Hainan Island
Regarded by the Chinese as ‘long life island,’ first timers to Hainan Island are usually smitten by its tropical paradise-like beauty, color and sense of sereneness. As the world turns, Hainan is on the same latitude as Hawaii so you can expect a climate similar to our 50th state.
Expected…
Sanya’s tropical beach landscapes (Tianya Haijiao and Dadonghai)
Yalong Bay’s four-mile stretch of pristine beach.
Hakou and Bo’ao 5-star dining, entertainment and accommodations
Hairui Tomb (Hairui (1514 - 1587)
Unexpected… The Golf!
Wanning Ocean Bay Golf Club “Pebble Beach of China”
Every one of the 6,612 yards of this par-72 championship course is part drama part work of art. The South Swallow Bay wraps itself around several of the holes on each side. The front nine is carved out of the mountains and their accompanying streams. The back takes you to a totally different ambient of sea and palms. Peaceful, challenging, picturesque and maintained to the standards of the finest courses in the world, Ocean Bay will make it hard for you to look at any other course the same again.
Yalong Bay Golf Club
Play during the day or under the lights at night on this classic links-style 7116-yard par 72 Championship course designed by Robert Trent Jones, Jr. Rolling fairways and undulating greens formed to mimic the natural dunes of centuries ago Hainan. The course incorporates native grasses as coastal vegetation and takes advantages of lakes and wash-marsh areas created to catch and retain the rainfall run off.
Kangle Garden International
Designed by legendary American golf architect Robert McFarland, at 7,201 yards from the tips Kangle Gardens is certainly long enough to make you want to take it seriously. Double fairway design is another unique feature of the course some call ‘The Pebble Beach of the Orient.” Again, there’s a noticeable difference between the front and back nines. The front takes your through you the hills, the back along the lakes and throughout you’re playing within a tropical rain forest.
Meishi Mayflower International Golf Club
Meishi was the first course to introduce the new PASAPLAM grass, ensuring that the fairways and greens will be ‘green’ regardless of climate or season. A grand clubhouse, superior service and more – Meishi Mayflower is for those times when you want to play a nice, friendly but challenging 6600-yard par 72 that will make you feel right at home.
BFA International – hosts of Cosco Salim Cup (China Pro)
Australian great, Graham Marsh artfully merged the unique terrain of the land, surroundings, streams, waterfalls and garden landscape into a great harmony of grand bunkers, dynamic fairways among landscapes of smooth water, soaring mountains, and gentile gardens.
Bo’ao Golf Country Club
Located at the mouth of the placid Wanquan River, this 7,019-yd tournament-quality course was conceived by top international designers and continues to attract celebrity players including the former prime ministers of Australia and Japan. The front 9-holes offer a merginging landscape of sky and seawater as well as the hills in the distance and river waters nearby. The back 9 holes pass through the island, bringing together beach, pond, swaying coconut palms and a vast view of countryside fields. Cited by Sports Illustrated as “A Masterpiece” Bo’ao offers two 18-hole par 72 courses.
