Yalong Bay Golf Club

Yalong Bay National Resort,

Sanya, Hainan 572016

  • Office

    +86 800 8761 868 (toll free)
  • Pro shop

    +86 898 8856 5888
  • Fax

    +86 898 8856 5052

About the course

  • The Course:

    18 holes. Tree-lined & open parkland. Gently undulating terrain - easy to walk.

  • Surroundings:

    Woodland, rural countryside and limited residential.

  • Designer:

    Robert Trent Jones II (lead designer Bruce Charlton).

Back
tees
Club
tees
Front
tees
Yards
7189
5555
Par
72
72
72
SSS or slope
73.8
70.4
71.3

Location

Latitude:

18.231389

Longitude:

109.627161

How to get there:

21 km E of central Sanya.

Yalong Bay Golf Club

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.

Est. 1997

Yalong Bay Golf Club is home to a championship golf course that ranks with some of the better offerings on Hainan Island. This tree-lined and open parkland layout provides a wonderful test for your all-round game, with many attractive, skilfully crafted and challenging holes to enjoy.

This par-72 Robert Trent Jones Jr design offers golfers the challenge of playing a testing golf course that has regularly hosted the European, Asian and LPGA Tours. With 101 bunkers, rolling mounds and a snaking river that skirts several holes, Yalong Bay provides a shot-making challenge for any golfer.

Stay & Play at Yalong Bay: luxury onsite accommodation available, see Where2Stay section below.

List of courses: Hainan Island

Visitors

Who can play and when?

Visitors welcome on weekdays and weekends.

Must book in advance.

Green fees

Visitor fee, 18-holes: weekdays 1000 yuan; weekends 1400 yuan; caddie fee 220 yuan; cart fee 200 yuan.

Credit cards accepted. Contact club for full details, discounts, packages, etc. [Last updated: 2018].

Other information

9 holes are floodlit for night golf. Golf carts compulsory on weekends and Fridays in high season (Nov thru Feb). Caddies available.

Practice facilities

Good

Did you know?

Since 2003 Yalong Bay has played host to the European and Asian Tours, and most recently the Ladies European Tour, in their annual Sanya Ladies Open. Amongst the top professionals who have triumphed here are Englishman Paul Casey and South Africa's Retief Goosen and Lee-Anne Pace. (See our Tournaments section >by Venue >Yalong Bay).

Where2Stay

  • Sheraton Sanya Resort5-star

    Yalong Bay National Resort District, Sanya, Hainan Island 572000

    +86 898 8855 8855

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    The Sheraton Sanya Resort has 511 rooms including 49 suites and 5 villas, all with temperature controlled air-conditioning, electronic safety box, IDD/DDD facilities, mini bar and satellite TV. Superior Golf View rooms offer 48 sq meters of space facing the Yalong Bay golf course, commanding spectacular vistas of mountain scenery. Grand Deluxe Sea View rooms present stunning ocean views and span 48 sq meters with an 8 square meter balcony.

    • Golf at this hotel:

      Yalong Bay

    • Golf within 10 km:

      Sanya Sun Valley

    • Golf within 30 km:

      Sanya Luhuitou; Dragon Valley.

  • Ritz-Carlton Sanya5-star

    Yalong Bay National Resort District, Sanya, Hainan 572000

    +86 898 8898 8888

    Visit website

    Located just 40 minutes from the Sanya Phoenix Intl Airport, this breathtaking Sanya luxury hotel features eight distinctive restaurants, the region’s largest spa and a pristine private beach with expansive views of the South China Sea, all just steps from your door. With exceptional amenities and impeccable service, this distinctive Sanya resort on Yalong Bay offers guests an unforgettable retreat.

    • Golf at this hotel:

      Yalong Bay

    • Golf within 10 km:

      Sanya Sun Valley

    • Golf within 30 km:

      Sanya Luhuitou; Dragon Valley.

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Solheim Cup: also in September, also in southern Europe, the 18th Solheim Cup will be contested at Finca Cortesin on the Costa del Sol, with Europe defending after their surprise win in Toledo, Inverness Club (Ohio) in 2021 (Sept 22-24). 

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