SHANGHAI · MUNICIPALITY · 60-MIN COURSE RING
The city where ChinaGolfTrip was born, and still the best all-round golf arrival in the country. WGC venues and members’ clubs inside an hour of the Bund, flawless flight connections, 240-hour visa-free transit — and evenings in the best restaurants in Asia.
THE GOLF IN SHANGHAI
Shanghai’s bench is deep: Sheshan, the WGC-HSBC Champions home; Tomson Pudong, the members’ club twenty minutes from Lujiazui; Silport, the former Volvo China Open venue on Dianshan Lake; and Lake Malaren in the north of the city. Every card below includes how a visitor actually gets on the tee.
SHANGHAI · PAR 72 · 7,025 YD · WGC VENUE
Home of the WGC-HSBC Champions — the course that has tested every major champion of the last fifteen years. Mature trees, lakes and a back nine with teeth. The classic Shanghai arrival round.
BEST MAR–MAY & SEP–NOV
VISITOR ACCESS · BOOKED VIA CGT
SHANGHAI · PAR 72 · 7,166 YD · MEMBERS’ PARKLAND
Twenty minutes from Lujiazui and simply not bookable by the public — which is our department. Water on most holes, immaculate greens, a clubhouse like a private residence.
YEAR ROUND
MEMBERS’ CLUB · CGT ACCESS ONLY
SHANGHAI · PAR 72 · 7,139 YD · DIANSHAN LAKESIDE
A former Volvo China Open venue on the shores of Dianshan Lake, an hour west of the city. Wide corridors, real wind off the water, and weekend-quiet weekdays.
BEST MAR–MAY & SEP–NOV
VISITOR ACCESS · BOOKED VIA CGT
SHANGHAI · NORTH SHANGHAI · CHAMPIONSHIP PARKLAND
The Baoshan-district championship venue of big-money professional events past, and a reliable public-side tee in the north of the city. Fits neatly before a late flight or an early train.
BEST MAR–MAY & SEP–NOV
VISITOR ACCESS · BOOKED VIA CGTShanghai works for everyone in the group and against no-one’s calendar: the flights arrive from everywhere, the courses start fifteen minutes later than promised, the caddies are the country’s best trained, and the non-golfers lose entire happy days to the Bund, the Concession lanes and the water towns. Since 2008 it has opened more of our itineraries than any other city.
For the non-golfers — The Bund, Yu Garden, the Shanghai Museum, Tianzifang lanes — or a half-day train to Suzhou’s gardens. Non-golfing companions in Shanghai are not an afterthought; they are often the ones who book the next trip.
WHERE WE PUT YOU
Hotel and villa picks scored on one metric above all: minutes from the first tee, then breakfast, then the view. In that order.
The grand hotels of the riverfront — dinner view included; forty minutes to the course ring by private car.
The practical golfer’s base: courses to the west and the high-speed rail station in one direction.
COURSE FILES
Each course has its own file: the honest description, who designed it, when it plays best, and how a visitor actually gets on the tee. Open one, or ask us to sequence them into a week.
DOORS, TRAINS & TEE SHEETS
Two airports, every alliance, 240-hour visa-free transit for most western passports: Shanghai is the easiest arrival in Chinese golf. Everything inside the week runs on our English-speaking drivers — you will not see a taxi.
YOUR DRIVER SPEAKS ENGLISH · YOUR PLANNER IS ONE MESSAGE AWAY · EVERY DETAIL IS OURS
PLAN SHANGHAI WITH US
Courses, hotels, drivers, transfer times and one fixed all-in price. No deposit, no obligation — the first draft is simply ours to make.
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