Mission Hills in China Named World's Largest Golf Club by Guinness World Records

    HONG KONG, May 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Guinness World Records named
 Mission Hills Golf Club in Shenzhen, China the World's Largest Golf Club,
 surpassing Pinehurst in North Carolina which has held the honor since 1997.
 Mission Hills Golf Club boasts ten 18-hole courses designed by international
 golf stars Jack Nicklaus, Greg Norman, Ernie Els, Annika Sorenstam, Vijay
 Singh, Nick Faldo, Jose Marie Olazabal, David Duval, Jumbo Ozaki and renowned
 golf instructor David Leadbetter.
     Founded in December 1992, Mission Hills commissioned these ten top
 international golf stars to design courses intended to pave the way for
 China's sports-related tourism, as well as to attract foreign direct
 investment into the Pearl River Delta region.  Nicklaus introduced his World
 Cup Course in 1994 and in April 2004 Greg Norman completed his "Tournament"
 course, the latest in this decade-long project.
     Mission Hills Chairman Dr. David Chu said, "Mission Hills isn't a so-
 called 'image project' intended to be the world's No. 1 for the sake of being
 No.1 -- it is located in one of the fastest-growing locations in China, and we
 intend it to be a world-class sport-recreation destination."
     "Not only does a project of this prestige and scale provide impetus for
 the enhancement of China's status in the sports tourism industry, Mission
 Hills has become a benchmark for a burgeoning industry providing employment
 for 5,000 people and generating tax revenues of RMB 40 million," he added.
 This venue has also played host to over 20 international tournaments with
 participants from around the world.
     Mission Hills Golf Club joins other Guinness World Record winners in
 China, including the Long Corridor of the Beijing Summer Palace, Hong Kong's
 Tsing Ma Bridge and the world-class Hong Kong International Airport.  Mission
 Hills Golf Club and Resort is set to be yet another world-class tourist
 attraction in China, offering visitors a variety of activities combining
 sports, entertainment, relaxation and dining.
 
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     About Mission Hills
     Founded in 1994 and located just 30 minutes from Hong Kong, Mission Hills
 is the world's #1 golf club.  It is an exclusive gated residential community
 housing a world-class five-star hotel, resort and country club with the
 largest tennis facility in Asia.  Mission Hills is also the world's largest
 golf destination with 10 signature designer courses (the most courses in a
 single facility in the world) and the exclusive home to China's David
 Leadbetter Golf Academy. Mission Hills has also been named one of the top "Ten
 Sights in Shenzhen" and is a nationally recognized AAAA-rated tourism resort.
 Tournaments and events previously hosted by the facility include The World Cup
 of Golf, the Mission Hills Tiger Woods China Challenge, the inaugural Dynasty
 Cup, numerous other international competitions and several APEC International
 Conferences.
 
 

SOURCE  Mission Hills Group