Mission Hills Dongguan - Annika Course

The opening hole eases golfers into the round. It plays slightly downhill to a green well-protected by bunkers right. Those who play boldly will bring the severe fall-off slope on the right into play. Play smart and this hole is not especially difficult.

Playing into a beautiful valley with towering vegetated slopes, this medium-length hole doglegs around a creek to a green site heavily bunkered on its left. Aggressive tee shots to the right will leave a short approach.

This par 5 plays from elevated tees to a wide landing area. From here, here hole tightens with a stream right that flows downhill and just short of the green site. It can be reached in two but the long second shot is played from a difficult downhill lie. Like the first hole, two smartly played shots will leave an easy approach to the multi-tiered green that?s bunkered on the right. There is ample room to the left of the green. A quintessential risk/reward hole.

Although visually-intimidating from the tee, this short par 4 provides a generous landing area. Bunkers on the left of the landing area and green will hold swallow errant shots. As with many of the holes, strategy is key on this shot marker?s course.

Playing toward a verdant mountainside, this medium length par 3 is slightly uphill to a green defended by beautiful bunkering. The front and middle of the green is fairly easy to reach but back left pin positions will require very accurate and bold play.

This long, uphill par 5 plays into a vast canyon surrounded by think vegetation and highlighted by a stream ending in a beautiful series of waterfalls at the tees. There?s plenty of room to play from tee to green but the constant ascending slope is quite demanding. A beautiful hole.

This picturesque par 3 plays downhill to a well-bunkered green set atop a cliff leaving one of the most stunning views in all golf. From the green site you can overlook almost two complete courses, surrounded by towering slopes of the National Forest. This hole is set along a rock face on the left that will become a feature in itself. One of the showcase holes at Mission Hills.

Following the shorter seventh, this long par 3 plays slightly downhill to a green that angles right to left with plenty of bunkering left. A large bunker short of the green appears closer than it really is and hides a large bail-out area right. Use slightly less club as the ball will tend to feed into the green.

Dramatically downhill, this short par 4 provides a great risk/reward opportunity for long hitters. The landing area is ample for fairway wood or long iron tee shots, but things tighten up past the main landing zone. Those who do hit the driver can feed the ball near or on to the green. Tee it high and let it fly!

From elevated tees with tremendous views, this hole plays slightly downhill to a wide first landing area then slightly back up to a heavily-bunkered green. The smart play is to keep your second shot left for the best approach. Aggressive play too long and left, however, will bring trouble into play as the elevated fairway sharply falls away.

Dramatically downhill, this medium-length par 4 is most demanding for the second shot as an open channel cuts across the front of the green. Tee shots played toward the fairway bunkers will provide the best angle in. long tee shots will leave only a short pitch to the green.

This relatively gentle hole is a welcomed breather. There?s plenty of area left and shots will tend to feed onto the green from that side. A series of bunkers on the right provide some visual drama but should be out of play. Keep it left-of-center and catch the slope that feeds onto the putting surface.

This short par 5 is another gambler?s delight. With a serve slope to the right, tee shots must be played left. From the fairway, the hole drops down some 25 meters to the green. Aggressive tee shots will come to rest at a level landing area about 200 yards from the green site leaving a dramatic long iron shot downhill to the green. Conservative second shots will catch the slope and end up very near the green. A bail-out area is located left of the green but go over and you?re in jail. Attack or play defensively, it is your choice!

This uphill par 5 offers is protected by bunkers on the left at the turn. The second landing area can be attacked by any variety of clubs leaving a third to a slightly elevated green with sand short, left and right. Nestled into a canyon, this tree-lined hole should prove quite challenging.

Played from elevated tees with an enormous view past the hole, this one-shotter calls for a long accurate shot that, if desired, can be played by feeding the ball in short of the green. A series of cross-bunkers frame the hole giving it a wide-open feel.

Short but dangerous, this hole offers two options from the tee: play safely to the main landing area, or flirt with the bunkers as the hole tightens up. The downhill tee shot will tempt players to catch a significant slope and run up toward the green for a short pitch.

This medium-length hole offers a variety of pin placements on an elevated green. Playing over a low wetland area, the hole is set against a beautiful backdrop of dense trees.

The longest par 4 on the course is saved for last. Slightly uphill and doglegging left, the tee shot can be played left to cut the corner but bunkers and ground cover come into play. The second shot plays uphill to a green abutting thick jungle and sloping from front to back. Front pins can be reached by running the ball in but a cross-bunker well short must be negotiated. A classic par-4 finishing hole.