Lost Courses
of Yunnan

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Shilin County · Kunming

Shilin · Stone Forest

Stone Forest International Country Club

A celebrated 54-hole complex where Brian Curley’s three layouts wound through woodland and dramatic limestone formations. Opened in 2010; closed in 2016.

54 holes3 coursesBrian Curley

Read the course story ↗Archival photo: Schmidt-Curley Design

Also recorded as: 昆明石林生态民族运动场高尔夫球场

Yangzonghai

The former Lake Course at OCT Yunhai Valley. This archive entry covers the closed lake layout; the Mountain Course has its own page in our current course guide.

Dali

The former Mountain View layout, recorded here under the name used by Play Yunnan Golf. The Chinese label is descriptive. Canghai Golf Club is listed separately in our current course guide.

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Wenbihai · Yulong County · Lijiang

Lijiang Ancient Town
Lakeside

Also known as Ancient Town Lakefront and Waterview

Joe Obringer’s 18-hole course paired mountain views, lakeside golf and Chinese poetry. Closed under the 2018 clean-up programme, former playing areas were restored with trees and shrubs; parts of the grounds have also been used for wedding photography.

18 holes · Par 727,661 yardsJoe Obringer

Read the course story ↗Archival photo: Sina Golf · 2007

Official project name: 丽江市玉龙生态旅游度假区高尔夫球场

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Dianchi Lake · Dayu · Kunming

Peixing
East Shore

Also known as Pure Scene and Mingzhen

Arnold Palmer’s demanding 18-hole course overlooked Dianchi from wooded slopes and ridges. Opened in 2010, it closed in 2021; golf facilities were removed and former playing areas replanted with trees and shrubs.

18 holesArnold Palmer2010–2021

Read the course story ↗Archival image: Golf Reservations · AI-enhanced

Official record: 云南昆明铭真生态爱心苑高尔夫球场

Xiaoshao · Kunming

Built by a golf enthusiast and his staff, Meadow brought affordable golf to local players. Its holes followed the pasture’s existing contours; the former grounds have since returned to grassland and informal camping.

Read the Kunming Meadow course story ↗

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Beidaying · Xundian · Kunming

Tianhu Island · Sky Oasis

Kunming Tianhudao Golf Club

Two contrasting highland courses among lakes, woodland and rolling country. Explore the former Sky Oasis resort and the blogger’s later visit to grounds converted to farmland.

36 holes2 coursesTed Parslow

Read the course story ↗Archival photo: Parslow & Winter Golf Design

Also known as Skyait Golf Club. Official project name: 云南（寻甸）高尔夫球场

Hongta District · Xiushan Road

A former golf course listed within the Hongta Sports Forest Park development in Yuxi.

Chengjiang · Fuxian Lake

The former golf course at the Laoyingdi tourism resort by Fuxian Lake. Historical directory address: Xiaowan village, Yousuo.

Also recorded as: Laoyingdi / Eagle Resort

Tengyue · Guanjing Avenue

The former club listed at 1 Guanjing Avenue. Gaoligong Golf Club is a separate course in our current guide.

Mile · Huquan Ecological Park

The former Huquan course listed in the southern part of Huquan Ecological Park.

Also recorded as: 红河湖泉金秋高尔夫球场

Mile · Miyang

A historical golf club listing in the Huquan Ecological Park area of Mile.

Qilin District

The former Jinlinwan course in Qilin District. The Jinyang Manor name belongs to the separate Cuilin course listed in our current guide.

Also recorded as: 金鳞湾

Menghai County

The former Mengbala club in Menghai, in southern Yunnan’s Xishuangbanna region.

Jinghong · Dashaba

A historical golf listing at the Century Golden Resources development in Jinghong’s riverside district.

Ruili · Dehong

Ruili River / Jingcheng Ruili

Jingcheng Ruili International Golf Club (景成瑞丽国际高尔夫球会) was an 18-hole, par-72 mountain course designed by Nelson & Haworth. Closed in 2014, its former grounds became parkland.

Mangshi · Peacock Lake area

The former golf site listed under this project name in the provincial shutdown register.

Explore the area’s golfing history in the Huafeng Peacock Lake course profile ↗.

Ruili · Jiegao

A discontinued golf project recorded as part of the Jiegao section river improvement scheme. Its history as an operating course has not been established.

Gejiu · Datun

A golf site named in the provincial shutdown register. Surviving records do not establish when, or whether, it opened for play.

Qushi

The discontinued golf development at Qushi Ecological Tourism Resort Town. Included as a historical project; an opening for play has not been established.

Mazhan · Baicaoba

The former golf development at the Volcano Ecological Resort. Included as a historical project; an opening for play has not been established.

Hongta · Gaocang

A golf development named in the provincial shutdown register. Its history as a full operating course remains undocumented in this archive.

Songming · Yanglin

The former golf site at Lishui Jinsha Countryside Resort, recorded near Dashuying village in Yanglin.

Yangzonghai · West shore

An unfinished golf development associated with the Spring City Coast project. Retained as a discontinued project rather than a documented playing course.

Also recorded as: 春城海岸

Dabanqiao

The golf site recorded under the Sino-Australian sports and leisure town development in Dabanqiao.

Xiaguan · Wenxianqing

A historical golf site in the Wenxianqing foothills near Xiaguan, listed under the Jiayi name.

Haidong · Daxiaopingdi

The former Haidong golf site recorded under the Huabin (Reignwood) name.

Also recorded as: Dali Huabin

Haidong · Xiahe Beishan

A historical golf site on the eastern side of Erhai, named Haidong Links in the provincial register.

Gucheng · Kainan

The former forest golf site in the Yangxi area of Kainan, recorded under the Sheshan name.

Malong · Jiuxian

The historical Sun Valley golf site in Jiuxian, Malong, listed in the provincial course register.