The Club at Nine Bridges

Our Korean affiliates call The Club at Nine Bridges the Taj Mahal of Golf. After all, architects Ronald Fream and David Dale spent an estimated $40 million in the early 2000s creating it. (The entire project, including land, clubhouse, condos and spa, cost $100 million.) The site was volcanic rock, capped with 150,000 cubic yards of sand as a base for bentgrass fairways and greens. The site had natural streams edged with massive Japanese maples and 20-foot-tall Korean azaleas, but they also transplanted 300 mature evergreens like Kryptomeria and cedars for additional color. With lakes connected by cascading weirs and a par-5 18th finishing on an island green, the course hosted the CJ Cup @ Nine Bridges for three years (2017-2019), the first official American PGA Tour event held in Korea.