Mission Hills Golf Club
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Mission Hills Golf Club is a 10-course golf resort, located in the town of Guanlan (觀瀾) in Shenzhen, between the cities of Shenzhen and Dongguan. It is accredited as the world's largest golf facility by the Guinness World Records, surpassing the Pinehurst Resort in the United States.
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[edit] Courses
Mission Hills Golf Club, located just 30 minutes from the Hong Kong border, it stretches between Shenzhen and Dongguan with an area of almost 20 square kilometers.
Mission Hills China offers a 51-court floodlit tennis center in Mission Hills Country Club, it is also the only home of the David Leadbetter Golf Academy in China, and offers a 5-star hotel and residential developments. The golf club was voted Golf Resort of the Year for the Rest of the World category by the International Association of Golf Tour Operators (IAGTO). Domestically, the club has been named as “Ten Sights in Shenzhen” and is a nationally recognized AAAA-rated tourism resort.
The courses are named after some of golf's biggest names as listed below.
- Ernie Els
- Annika Sörenstam
- Jack Nicklaus
- Vijay Singh
- Greg Norman
- José María Olazábal
- David Leadbetter
- Jumbo Ozaki
- Nick Faldo
- David Duval
[edit] Other Facilities
Apart from golf courses, Mission Hills also features the Mission Hills Spa, Mission Hills Resort, Mission Hills In Residence, Function Rooms, Recreation facilities and the David Leadbetter Golf Academy
[edit] History
Mission Hills Golf Club was established in 1992 and 1993 saw the opening of its public driving range. By February of 1994, the People's Government of Shenzhen entered into an agreement with International Tennis Federation, appointing the Club to host the 1995 World Cup of Golf Final.
Since its foundation, Mission Hills Golf Club has hosted over 30 international matches and visits by international golf stars.
