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Beyond the Pool · Golf

China's best golf
hides on one island.

Oceanfront PGA-grade courses, volcanic-rock fairways, and tropical valleys an hour from the surf pool. Hainan is where China's golf actually lives — and where the legends came to play.

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Top Courses 3 within driving distance
Season Year-round, 22-30°C
Closest to Pool Shenzhou Peninsula — 30 min
Tee Times Arranged for you
Hainan's Quiet Reputation

Before the surf,
there was the swing.

Hainan has been China's premier golf destination for more than twenty years — long before anyone was talking about surfing here. Volcanic terrain in the north, ocean coastlines in the east and south, and within an hour's drive you can tee off in three completely different landscapes.

The result is a quiet collection of world-class courses: China's #1 and #2 ranked courses, a Golf Digest World Top 100 layout, and one of Asia's most exclusive private clubs — all on a single tropical island. The HSBC Champions, the Omega Mission Hills World Cup, the Volvo China Open: if you watch professional golf, you've almost certainly watched a tournament on a Hainan fairway without knowing where you were looking.

By the Numbers

Hainan's golf, ranked.

#1
In ChinaMission Hills Blackstone · Golf Digest
#2
In ChinaThe Dunes at Shenzhou · Golf Digest
Top 100
In the WorldMission Hills Blackstone · Golf Magazine
And Yes — Tiger Has Teed Off Here

You read
that right.

This isn't a driving range with a celebrity brochure. The pros have actually played these fairways — on camera, in real tournaments, for real money.

“Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Greg Norman, Nick Faldo, and Gary Player have all played on Hainan's tropical fairways.”
Legends on Hainan
Tiger Woods · Rory McIlroy · Greg Norman · Nick Faldo · Gary Player
Tiger Woods teeing off at Mission Hills Haikou
Tiger Woods · Mission Hills Haikou
Where You'll Play

Four courses,
one island.

A black-lava championship, a coastal links, a headland over the South China Sea, and one of Asia's most exclusive private clubs — you could spend a week playing Hainan and never repeat a landscape. We'll book tee times, transport, and English-speaking caddies. All you do is show up.

Rugged white-sand bunkers set against black lava rock on a Blackstone fairway A palm-lined fairway running between walls of volcanic stone at Blackstone A green set beyond a wide sandy waste area dotted with scrub on the Blackstone course Dawn light over a Blackstone fairway, the sky turning pink above distant hills Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy walking a fairway together during The Match at Mission Hills Haikou A wall of black volcanic rock crossing the fairway toward a green at Blackstone
01 · Haikou · #1 in China

Mission Hills Blackstone

Schmidt-Curley · 2009 · Volcanic lava-rock

Mission Hills Haikou is the world's largest golf complex — ten championship courses carved out of black volcanic lava rock, all within a single resort. Blackstone is its featured course: a dramatic layout through volcanic rock and lush tropical scenery, and the venue where Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy went head-to-head in 2013. A true bucket-list destination for golfers who want real history, world-class design, and a setting you don't find anywhere else.

Designer Schmidt-Curley
Terrain Volcanic lava-rock
Notable Tiger × Rory · 2013
#1 in China · Golf Digest World Top 100 · Golf Magazine Best New Course in Asia · Asian Golf Monthly
An aerial view of The Dunes wrapping a rocky headland above a turquoise bay at Shenzhou Peninsula An aerial of The Dunes fairways, water and sand winding toward the sea at Shenzhou Peninsula A fairway running up to the clubhouse at The Dunes, Shenzhou Peninsula A green set above the rocks and breaking surf at The Dunes, Shenzhou Peninsula A green beside a lagoon with a forested hill behind at The Dunes, Shenzhou Peninsula
02 · Wanning · #2 in China

The Dunes at Shenzhou

Tom Weiskopf & Phil Smith · 2014 · Coastal links · Par 72

A coastal links shaped by sand dunes, ocean wind, and the South China Sea. Few golf courses in China have a setting like this — built along the coast with natural sand dunes, dramatic bunkers, and wide-open ocean views, it delivers a true links experience with a tropical island edge. Raw, cinematic, and deeply connected to the landscape. Just 30 minutes from the surf pool.

And there's more of it than most people expect. The Dunes is really two courses in one — 36 holes across the East and West layouts, threaded along the same wild stretch of coast. Ask the golfers we've sent: the West is the runaway favorite, and the round we point you to first.

Designer Weiskopf & Smith
Style Coastal links
From Pool 30 minutes
#2 in China · Golf Digest 2022 Top 10 in Asia · Forbes Best New International · US Golf Magazine
Lu Hui Tou Golf Club — Sanya headland course between sea and mountain Lu Hui Tou Golf Club fairway draped across the Sanya peninsula Lu Hui Tou Golf Club — ocean and mountain views on the Sanya headland
03 · Sanya · Headland Routing

Lu Hui Tou Golf Club

Nelson & Haworth · 2009 · 7,310 yds · Par 72

Sanya's headland course — sea on one side, mountain on the other. Eighteen holes draped across the Lu Hui Tou peninsula, between the South China Sea and the green mountain ridge. Nelson & Haworth routed the course with elevation changes that give every approach a different angle. Pair the round with an evening at Rosewood Sanya and the polished island day arranges itself.

Designer Nelson & Haworth
Routing Headland peninsula
Length 7,310 yds · Par 72
Sea + Mountain Views Championship Layout
Hainan golf at sunset
Plan Your Trip

China's best-kept secret.

Build a single round into your surf trip, or fly in a few days early and play every course on the island. We'll handle tee times, clubs, transport, and English-speaking caddies.

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