Jade Palace (West & East)
The course at Jade Palace Golf Club, which opened in the summer of 2004, was designed by Harley Kruse of the Greg Norman Design team and built for Hanwha Group, one of Korea's largest engineering and construction businesses. Jade Palace is the crown jewel of the several clubs and resorts that Hanwha manages.
The golf course's Zoysia fairways are spread out in a very steep environment close to Chun Chon City because the flatter area in the valleys is kept for agricultural purposes. Due to the magnitude of the earthworks necessary on such challenging terrain, construction took several years and involved the relocation of more than 4.5 million cubic meters of rock and soil.
There is a short par four to start the round off on, and while the right side is heavily bunkered, there is a bale-out option to the left for those who would rather take it easy in the opening two holes. The 8th hole, a par four of moderate length, is another highlight of the front nine. It winds through a native pine and oak woodland.
The inward half features two formidable par fives (10 and 13), as well as a short but enticing par three (14), which leads to an infinity green. The 18th green is the course's crowning achievement, with a pond fronting it and a stunning rock wall behind it, topped by the opulent Jade Palace clubhouse.
Google Rating: 4.6/5.0
Location: 35 Seocheon-ri, Namsan-myeon, Chuncheon, Gangwon-do, South Korea
Website: https://www.jadepalacegc.com/
