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Mission Hills Guinness World Records 12 SIGNATURE GOLF COURSES WORLD CUP COURSE Course Designer: Jack Nicklaus Regarded as the greatest player in the 20th century with 18m major championship titles. Having hosted many prominent events including the World Cup of Golf, Dynasty Cup and the Mission Hills Tiger Woods China Challenge, this course has played a significant roles in the development of golf in China and is consistently ranked among the top 12 courses in the country. VIJAY COURSE Course Designer: Vijay Singh Winner of 3 major championships, 1 master and 2 PGA Championships. Set in the valley floor, this course incorporates a stunning and distinctive use of long sandy waste bunkers and sharp-edged faces similar to the famous T.P.C. course at Sawgrass, site of the PGA Tour’s Players Championship. FALDO COURSE Course Designer: Nick Faldo Winner of 3 Masters and 3 British Opens. As the first stadium course in China, this layout incorporates a challenging test within the large amphitheatre-like surrounding of forested hillsides and features one of the world’s most spectacular island greens on the signature 16th hole. 12 SIGNATURE GOLF COURSES ELS COURSE Course Designer: Ernie Els 2-time US Open Champion, and winner of the 2002 British Open. With diverse terrains featuring dramatic elevation, this course offers bold tests within a tranquil setting of landscaping and water features, providing a golfing experience living up to the designer’s “Big Easy” nickname. Part of the course meanders through a pristine river basin, while the rest of the course is situated in the foothills. OZAKI COURSE Course Designer: Jumbo Ozaki The most celebrated Japanese golfer. Ozaki has created one of the most scenic courses in the world at Mission Hills where many of the holes are played through the dramatic canyons of the thick forest. The course’s sweeping sculptured bunkering and water features evoke a Zen-like, calming atmosphere. ANNIKA COURSE Course Designer: Annika Sorenstam World’s No.1 female golfer and the first to shoot 59 in the LPGA. With its unique incorporation of six par 3s, six par 4s, and six par 5s, this beautiful layout is the shortest among the 12 courses but demands the most accurate shot-making. Playing Annika’s course requires extreme accuracy on the golfer’s part. This course layout provides stunning vistas. 12 SIGNATURE GOLF COURSES OLAZABAL COURSE Course Designer: Jose Maria Olazabal The 2-time Masters Champion is considered one of the best sand players in the history of golf. Incorporating 154 bunkers, this course challenges players with both length and shot-making, all the while meandering through a peaceful setting of natural slopes, setting up a stunning finish of treacherous and beautiful holes along two large lakes. The Olazabal Course is the longest among the 12 Mission Hills courses at 7,400 yards. NORMAN COURSE Course Designer: Greg Norman The Great White Shark was the world’s top player for a decade. Perhaps the most difficult course in all of Asia, this layout features dramatic and abundant deep bunkers surrounded by dense forest vegetation that contribute to the course’s difficulty index of over 150, one of the highest in Asia. Playing here demands both length and accuracy from start to finish. DUVAL COURSE Course Designer: David Duval The first to Surpass Tiger Woods as the World’s No.1 golfer, and winner of the 2001 British Open. Traditional in its presentation and design, this course incorporates large expanses of turf and trees like the courses of years past and is a mild departure from the other courses at Mission Hills, providing a unique challenge to any golfer. 12 SIGNATURE GOLF COURSES LEADBETTER COURSE Course Designer: David leadbetter Known as the Godfather of Golf. The Leadbetter course was designed with the intention of challenging the golfer to use every club in their golf bag. Combining beautifully sculptured bunkers, streams, waterfalls, and large areas of turf, this is a friendlier course, which is a welcome addition to the complex and provides an excellent playing experience. PETE DYE COURSE Course Designer: Pete Dye One of the most influential American golf course architects of all-time. Pete Dye is an outstanding designer and master who has designed the most PGA played coursed in the world. Pete Dye has created a masterpiece at the age of 80. In his 50 years of golf course designing, he presents a course that is both aggressive and both with a bunker, both big and small wild green, and severe contours. You will have great pleasure in experiencing this course with his signature railway ties. ZHANG LIANWEI COURSE Course Designer: Zhang Lianwei China’s No.1 golfer. Zhang Lianwei is China’s No.1 player and the first to play in the Masters at the Augusta National Golf Club in 2004. He holds almost every record in China’s golf history. As the first 18-hole executive style course in China, the Zhang Lianwei Course incorporates only par-3 holes which include specially designed greens. It only takes you two hours to finish a complete round. A Premium Sports World Mission Hills offers a wide range of facilities to golfers at Shenzhen Clubhouse, Mid-Valley Clubhouse and Dongguan Clubhouse and recreation center in Country club for non-golfers. Besides the 51-court tennis center and Tennis Academy at the Mission Hills Country Club, it Sports Academies also houses three golf academies by renowned international instructors (including one by world-renowned female instructor Cindy Reid). Resort Properties Golf Shop Golf Club Sports Academies Country Club Luxurious Lifestyle Resort Mission Hills also features 2 Five star Resort, 3 world-class SPA facilities, world class convention facilities and luxurious residential developments. Resort Properties Convention Facilities Resort SPA The World Cup of Golf Mission Hills successfully hosted 41st World Cup of golf in 1995. In 2007, the Omega Mission Hills World Cup began a new and exciting era in the history of the World Cup when Mission Hills Golf Club secured an unprecedented deal to host 12 editions of the tournament in China. The World Cup has become synonymous with professional golf in China. 1995 World Cup of Golf 2007 World Cup of Golf 2008 World Cup of Golf 2009 World Cup of Golf A Pioneer of Golf in China HOST OF OVER 100 INTERNATIONAL GOLF TOURNAMENTS, MORE THAN ANY PROMOTER OR VENUE IN CHINA. • Future site of the WGC HSBC Champions • The Mission Hills Asia Pacific Open Amateur Championship • The Mission Hills Tiger Woods China Challenge • The Dynasty Cup 2003 & 2005 (Asian PGA vs. Japan Golf Tour) • The Goodwill trophy • Asian Amateur Championship • Mission Hills Star Trophy 2010 • Faldo Series Asia Grand Final & China Championship • Jack Nicklaus Junior Championship A Pioneer of Golf in China ECDC Since 2008 20062006 20012001 Since 2006 20092009 • 2001 Mission Hills Tiger Woods China Challenge • 2006 Goodwill Trophy • Since 2006 Mission Hills is the “Home of the Faldo Series Asia ”, nurturing the region’s best young players • Since 2008 Jack Nicklaus Junior Championship • 2009 Asian Amateur Championship • 2010 Mission Hills Star Trophy Major Awards bestowed on Mission Hills Oct 2010 Awards bestowed on Mission Hills by GOLF magazine zBest Golf Clubs of China zBest Golf Courses of China (Olazabal Course) zBest Clubhouse Management zBest Environmental Protection May 2010 Top Five Golf Resort Destination On The Rise by Golfing magazine Jan 2010 China Golf awards for “The Best Spa Club” Oct 2009 Awards presented by Asian Golf Monthly zWinner of The Best Golf Resort In Asia-Pacific zWinner of The Best Pro-Shop In Asia-Pacific July 2009 Awards by Golf Vacation (Hong Kong) zTop 10 Most Outstanding Golf Resorts – Mission Hills Resort & Spa z10 Most Outstanding Golf Courses – Mission Hills’ Olazabal Course zChoice Spa Award– Mission Hills Spa Jan 2009 Awards presented at the China Golf Awards zBest Spa Service Golf Club zBest Landscape Golf Course (Pete Dye Course) z Best Facilities Golf Club Dec 2008 Awards presented by Asian Golf Monthly zEnvironment Awards zBest Pro-Shop in Asia zBest Clubhouse in Asia – Dongguan Site zBest Golf Resort in Asia Sep 2008 Business Platform Award and Golf Image Promotion Award by Golf Media Association Major Awards bestowed on Mission Hills Jul 2008 World Cup Course recognized by LINKS Magazine as “One of the ten most significant and influential courses in the last 20 years” Jun 2008 Olazabal Course was named Asia’s No. 1 Resort Course &Faldo Course was named Asia’s No. 5 Resort Course by Golfing Magazine Mar 2008 Mission Hills Golf Club was awarded China’s Best Clubhouse Facilities Award, jointly presented by Golf World, Golf Weekly, World Golf and Segment Media Jan 2008 Best Golf Club Design Award, Best Spa Golf Club Award, Best Facilities Golf Club Award, My Favourite Golf Academy Award, Best Golf Property Award, Most Outstanding Contribution Award, at the Montagut China Golf Awards Best Golf Resort Hotel by Business Traveller Top Ten Golf Clubs, Best Scenery Award, Best Clubhouse Management Award, China’s Best Golf Vacation Award, Best in Environmental Protection Award by Platinum Magazine Nov 2007 “Best Golf Resort in China Award”by Business Traveller China Awards 2007 Mission Hills Golf Club was voted the “Best Golf Resort in Asia”by Asian Golf Monthly Annual Awards 2007 Pete Dye Course was voted “Best New Course in Asia”by Asian Golf Monthly Annual Awards Jan 2007 “Best Golf Club in China”by Hurun Report in 2007 Best of the Best Survey – Preferred Brands of China's Richest “Best Golf Resort in Asia”by readers of Asian Golf Monthly in 2006 Asian Golf Monthly Awards Nov 2006 Norman Course was selected as the “Most Difficult Course in Southern China”by World Golf Magazine May 2006 Norman Course was selected among “The Top Ten China Courses of the Year 2006”by Golf Magazine.
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