Mission Hills Haikou Explained

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Golf Facility Name:Mission Hills Haikou
Location:Hainan, People's Republic of China
Type:Private
Owner:Mission Hills Group
Website:www.missionhillschina.com

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 park, and a Centreville (downtown) which includes numerous restaurants and shops. The site is 20 km2 (almost the same size of Manhattan) making it the second largest golf complex in the world.[1] The largest is the Mission Hills Golf Club in Shenzhen.

History

Construction started in 2006 but stopped for several months during 2008 because of land disputes. As of 2018, the complex is nearly complete.[1]

Events

The complex hosted the 2010 Mission Hills Star Trophy and the 2011 Omega Mission Hills World Cup.[2]

The 2012 Mission Hills World Celebrity Pro-Am began was held in October 2012.[3] The purse was US$1 million.[4] [5]

Other facilities

The complex has a movie theatre, a sports and recreation centre, tennis courts, and the Wet'n'Wild water park operated by Village Roadshow. There is also a natural mineral springs, a spa, and a shopping arcade.[6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Golf's secret boom in Hainan, China . FT Magazine . 2010-01-01 . 2011-06-16.
  2. Web site: McCallen . Brian . Hainan Island Bids to Become the Hawaii of China . Theaposition.com . 2011-06-17.
  3. Web site: Celebrities to tee off at Mission Hills Haikou |Golf . chinadaily.com.cn . 2012-10-12 . 2012-11-14.
  4. Web site: 2012 Mission Hills World Celebrity Pro-Am welcomes Hollywood stars | World Golf News . Worldgolf.com . 2012-11-14.
  5. Web site: China's Mission Hills announces line-up for World Celebrity Pro-Am | World Golf News . Worldgolf.com . 2012-11-14.
  6. Web site: Mega project in Hainan . Thestar.com.my . 2010-05-09 . 2011-06-17 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100620172356/http://thestar.com.my/golf/story.asp?file=%2F2010%2F5%2F9%2Fgolf%2F6200614&sec=Golf . 2010-06-20 .