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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 caters to beginners and intermediate players.
Scorecard
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A dogleg to the left, downhill par 5. One should be careful of an OB on
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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.
A hotel is located next to the clubhouse. It takes 20 minutes from Mission Hills
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.
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| 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, Rose
& Poulter, Jose
Maria Olazabal, David
Leadbetter and Greg
Norman. The two couses were added in 2007, Pete Dye Course and Zhang
Lian Wei Couse (Par 3s course), so the club currently hold 12 curses or
216 holes. |
A view from the 7th green