Courtesy of Nanning Greenville Golf and Country Club

Those who want to experience the best golf in China are certainly spoiled for choice. Yet for the avid golfer, going the extra distance to find that ultimate course can become a way of life. With few courses in the country centrally located in urban areas, lengthy travel is par for the course, making a quick round out of the question for most people.

Yet for those who do make the effort to literally go that extra mile, great rewards await. Whatever style of course you prefer, China has it all: sanctu ......d slick Bermuda grass greens. It is also about 500 yards longer, at 6,968 yards.

While the club is fairly low profile nowadays and its membership has long ago been sold out, Chung Shan has played a leading role in the development of golf in the country through its hosting of various national amateur championships as well as the 1992 Queen Sirikit Cup won by South Korea. To its credit, the club also produced current China No. 1 Liang Wenchong, who came out of its caddie ranks.