Best golf courses: Around Shanghai

Around Shanghai: the table below provides brief details about the top golf courses in this country or region. Each golf club has been visited and/or researched by Where2Golf. Click on the course name below to discover more. The course ratings below range from 5 highest, to 2 lowest. They attempt to provide an indication of the golfing experience you might expect at the course (based on its design, condition and surroundings). Hover your cursor above the Rating Key for the rating definitions.
4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Nanjing
Player, Gary

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Nanjing

Designer

Gary Player
4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Shanghai
Nicklaus & Thompson

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Shanghai

Designer

The new Masters course (a Nicklaus Legacy course) comes from a 2010 redesign by Jack Nicklaus II of the former Lake (South) course. The Forest (North) course was originally designed by Peter Thomson.
4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Hangzhou
Nelson & Haworth

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Hangzhou

Designer

Robin Nelson & Neil Haworth (Dragon course); Phil Ryan of Pacific Coast Design (Phoenix course).
4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Private club
Shanghai
Kato, Shunsuke

Visitors?

Private club

Nearest city

Shanghai

Designer

Shunsuke Kato
4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Hangzhou
Hollinger, Mark

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Hangzhou

Designer

Mark Hollinger
Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
Private club
Shanghai
Player, Gary

Visitors?

Private club

Nearest city

Shanghai

Designer

Gary Player
Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
On application
Shanghai
Martin, Bob

Visitors?

On application

Nearest city

Shanghai

Designer

Bob J. Martin
Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
Private club
Shanghai
Nicklaus, Jack

Visitors?

Private club

Nearest city

Shanghai

Designer

Jack Nicklaus
Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
Private club
Shanghai
Nelson & Haworth

Visitors?

Private club

Nearest city

Shanghai

Designer

Robin Nelson & Neil Haworth

Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
Private club
Shanghai
Fry & Lu

Visitors?

Private club

Nearest city

Shanghai

Designer

Original designer unknown; course significantly redesigned by Dana Fry and Chinese designer Jun Lu (2012).

Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
Private club
Shanghai
Nicklaus, Jack

Visitors?

Private club

Nearest city

Shanghai

Designer

Designed by father/son team of Jack Nicklaus and Jack Nicklaus Jr (2011); reworked by Michael Clayton and Ashley Mead (2018).
Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
Private club
Shanghai
Hollinger, Mark

Visitors?

Private club

Nearest city

Shanghai

Designer

Mark Hollinger of JMP Golf Design: Parkland course (2010); Linksland course (2012).
Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
Visitors welcome
Shanghai
Rogers, Peter

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Shanghai

Designer

Peter Rogers of Pacific Coast Design
Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
Visitors welcome
Hangzhou
Golfplan

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Hangzhou

Designer

Golfplan (Ron Fream, David Dale & Kevin Ramsey)
Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
Visitors welcome
Shanghai
Marsh, Graham

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Shanghai

Designer

Graham Marsh
Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
On application
Shanghai
Jones II, Robert Trent

Visitors?

On application

Nearest city

Shanghai

Designer

Robert Trent Jones II
Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
Visitors welcome
Shanghai
Thomson, Peter

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Shanghai

Designer

Peter Thomson

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Tournaments

Chevron Championship: the first women’s major championship of 2023 is played for the first time in Texas, having been uprooted from its home of 51 years at the Mission Hills Country Club, Rancho Mirage, California.

Italian Open: the 80th playing of this prestigious European event will see many 2023 Ryder Cup hopefuls build their “local knowledge” of the Marco Simone course in Rome. (May 4-7). Ryder Cup (Sept 29-Oct 1).

Who's Who

Jon Rahm: dedicated his emphatic Masters Tournament win to the late Seve Ballesteros. “Rahmbo’s” victory came on the day his fellow countryman and golfing inspiration would have turned 66 years of age.

Steve Stricker: four-time senior major championship winner, chases a fifth title as he defends at the 34th Regions Tradition (May 11-14), the first senior major of 2023.

Marco Simone Golf & Country Club

Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.

Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.

Costa Cruise & Golf

Costa’s "Cruise & Golf" allows golfers and their families to combine a unique golfing experience with the relaxation and fun of a cruise on board Costa Smeralda. Golf enthusiasts are offered a choice from 23 top-quality golf clubs; their chosen courses are played during the ship’s port calls in Italy, France and Spain. While the golfers are driving the fairways, accompanying non-golfers are able to enjoy the amenities and activities on-board, or explore wonderful places on day excursions organised by Costa. Read more ...

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