Pyongyang Golf Course
 The 7th hole par 3 in 2015 | |
| Club information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Pyongyang, North Korea |
| Established | 1987 |
| Type | Public |
| Total holes | 18 |
| Events hosted | DPRK Amateur Golf Open (2011–present) |
| Par | 72 |
| Course record | 70 - Claudio Consul (2015)[1] 34- Kim Jong Il (1987) Government of North Korea |
Pyongyang Golf Club is situated on the banks of Taicheng Lake, 27km from central Pyongyang along the Youth Hero Highway. The 18 hole par 72 course covers 120 hectares with 45 hectares of green and is approximately 7,000m long. Its clubhouse covers 2700 square metres, includes a pro shop and a restaurant that is said to be the best in the country.[2]
Park Young-man in 1994 told an Australian reporter that Kim Jong-il once scored a 34 on the course. Park continued that Kim achieved a Birdie or better on every hole and had five holes-in-one. Later, this claim was further embellished to say that he had scored 11 holes in one, and that this was on the first round played at the course in 1987, and there were 17 bodyguards who witnessed it. It is not clear whether the exaggerated version was spread by the North Korean state or foreign news reporting.[3][4]
Gallery
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The 6th hole fairway and tee -
The 6th hole fairway and green -
Billiards room in the clubhouse -
Greenkeeper's uniform -
Clubhouse interior
References
- ^ http://northkoreanopen.com/pastevents.html
- ^ http://northkoreanopen.com/course1.html
- ^ "Kim Jong-il's record-setting round may not have been all it was cracked up to be". Golf.com. Retrieved 2016-01-31.
- ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/21/sports/remembering-kim-jong-ils-ventures-into-the-sporting-world.html?_r=1