Red cliffs above your opening round, the World Cup Course to finish — old Canton and modern China in four days.
Made for travellers already in the Greater Bay — the Canton Fair, meetings in Shenzhen, a Hong Kong stopover. Every course sits within an hour of the border, and the whole journey bolts onto the trip you've already planned.
Three nights, three rounds — off the plane and onto the first tee, with the most famous course saved for last.
Land at Guangzhou Baiyun and drive straight north — Lion Lake is barely an hour from the airport. Play Rick Jacobson's Moon Course, the only course in the world routed across a UNESCO-listed Danxia landform, red sandstone rising over every hole. Then it's the shortest of drives to the Sheraton on the lake below the course — welcome dinner beneath the cliffs.
No golf today — Canton's turn. Drive into the city for morning yum cha the way locals take it, bamboo steamers and strong tea, then the Chen Clan Academy and the old Xiguan lanes with your private guide, and the colonial arcades of Shamian Island in the afternoon. As the lights come up: dinner by the river, Canton Tower burning through the dusk, and your bed at the Conrad, high above Zhujiang New Town.
Morning at Foshan Golf Club — a private members' club and home of the European Challenge Tour's Foshan Open, whose eighteenth has staged more than a few closing dramas. Lunch in the clubhouse, then east to Shenzhen. Nothing scheduled tonight: dinner and drinks against the Shenzhen Bay skyline — traditional Canton to modern China in a single day — then out to Mission Hills' own hotel, tomorrow's first tee minutes from your room.
The last morning belongs to the World Cup Course at Mission Hills — Jack Nicklaus's flagship at the Guinness-record largest golf club on earth, and the stage of the 1995 World Cup of Golf. Lunch at the club, then a short drive to Shenzhen airport — or straight across the border into Hong Kong.
Add a second Mission Hills round, swap a course for an extra city evening, bring non-golfers — every journey is rebuilt around your party before anything is booked.
Red sandstone cliffs, tournament parkland and the largest golf club on earth — all within an hour of each other.
Round 1 · China Top 10
The opening round could not feel less like city golf. Rick Jacobson's 7,242-yard Moon Course is the only course in the world routed across a UNESCO-listed Danxia landform — red sandstone towers rising sheer above the fairways, the lake below. Ranked China Top 10 and Asia Top 100, an hour north of Guangzhou.
Round 2 · Challenge Tour Venue
A private members' club and the home of the Foshan Open on the European Challenge Tour — Tony Cashmore's championship par-72, kept in tournament condition year-round, its eighteenth the stage for more than a few closing dramas. Among the first courses in China to earn GEO sustainability certification; guest play arranged through us.
Round 3 · The Finale
The largest golf club on earth: a Guinness World Record twelve championship courses and 216 holes across Shenzhen and Dongguan, signed by Nicklaus, Norman, Faldo, Els and Sörenstam. You close the journey on Jack Nicklaus's World Cup Course — stage of the 1995 World Cup of Golf, one of the courses that put golf in China on the world stage. Prefer a sterner test? Norman's design is a buggy ride away.
All three rounds are confirmed before you fly — tee times, caddies and carts handled, clubs hired to spec if you'd rather travel light. Keen golfers add a second Mission Hills round from the other eleven designs.
The evenings do the sightseeing — each arranged for your party alone.
These are a beginning, not a menu — tell us what your party loves and we'll find its equivalent.
A lakeside resort beneath the red cliffs, the Pearl River skyline, and a night inside the world's largest golf club.
Room categories, alternatives and the level of comfort you choose are set out in your private proposal — every address booked entirely on your behalf.
Two natural extensions, before or after the golf:
Stay at the resort's own hotel and keep playing — Norman's test, Faldo, Els, Sörenstam, a different design every day.
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Links at The Dunes, lava-field golf at Blackstone and a last night beside the sea — an hour's flight from Shenzhen.
Explore →Each extension is priced and planned as part of a single seamless journey — one proposal, one team on the ground throughout.
Guest play arranged at China's best courses
Expert-designed golf journeys, customized to suit you
Hand-selected luxury hotels in every region
Deeply knowledgeable, English-speaking private guides
Airport meet and greet with private transfers
One team on the ground, on call around the clock
International flights, visa fees and personal expenses are not included. China now offers visa-free entry for many nationalities — we'll confirm what applies to you.
Based on two golfers travelling and sharing a room. Non-golfer companion pricing and preferred rates for private groups are available on request.
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