Best golf courses: Hainan Island

Hainan Island: 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.
Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
Visitors welcome
Haikou
Marsh, Graham

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Haikou

Designer

Graham Marsh

Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
Visitors welcome
Haikou
Ji, Bill Yo

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Haikou

Designer

Bill Yo Ji

Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
Visitors welcome
Sanya
Schmidt-Curley Design

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Sanya

Designer

Schmidt-Curley Design (Lee Schmidt & Brian Curley) designed the North and South courses.

Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
Visitors welcome
Sanya
Schmidt-Curley Design

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Sanya

Designer

Schmidt-Curley Design (Lee Schmidt & Brian Curley).

5-star: Fabulous – courses don’t get much better than this.
Visitors welcome
Sanya
Weiskopf, Tom

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Sanya

Designer

Tom Weiskopf

5-star: Fabulous – courses don’t get much better than this.
Visitors welcome
Sanya
Weiskopf, Tom

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Sanya

Designer

Tom Weiskopf

Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
Visitors welcome
Haikou
Montgomerie, Colin

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Haikou

Designer

Colin Montgomerie

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Sanya
Hollinger, Mark

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Sanya

Designer

Mark Hollinger of JMP Golf Design Group.

Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
Visitors welcome
Sanya
McFarland & Tan

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Sanya

Designer

Robert (Bob) McFarland designed Kangle's Hot Spring and Sun River courses (1999) / C.J. Tan (from Malaysia) designed Kangle's Oak Forest course.

Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
Visitors welcome
Haikou
Marsh, Graham

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Haikou

Designer

Graham Marsh

5-star: Fabulous – courses don’t get much better than this.
Visitors welcome
Haikou
Schmidt-Curley Design

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Haikou

Designer

Brian Curley (Schmidt-Curley Design).

3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
Visitors welcome
Haikou
Schmidt-Curley Design

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Haikou

Designer

Brian Curley (Schmidt-Curley Design).

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Haikou
Schmidt-Curley Design

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Haikou

Designer

Brian Curley (Schmidt-Curley Design).

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Haikou
Schmidt-Curley Design

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Haikou

Designer

Brian Curley (Schmidt-Curley Design).

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Haikou
Schmidt-Curley Design

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Haikou

Designer

Brian Curley (Schmidt-Curley Design).

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Haikou
Schmidt-Curley Design

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Haikou

Designer

Brian Curley (Schmidt-Curley Design).

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Haikou
Schmidt-Curley Design

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Haikou

Designer

Brian Curley (Schmidt-Curley Design).

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Haikou
Schmidt-Curley Design

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Haikou

Designer

Brian Curley (Schmidt-Curley Design).

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Haikou
Schmidt-Curley Design

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Haikou

Designer

Brian Curley (Schmidt-Curley Design).

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Haikou
Schmidt-Curley Design

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Haikou

Designer

Brian Curley (Schmidt-Curley Design).

Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
Visitors welcome
Sanya
Miller, Scott

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Sanya

Designer

Scott Miller

Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
Visitors welcome
Sanya
Miller, Mark

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Sanya

Designer

Mark Miller

Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
Visitors welcome
Sanya
Nelson & Haworth

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Sanya

Designer

Robin Nelson & Neil Haworth

Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
Private club
Haikou
Coore & Crenshaw

Visitors?

Private club

Nearest city

Haikou

Designer

Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw

Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
Visitors welcome
Sanya
JMP Design

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Sanya

Designer

JMP Design (Brian Costello, Mark Hollinger & Bob Moore).

Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
Visitors welcome
Haikou
Dye Designs

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Haikou

Designer

Perry Dye & cousin Cynthia Dye McGarey.

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Sanya
Jones II, Robert Trent

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Sanya

Designer

Robert Trent Jones II (lead designer Bruce Charlton).

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Tournaments

124th US Open: the No.2 Course at Pinehurst once again plays host to this most illustrious championship (June 13-16). Wyndham Clark defends his title, having won at Los Angeles CC in 2023.

79th Women’s US Open: the second women’s major championship of the season gets underway at Lancaster CC in Pennsylvania. It’s the second time the championship has been held here.
(May 30-June 2).

Who's Who

Nelly Korda: won the Mizuho Americas Open (May 16-19) at Liberty National GC, continuing her extraordinary form in LPGA events. This was her sixth win in seven starts in 2024.

Xander Schauffele: recorded his first major championship win, and second record-equalling low score of 62 in a major. Only he, Branden Grace, Rickie Fowler and Shane Lowry have achieved this feat in a men’s major championship.

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.

Prince's Golf Club, Kent (UK)

Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.

Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available

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