Mission Hills Golf Club
| Club information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Shenzhen, People's Republic of China |
| Type | Private |
| Owned by | Mission Hills Group |
| Total holes | 216 |
| Events hosted | Omega Mission Hills World Cup, Mission Hills Star Trophy, |
| Website | www.missionhillschina.com |
Mission Hills Shenzhen is a twelve course 18-hole 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 in 2004, surpassing the Pinehurst Resort in the United States. It currently has 11 championship courses and an 18-hole par three course, each designed by a different golf personality. This Records will be short lived as the Nanshan Golf coures in Shandong north China has 279 holes and are applying to the "Guinness Book of Records" for this title.
From 2007 through 2009, Mission Hills hosted the Omega Mission Hills World Cup. The contract runs for 12 years; however, this specific resort will no longer host the event. The event's organizer, the International Federation of PGA Tours, announced in 2010 that the World Cup would become a biennial event held in odd-numbered years. When the World Cup resumes in 2011, the tournament will move to another property owned by the Mission Hills company, Mission Hills Haikou, located on Hainan Island.
Courses
(course designer in parentheses)
- World Cup Course (Jack Nicklaus)
United States - Norman Course (Greg Norman)
Australia - Annika Course (Annika Sörenstam)
Sweden - Els Course (Ernie Els)
South Africa - Vijay Course (Vijay Singh)
Fiji - Faldo Course (Nick Faldo)
England - Olazabal Course (José María Olazábal)
Spain - Duval Course (David Duval) United States
- Ozaki Course (Jumbo Ozaki)
Japan - Leadbetter Course (David Leadbetter) England
- Pete Dye Course (Pete Dye) United States
- Zhang Lianwei Course (Zhang Lian-wei)
People's Republic of China (par-3 course)
Other facilities
Apart from golf courses, Mission Hills also features the Mission Hills Spa, Mission Hills Resort, Country Club featuring the largest tennis centre in Asia with 51 courts, including a 3,000 seat stadium court, Mission Hills In Residence, many function Rooms, recreation facilities, Mission Hills Golf Academy, Mission Hills Golf Academy by Cindy Reid, and Mission Hills Golf Academy by Zhang Lianwei. 15 km², 216 holes, 2 clubhouses (the new Dongguan Clubhouse at 63,000 m²), 4 spa locations, a 5-star hotel.
History
Mission Hills Golf Club was established in 1992 and 1993 saw the opening of its public driving range. By February 1994, the People's Government of Shenzhen entered into an agreement with International Golf Federation, appointing the Club to host the 1995 World Cup of Golf Final, which was the first international golf tournament in China.
Since its inception, Mission Hills Golf Club has hosted over 50 international matches and is regularly visited by dignitaries, royalties, celebrities, world business and political leaders, and a steady stream of the world's greatest golf players; Annika, Faldo, Zhang Lianwei, Colin Montgomerie, Retief Goosen etc.
Sponsorships
Mission Hills Golf Club sponsored the Mission Hills Cup football match between FC Barcelona and a Mission Hills Invitation XI, which was played at the Hong Kong Stadium on 10 August 2007.