Pyongyang Golf Course

Pyongyang Golf Club

The 7th hole par 3 in 2015
Club information
Coordinates 38°53′54″N 125°26′09″E / 38.898268°N 125.435830°E / 38.898268; 125.435830
Location Pyongyang, North Korea
Established 1987
Type Public
Total holes 18
Tournaments hosted DPRK Amateur Golf Open
(2011–present)
Par 72
Length 6,200 m (6,800 yd)
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, 27 kilometres (17 mi) from central Pyongyang along the Youth Hero Highway. The 18‑hole 72‑par course covers 120 hectares (300 acres) with 45 hectares (110 acres) of green and is approximately 7,000 metres (23,000 ft) long. Its clubhouse covers 2,700 square metres (29,000 sq ft), 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]

Scorecard

Pyongyang Golf Club
Tee Rating/Slope 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Back 3401803803405103401403405303100 34036049016035033042019046031006200m
Regular 3201503603204803201203205102900 32034047014033031037017045029005800m
Par 43445434536 4453444353672

References

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