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Chongqing also known as Mountain City because of its hilly landscape. I took the direct flight from Hong Kong and it takes almost 2 hours flying. On these three days, I played three courses. And the first one to introduce is the closest one to downtown. Just 25 minutes away. A cab costs around Rmb 60 per way.
The course was built by a local firm - Poly Company which mainly due with estate development. Recently , this company
bought the Mingya Golf & Country Club in Nanchang.
It consisted of 36 holes, the older North Course plus the newly opened South course (Mar2008)
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I played the North course. It is hilly with much change of elevation. And most of the time, teeshot are downslope and uphill approaching. Long carry is also required to clear water, raverns. Combinations of doglegs, semi island greens，short or long holes. 4 out of 5 Par 3 are long. No excessive water and bunker but alway appears when there is needed. The designer makes the fairway look tighter than it is. Infact, they are reasonable wide unless your ball goes really wild. Greens are big in general.
The picture is the signature hole #7.
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Beautiful landscape, interesting setup, good combination of long & short holes, dogleg left and right, semi island green. Second round would be even more fun as you get familiar to those risk and reward holes.
Conditioning is good and well above average.
Views could be better if there ain't so many villas, construction and lamp posts.
I don't have enough time to try the South course. From what I see, it is flatter and wetter compare with the North.
Nice course I would say, deserve for an Eagle 04 / 08
Surprisngly, there are only slightly more than a thousand local golfers in Chongqing, but there you found five golf clubs around (The sixth is coming shortly) No wonder it is so quiet even when I played on weekend. If you have a chance to visit Chongqing, make sure you try the local hotpot, it is fantastic. And, there are some ancient sightseeing point worth to hang around.
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