fairways, surrounded by tall native grasses in the
long rough, and dense forest vegetation on the upper slopes. Those
fond of getting close to nature are sure to appreciate the enjoyable
yet rugged environment that has been so skillfully crafted along
this course. |
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