Tropicana Magazine Jan-Feb 2018 #116: A Start From The Heart

THE SWING
JADE DRAGON SNOW
MOUNTAIN GOLF CLUB
The Faldo Course is China’s first ‘stadium course’
featuring the region’s only island green at the Par 3
16th. The 16th hole and drivable Par 4 15th are two
of Asia’s most exciting holes. The Els Course follows a
unique ‘core’ layout in which no two holes run parallel.
The Zhang Lianwei was designed by the first Chinese
golfer to compete in the Masters. It features design
elements and green complexes borrowed from many of
the world’s most famous golf venues and presents an
ideal setting to introduce beginners to the game. The
Peter Dye Course presents golfers an opportunity to
encounter small pot bunkers, long tee to green waste
areas, railroad ties used as sleepers and walkway steps
framed by tall, native grasses to provide a sharp, visual
contrast.
4. Jinshi Golf Club
Dalian Jinshi Golf Club, also known as Dalian Golden
Pebble Beach Golf Club, was established in 1995. It is
known as the waterfront golf course because it is located
near the Huanghai Sea waterfront in the east. The Divine
Tortoise Course is an 18 hole, Par 72 course with a
beautiful coastal landscape and unique hill features with
paths built along the seashore. Some greens are built on
top of the hill, and some teeing grounds and greens are
separated by a bay. All the greens are located at the head
of the sea, which makes the golfing incomparably exciting.
It’s no wonder it is listed in the world’s top ten courses.
“It’s no wonder it is listed in the
world’s top ten courses. Fairway 7,
also known as the ‘Devil Fairway’,
is the most challenging one and
has gained a reputation as Fairway
Number One in the world.”
Fairway 7, also known as the ‘Devil Fairway’, is the most
challenging and has gained a reputation as Fairway
Number One in the world.
5. Jade Dragon Snow Mountain Golf Club
The Jade Dragon Golf Club is currently the longest
regulation Par 72, 18-hole golf course in the world, earning
it a place in the Guinness Book of World Records. The
course ‘plays’ to a more traditional 7000 yards thanks to the
effect of the altitude – at 10,000 feet above sea level, the ball
travels some 20 per cent further. Set in a beautiful valley
at the base of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, the course
was designed with on-site input from China’s number one
golfer, Zhang Lian Wei. Three of the four Par 3s measure
more than 260 yards and the shortest one is 236 yards long!
This club offers the shortest Par 4 at 436 long and the fifth
Par 5 plays to 711 yards, which is the longest Par 5 in the
world.
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