The Dunes at Shenzhou Peninsula: East Course

Located on the dunes of China’s Hainan Island are two Tom Weiskopf and Phil Smith-designed courses aptly named the Dunes at Shenzhou Peninsula. The courses were built on a former watermelon plantation with the East course debuting in 2012 as a complement to the already acclaimed West course, which opened in 2010. The links-style track offers unique bunkering, towering sand dunes and strategically utilized natural contours. The standout hole on the front nine is the long par-4 second with a drive over a sprawling marsh wetland and an approach to a well-guarded green. The back nine features the signature hole on the East, the par-5 16th, played on a tiered fairway overlooking the South China Sea and playing to a green seemingly falling into the water below. Caddies and carts are required although walking is permitted at this unique golf experience.