Namchon Golf Club

Namchon Golf Club, tucked into the tranquil mountains south of Seoul, was founded in 2003. The club was designed by Kim Myong-gil and Song Ho with five holes remodeled by Kyle Phillips in 2016. The exclusive club occupies a picturesque property and is surrounded by indigenous forests and stunning flowers, certainly living up to its given description of a “Korean garden in the mountains.” The course is characterized by narrow tree-lined fairways, snaking bunkers and immaculate greens. The club is known for the difficult and intimidating par-5 17th with a fairway guarded by a hazard and native area and played to an island green, seemingly shrunk by the greenside bunker. Those lucky enough to accompany a member to NamChon must also experience the private art gallery in the basement of the clubhouse.