Mission Hills Shenzhen is a twelve course 18-hole course

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resort, located in the town of Guanlan () in

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, between the cities of Shenzhen and

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. It is accredited as the world's largest golf facility by the

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in 2004, surpassing the

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in the United States. It currently has 11 championship courses and an 18-hole par three course, each designed by a different golf personality.

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, also known as “Mr. Golf" in China, is the Chairman and CEO for Mission Hills Group. From 2007 through 2009, Mission Hills hosted the Omega Mission Hills World Cup. Scotland won the 2007 event, followed by Sweden in 2008 and Italy in 2009. The contract ran for 12 years; however, Mission Hills' Shenzhen resort no longer hosted the event. The event's organizer, the International Federation of PGA Tours, announced in 2010 that the World Cup would become a biennial event held in odd-numbered years. When the World Cup resumed in 2011, the tournament moved to another property owned by the Mission Hills company,

Mission Hills Haikou Mission Hills Haikou is a golf complex in Haikou, Hainan, China. Located around 10 km south of the center of Haikou, it comprises 10 golf courses, and at the north end, hotels including a Ritz Carlton and Renaissance, condominiums, a water p ...

, located on

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Island, a tournament won by the United States.

Courses

(course designer in parentheses) # World Cup Course ( Jack Nicklaus) # Norman Course (

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) # Annika Course (

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) # Els Course (

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) # Vijay Course (

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) # Faldo Course ( Nick Faldo) # Olazabal Course (

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) # Matchplay Course (

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) # Ozaki Course (

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) # Leadbetter Course ( David Leadbetter) # Pete Dye Course (

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) # Zhang Lianwei Course ( Zhang Lian-wei) (par-3 course)

Other facilities

In addition to golf courses, Mission Hills also features the Mission Hills Spa, Mission Hills Resort, Country Club featuring the largest tennis centre in Asia with 51 courts, including a 3,000 seat stadium court, Mission Hills In Residence, many function Rooms, recreation facilities, Mission Hills Golf Academy, Mission Hills Golf Academy, and Mission Hills Golf Academy by Zhang Lianwei. 15 km², 216 holes, 2 clubhouses (the new Dongguan Clubhouse at 63,000 m²), 4 spa locations, a 5-star hotel.

Mission Hills Centreville

Mission Hills Centreville is a large 5 billion RMB (US$793 million) new development located next to the golf courses. Termed a HOPSCA project, meaning Hotel, Offices, Parks, Shopping, Convention and Apartment complex. Built on an area of 500,000m², it features a 700-room 5-star hotel, IMAX theatre, exhibition halls, 200 retailers, an international school, 1,000 apartment homes and all surrounded by extensive parkland. It is intended to be the first high-end shopping mall in northern

. It is expected to open in mid-2013.

History

Mission Hills Golf Club was established in 1992 and 1993 saw the opening of its public driving range. By February 1994, the People's Government of Shenzhen entered into an agreement with the International Golf Association, announcing that Mission Hills Golf Club would be the host venue for the 1995 World Cup of Golf - the first international golf tournament in China. That year, an estimated 30,000 fans lined the fairways to see the

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team of Fred Couples and

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win its fourth consecutive World Cup title by 14 strokes over Australia ( Brett Ogle and

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). Since its inception, Mission Hills Golf Club has hosted over 50 international matches and is regularly visited by dignitaries, royalties, celebrities, world business, and political leaders, and a steady stream of the world's greatest golfers, including

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, Nick Faldo,

Zhang Lianwei Zhang Lianwei (; born 2 May 1965) is a Chinese professional golfer. Zhang was the first golfer from the People's Republic of China to achieve substantial success on the international professional circuit. In January 2003 he became the first Ch ...

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and

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. Youth development at Mission Hills: New major grants and scholarships for young Chinese Golf Talents, announced by Chinese 'Mission Hills' and R&A in November 2018. The vice president of the course is Tenniel Chu.

Sponsorships

Mission Hills Golf Club sponsored the ''Mission Hills Cup'' football match between

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and a Mission Hills Invitation XI, which was played at the

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on 10 August 2007.

References

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External links

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Golf clubs and courses in China Golf clubs and courses designed by Jack Nicklaus Sports venues in Shenzhen Sports venues completed in 1992 1992 establishments in China