Hidden Grace Golf Club: A Course

Built on a former botanical garden just outside of Shenzhen in 2005, Hidden Grace Golf Club (formerly Genzon Golf Club) underwent significant changes after new ecological guidelines were imposed. The club hired Neil Haworth to make the tweaks, and in so doing, decided to expand the original course into a 36-hole complex. The A course is constructed around Dragon Lake and thus boasts dramatic lakeside holes. The front nine begins inland from the lake and is highlighted by tight, meandering tree-lined fairways. The back nine is positioned directly along the lake shores and features six stunning holes with intimidating hazards and incredible views, the best of them being the par-5 17th with a split fairway dissected by water and a peninsula green shielded by bunkers and standalone trees. The club is also home to the five-star Shenzhen Castle Hotel overlooking the property.