This challenging golf course is located south of Kunming in hilly terrain near the city of Yuxi. This massive resort development comprises 300Ha and will include outdoor nature preserves, hiking and biking trails, branded resort hotel, villas and a spectacular 18-hole Championship golf course. Playing on 2 sides of a massive ridge, one Nine has views that overlook the city, while the other Nine plays in secluded valleys with no noise or city to distract golfers.

Yunnan Province has quickly become the home to many of the best courses in China, and Jade Mountain Resort will certainly join this list. Besides having ideal golf weather and some of the best conditioned Bentgrass golf courses in Asia, this course has a great variety of holes that play uphill, downhill, along meandering streams and through natural forests, giving golfers unparalleled variety .

This IMG designed masterpiece provides golfers an experience likely not to be forgotten. Opened in May 2014, the course has a stunning array of downhill holes and only 3 uphill holes, which when considering the overall site terrain is a testament to the routing done by the designers. The IMG course was carefully designed with extreme sensitivity to the existing land, makes its way around the pine forests, rock outcroppings, streams and native ponds, using all these natural features to great effect, making the course a strong test of golf.

The course is sure to win awards in the coming years should be added to the Yunnan golf “must play” list.