Top Golf Courses in Shanghai

Lake Malaren Golf Club Shanghai

Lake Malaren Golf Club (上海美兰湖高尔夫俱乐部 Shànghǎi Měilánhú Gāoěrfū Jùlèbù) is home to the annual BMW Masters golf series. It is an 18-hole golf course designed by veteran golf course architect Jack Nicklaus. It comprises the north and the south 18-hole golf courses. The north course is opened for members and friends only, and the south course is open to the public.

• Address: 6655 Hutai Road, 9 Meilan Road, Baoshan District, Shanghai 上海市宝山区沪太路6655号 (内美兰湖路9号)
• Location: 30 km north of Shanghai, 50 minutes' drive
• Tel: 0086-021-56590008
• Fax: 0086-021-56590510
• Website: www.lakemalaren.com/en
• Hotel: LM Crowne Plaza Hotel
• Yardage: Masters course — 7,525 / North Forest Course — 6,936
• Par: 72 / 72
• Course designer: Jack Nicklaus
• Green fee: USD 57–75
• Facilities: club house, restaurant serving lunch and dinner; bar serving snacks, tea, and coffee; club bar, pro shop, changing room, hotel, club hire, buggy hire, 30-bay driving range, lessons available

Palmbeach Seaview Golf Club

Palmbeach Seaview Golf Club (棕榈滩海景高尔夫俱乐部 Zōnglǘ Tān Hǎijǐng Gāo'ěrfū Jùlèbù) is designed by Lanxing Golf Construction Co. Ltd., one of the top 100 golf course design companies. It is close to Hangzhou Bay and beaches, and it provides many entertainments. Golfers can play golf and also enjoy a nice vacation.

• Address: Shanghai Palmbeach Seaview Golf Club, 88 Jing Hui Rd, Fengxian, Shanghai 上海市奉贤路海湾旅游区金汇路88号
• Location: 60 km, south of Shanghai, 1½ hours' drive
• Tel: +86 21 5712 1111
• Fax: +86 21 5712 0720
• Yardage: 7,288
• Par: 72
• Course designer: Lanxing Golf Construction Co. Ltd.
• Green fee: USD 95–149
• Rental club: USD 40/set
• Rental shoes: USD 9/pair
• Facilities: lunch, dinner, club bar, pro shop, driving range, club hire

Yintao Golf Club

Yintao Golf Club (银涛高尔夫俱乐部 Yín tāo gāo'ěrfū jùlèbù) is a world tournament grade 18-hole golf course. It is designed by Peter Thompson, who is one of the 50 greatest golf players in the world. The golf course has an advanced vapor-pressure illumination system for night play. It is not opened to the public on weekends and holidays.

• Address: Shanghai Yintao Golf Club, 2222 Huqingping Highway Xujing Town, Qingpu District Shanghai 上海市青浦区沪青平公路2222号
• Location: 27 km, southwest of Shanghai, 45 minutes' drive
• Tel: 021-39811111
• Fax: 021-39811166
• Yardage: Black tees — 7,110 / Red tees — 4,924
• Par: 72
• Course designer: Peter Thomson
• Green fee: USD 57–149
• Rental club: USD 33/set
• Rental shoes: USD 9/pair
• Facilities: caddies available, swimming pool, restaurant, club/shoe hire, locker room, driving ranges, swimming pool, indoor heated swimming pool, massage pool, hot spring pool, sauna, table tennis, and billiards

Shanghai Sun Island International Golf Club

Shanghai Sun Island International Golf Club (上海太阳岛国际高尔夫俱乐部 Shànghǎi Tàiyáng dǎo Guójì Gāo'ěrfū Jùlèbù) lies amid greenery and waters and it is very challenging because all the holes go along the lake. There are two courses, New Course and Old Course. The courses are designed by Nelson, Wright and Haworth, the U.S.A. international Golf Course experts. It is not opened to the public on weekends and holidays.

• Address: Shanghai Sun Island International Club, 2588 Shentai Road, Zhujiajiao Town, Qingpu District Shanghai 上海市青浦区朱家角镇沈太路2588号
• Location: 57 km, southwest of Shanghai, 1 hour and 20 minutes' drive
• Tel: +86 (021) 6186 9696
• Fax: +86 (021) 6186 9695
• Website: http://www.sunislandclub.com/en/
• Hotel: Sun Island Resort
• Yardage: 10,234
• Par: 144
• Course designer: Nelson, Wright, & Haworth
• Green fee: USD 160
• Rental club: USD 45/set
• Rental shoes: USD 9/pair
• Facilities: restaurants, pro shop, beauty parlor, sauna, tennis courts, 18-hole mini golf course, lessons available

Sheshan International Golf Club

Sheshan International Golf Club (上海佘山国际高尔夫俱乐部 Shànghǎi Shéshān Guójì Gāo'ěrfū Jùlèbù) is the first premier private golf club in Shanghai. The course is designed by Nelson and Haworth. It is the only course in China where Tiger Woods has participated in an official golf competition. It has held the HSBC Championship Tournament four times, the world's premier golf event.  

• Address: Shanghai Sheshan International Golf Club, 288 Lin Yin Avenue, Shangai Sheshan National Holiday Zone, Shanghai 上海市松江区佘山国家旅游度假区林荫新路288弄
• Location: 33 km, southwest of Shanghai, 50 minutes' drive
• Tel: +86 21 5779-8008
• Fax: +86 21 5765-7288
• Website: http://www.sheshangolf.com/en/
• Yardage: 7,199
• Par: 72
• Course designer: Nelson & Haworth
• Green fee: Contact club for latest fees
• Facilities: restaurant, red wine & amp; cigar bar, multi-purpose hall, training school, 26 covered driving range bays, accommodation, tuscan style villas

Shanghai Links Golf & Country Club

Shanghai Links Golf & Country Club (上海林克司乡村俱乐部 Shànghǎi Línkèsī Xiāngcūn Jùlèbù) is an international standard 18-hole 72-par course with the total length of 7,100 yards. The luxurious golf course is designed by Jack Nicklaus, the PGA legend. It is home to one of the top-rated and finest championship golf courses in China.

• Address: 1600 Linbai Road, Pudong New Area, Shanghai 上海浦东新区凌白路1600号
• Location: 42 km, east of Shanghai, 55 minutes' drive
• Tel: +86-21-58975899
• Yardage: 7,100
• Par: 72
• Course designer: Jack Nicklaus 
• Green fee: weekday: USD 100 / weekend: USD 183
• Facilities: tennis courts, outdoor swimming pool, lake, restaurant, convenience store, children playground, exercise room, shuttle bus service

Shanghai Country Club

Shanghai Country Club (上海国际高尔夫乡村俱乐部 Shànghǎi Guójì Gāo'ěrfū Xiāngcūn Jùlèbù) is known as "Venice in Shanghai". It is designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr., the world's renowned golf architect. Besides the 18-hole international standard golf course, there are driving ranges and full-time coachers for beginners.

• Address: Shanghai Country Club, 961 Lvhu Road, Zhujiajiao Town, Qingpu District, Shanghai 上海市青浦区朱家角镇绿湖路961号
• Location: 50 km, southwest of Shanghai, 1 hour's drive
• Tel: 021-59233218
• Fax: 021-59728520
• Website: http://www.shanghaicountryclub.com/
• Yardage: 7,025
• Par: 72
• Course designer: Robert Trent Jones Jr.
• Green fee: weekday: USD 105 / weekend: USD 170
• Facilities: pro shop, restaurant, banquet hall, bar, coffee, reading room, sauna, locker room, shower room, bubble bath

Shanghai Binhai Golf Club

Shanghai Binhai Golf Club (上海滨海高尔夫俱乐部 Shànghǎi Bīnhǎi Gāo'ěrfū Jùlèbù) is one of the largest golf properties in Shanghai. It boasts two 18-hole international championship standard golf courses. The lake course is designed by Peter Thompson, five times British Open Champion. It has held a large amount of tournaments including the All Star 2007 Golf Tournament, the ABC Golf International and the Johnnie Walker Blue Label Championship. The first nine of the Forest Course is opened in 2003, and the second nine is in 2005. This course is opened before 18:00 only.

• Address: Shanghai Binhai Golf Club, Binhai Resort, Nanhui, Shanghai 上海市浦东新区南汇路滨海度假区
• Location: 75 km southeast of Shanghai, 1½ hours' drive
• Tel: +86 21 5805 8888
• Fax: +86 21 5805 8588
• Hotel: Boutique Hotel
• Yardage: 7,069 / 6,860
• Par: 72/72
• Course designer: Fairy Lake — Peter Thomson
• Green fee: Weekdays: USD 36-57 / Weekends: USD 95-149
• Facilities: 20-bay driving range, restaurant, pro shop, locker room, club/shoe/cart hire

Tomson Shanghai Pudong Golf Club

Tomson Pudong Golf Club (上海浦东汤臣高尔夫俱乐部 Shànghǎi pǔdōng tāng chén gāo'ěrfū jùlèbù) is a world-class 18-hole 72-par championship golf club, which has hosted five Asia BMW Open Tournaments. The course is designed by Shunsuke Kato, chairman of the Japan Golf Association. This championship level golf course offers challenging, interesting, and stimulating golf.

• Address: Tomson Shanghai Pudong Golf Club, 1 Long Dong Street, Pudong New District, Shanghai 上海浦东新区龙东大道1号
• Location: 20 km, southeast of Shanghai, 30 minutes' drive
• Tel: +86 21 5833 8888
• Fax: +86 21 5833 9700
• Website: www.tomson-golf.com
• Yardage: 7,340
• Par: 72
• Course designer: Shunsuke Kato
• Green fee: USD 95-149
• Facilities: five-star standard clubhouse with restaurants, function rooms, a business centre, driving range, caddies available, shoes & clubs for hire, tennis courts, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, gym and sauna, bowling and billiards, villas to be constructed

Shanghai Tianma Golf & Country Club

Shanghai Tianma Golf & Country Club (上海天马高尔夫乡村俱乐部 Shànghǎi Tiānmǎ Gāo'ěrfū Xiāngcūn Jùlèbù) comprises three different courses to meet different Golfers' needs. The 27-hole Old Course is the most challenging one. The 7,801-yard New Course is a new challenge for golfers. The Tianma Course is built along rolling hills and the nearby mountains and trees around the fairways provide a unique visual experience for golfers.

• Address: Tianma Country & Country Club, 3958 Zhao Kun Road, Song Jiang District, Shanghai 上海市松江区赵昆公路3958号
• Location: 45 km, southwest of Shanghai, 1½ hours' drive
• Tel: +86 21 5766 1666
• Fax: +86 21 5766 2828
• Yardage: 10,538
• SSS: 108
• Course designer: Pacific Coast Designed Ltd
• Green fee: USD 75–149
• Facilities: tea and coffee, pro shop, buggy hire, gourmet grill, outdoor terrace dining, conference rooms, caddies, lockers, sauna, therapeutic massage, 2 soccer fields, 4 tennis courts, 2 lawn courts, heated indoor pool, professional golf school

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