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This is a hillside course which is shortest among 10 courses in Mission
Hills Golf Club. With the distance of only 6700 yard, you can expect a good
score. Although it is short, even advanced players can enjoy the course
for some respects, playing with the longest tees, as bunkers and waters
and the other hazards are strategically placed. However, the bunkers are
not that deep and it is short compared to the other 9 courses, so it best
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A dogleg to the left, downhill par 5. One should be careful of an OB on
the right as it is close to the green. |
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| A sharp dogleg to the right, par 4. It plays into a beautiful
backdrop of thick vegetated slope. Bunkers on both sides of the fairway
come into play off the tee. The second shot is over a creek onto a green
well protected by bunkers on the right. |
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A dogleg to the left, short par 4. The tee shot is slightly downhill over
a ravine. The second shot is a gentle uphill. The tee shot is demanding
as the fairway is squeezed by well-positioned bunkers.
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A slightly downhill “signature” hole. The elevated green is surrounded
by bunkers. The green slopes sharply from back to front. The green look
like as it is floating in the air .The tee ground is on the top of a mountain
and you can enjoy 360-degree panoramic, spectacular views.
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A downhill, straight par 4. The second shot is demanding as it hit from
a downhill lie. One must hit over a creek crossing in front of the green
and a bunker protecting the front side of the green onto the shallow green. |
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| A dogleg to the left, steeply downhill par 5. It is reachable
in 2 but requires accuracy off the tee and on the second shot as the fairway
is not generous. |
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A sharp dogleg to the left, long par 4. The layout as well as the view are
superb. |
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The course is one of 5 that were competed in Dungguan in 2003 and 2004.
It takes 20 minutes from Mission Hill Hotel in Shenzhen by a shuttle bus.
To play from the black tees, the longest tees, you need to show a starter
a handicap certificate of 7 or below.
Mission Hills GC is the world’s biggest golf complex with 10 courses
or 180 holes as of 2004, overtaking the huge Pinehurst resort in North
Carolina, which has eight 18-hole courses. The picture shows the 10 designers
who are all world-famous players or a teaching pro. The 10 courses are
designed by Jack Nicklaus, Vijay Singh, Nick Faldo, Jumbo Ozaki, Ernie
Els, Annika Sorenstam, David Duval, Jose Maria Olazabal, David Leadbetter
and Greg Norman.
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A view from the 7th green