Hong Kong - golf Courses

NEW TERRITORIES

FAN LING

The Hong Kong golf Club
Hong Kong Royal Hong Kong golf Club offers games on weekday mornings only, first come, first served. Fees HK$1,400 (US$180).
Fanling, New Territories Tel: +852 2670-1211; 2679-5183
Deepwater Bay, Hong Kong Island
This private club's two locations welcome visitors Monday through Friday, except for public holidays. The southern English-style club in Fanling boasts three 18-hole courses, and greens fees are $1,400 per 18-hole round for overseas visitors. Rental of shoes is HK$50, clubs is HK$250, and manual carts is HK$10. To get there, take the MTR to Kowloon Tong and transfer to the KCR railway to Sheung Shui, followed by a few minutes by taxi. The picturesque nine-hole course in Deep Water Bay is surrounded by mountains and the fees for non-members are HK$450, club rental is HK$100, and a caddie is HK$110, all for two rounds. A bus, No. 260 or 262, is available from Exchange Square to Deep Water Bay.

DEEP WATER BAY

Deepwater Bay golf Club
Deepwater Bay
Holes: 9
Metres: 1650
Par: 28
Telephone: 812 7070; pro-shop 2812-0334, Fax: 812 7111
Owned by the Hong Kong golf Club. Open to visitors every weekday.

The Eden
Rebuilt.
The New Course, 6557 yards
Features slight doglegs and the 5th, 6th, and 7th require careful consideration on the second shots.
Telephone: (852) 2670-1211, (852) 2679-5183
Visitors welcome Monday through Friday. Private.

DISCOVERY BAY

Discovery Bay golf Club, Lantau Island . Open Monday, Tuesday, and Friday only. Fees range from HK$800 to HK$1,100 (US$104 to US$143).
Designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr. The 4th is a par 5 (473 yards). The Diamond, combined with Ruby it makes up a championship par 72 course.
The Jade Nine
Yardage: 2930
Par: 35
Telephone: (852) 2987-7273, Fax: (852) 2987-5900
Mountainous terrain. Some chipping skills required as there are many sidehill lies. Wonderful views of Big Mist Mountain, Silvermine Bay, Discovery Bay, Kowloon and Hong Kong.
Idyllic Discovery Bay, where only ferries go and no private cars are allowed, features a challenging 18-hole course with mountainous terrain and gorgeous panoramas of the South China Sea. Non-members are welcome on every Monday, Tuesday and Friday during the week, excluding holidays, from 7:30 a.m. until 1:42 p.m., the latest tee-off time. The green fee is HK$1,400 per 18-hole round, and 9-hole play is not available. golf cart rental is HK$190, golf club hire is HK$160, and shoes are HK$50.

KOWLOON
SAI KUNG

Clearwater Bay golf & Country Club
Holes: 2-9s
The Ocean Nine/The Mountain Nine
Metres: 6038
Telephone: (852)2719-1595, (852)2791-3388
golf Clearwater Bay golf and Country Club has seven tennis courts, three squash courts, two badminton courts, an outdoor pool, spa, and an 18-hole golf course. Fees are HK$1,400 (US$180)
Designed by Japanese architects T. Sawai and A. Furukawa in 1982, the gorgeous Clearwater Bay Club is located along the Saikung peninsula. A trip out to the club takes about 45 minutes by car from Tsimshatsui, or take the KCR railway to Sheung Shui and a taxi from there to the club from there. On weekdays, greens fees for non-members are $1,400 for an 18-hole round, which includes cart rental; clubs are HK$300 and shoes HK$60. For the nine-hole course, it's HK$400 for two rounds, and nothing available for rental. On weekends, guests are only allowed when signed in by a member--the fees remain the same.
The Hong Kong Tourist Association organises Club Tours for overseas visitors every Tuesday and Friday.

The Jockey Club Kau Sai Chau Public Course
Address: Kau Sai Chau, Sai Kung, Hong Kong, New Territories
Holes: 2-18s
North Course
Yardage: 6692, Ladies; 5177
Par: 73, Ladies; 73
South Course
Yardage: 5838, Ladies; 4651
Par: 69, L; 70
Telephone:(852) 2791-3388, 852 2791-3315, Fax: 2792 0982
Email Address: kscgolf@netvigator.com
Web Site: www.kscgolf.com
Jockey Club Kau Sai Chau Public golf Course
Saikung
Even in these troubled economic times, Hong Kong's golf clubs remain exclusive and virtually impregnable bastions of privilege. However, there is one public golf course at Kau Sai Chau in the New Territories. You need a handicap card, unless you play after 9 p.m. on a weekday, when you must be in a group of three of whom at least one must have a handicap. Green fees are HK$330-380 according to the course you select. There is also a driving range, HK$20 for 20 balls. You can even learn from the resident professional: four two-hour sessions will cost you HK$1,400, and on Monday and Thursday evenings from 6:30 to 7 p.m. you can even have free sessions with the head professional and his assistants.

The city's only public golf course, the Jockey Club's course near Saikung is easily accessible by special golfers' ferries (HK$40 for return trip) that leave every 20 minutes or so from a public pier for Kau Sai Chau. Saikung town can be reached by taking the MTR to Diamond Hill and transferring to the No. 92 bus which takes you to the pier. Out-of-town visitors are welcome weekdays only, and the fee for non-Hong Kong ID holder is HK$1,000 for an 18-hole round. Caddies, if available, are HK$200 per round, and there's also a private bag carrier fee of HK$50 per 18-hole or nine-hole round. An electric trolley fee is HK$100 per round (18-hole), HK$50 per round (9-hole). A full set of clubs can be hired for HK$160 per set per round, and shoes are available at HK$35 per pair per round.

MACAU

COLOANE IHLA
Macau golf & Country Club
Holes: 18
Yardage: 6511
Par: 71
Telephone: (853) 871 188, Fax: 853 870 011
Carved out of the mountain above Hac Sa Bay, this course features steep slopes, small and tight greens. The par 4, 8th has a three-tier bunker on the right of the fairway.

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