There are eight international standard 18-hole golf clubs in Jiangsu, mainly located in Suzhou, Wuxi and Nanjing. Lying on the northeast corner of Lake Dianshan, Shanghai Silport Golf Club is the only one in China that has hosted the Volvo Masters Grand Open for six consecutive years.

Shanghai Silport Golf Club
The Shanghai Silport Golf Club was financed by the Taiwan Silport Group, whose sister course is the Tiger Beach Golf Links located in Shandong. Silport was designed by former-US Tour professional, Bob J. Martin, a member of the Nicklaus Group who devoted his life to golf and course design.

The construction of Silport makes full use of the natural landforms of Dianshan Lake. The combination of the delicate design, the difficult rough, the changing wind and the undulating fairways, provides players with a most challenging golfing experience. The beautiful scenery of the Dianshan Lake integrates perfectly with the fairways.

Having held the Volvo China Open seven times successfully, Shanghai Silport Golf Club is recognized as the ‘Home for China Open.’ Also, featuring ancient rock sculptures of the Ming and Qing Dynasty, the outstanding course condition and services, and the first-rate tournament experiences, have led to the award of ‘The Best Caddy Services’, ‘The Best Clubhouse Services’, ‘Top Ten Golf Clubs in China’ and ‘The Best Venue for an Asian Tournament’ to Silport, which has become the favorite venue for big international corporate events in Shanghai for commercial and social purposes.

With winter seeding, the course remains in good condition all year-round. In 2006, Silport has expanded to 36 holes, among which 18 holes are dedicated strictly for members only.

Suzhou Sunrise Golf Club
The course is located in Suzhou, a place enjoying a grand reputation of "There is paradise in the heaven and Suzhou and Hangzhou on the earth.” It is near the water protection district of Yangcheng Lake. It is a paragon of the world famous golfer and golf course designer, Jack Nicklaus. The design is in a "links" type course with 18 holes, par 72 and 7,084 yards long. Looking from any high place around the course, you have a wonderful view. The greens are full of challenges and unique shape, and are undulating. The natural meadows of the driving range are like a painting. The terrain is both narrow and wide coupled with well-placed bunkers that completely exemplifies Jack Nicklaus unique style and charm.

Suzhou San Yang Golf & Country Club
Located in Luzhi, the No.1 town in the south of Yangtze River, San Yang Golf Course sits in the hinge of Shanghai, Suzhou and Kunshan. It is adjacent to Suhong Jichang Road and the Shanghai-Nanjing highway, 20 minutes away from Suzhou and Kunshan and 60 minutes (80 kilometers) away from Shanghai by car. There is a shuttle service from Gubei in Shanghai. Bordering picturesque Jincheng Lake makes for a spectacular backdrop for this course and provides for an abundance of water on every hole. Many holes are actually little inlets connected to each other with many beautiful bridges with Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasty styles. Extensive rock work around the lake adds to the layout’s appeal. Heavy gusts can whip up off the lake and cause havoc on the wide open fairways. The greens are Bent Grass with many excellent features. The verdant green Bermuda Grass fairways are great challenge to all.

Kunshan Kohmei (Shanghai West) Golf Club
The Club's 18-hole championship course is nestled on 100 hectares of lush greenery. With broad fairways and no out-of-bounds, the course is friendly to fair-weather golfers and challenging to serious golfers. Additional features are the 2.6 hectares driving range -- one of the largest natural grass driving ranges in Shanghai, short game practice area and practice greens.

Grand Shanghai Golf Club
Widely rated as one of the best golf courses in the area, the Grand Shanghai Championship course is located halfway between Shanghai and Wuxi on the Shanghai/Nanjing expressway and just 50 minutes from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport. An undulating course which offers encouragement for all standards of golfers, this multi-award winning resort also boasts five-star accommodation, villas, marina homes, and a theme park.

Nanjing Harvard Golf Club
The scenery is elegant and a landscape that lets one feel very relaxed. The gentle breezes blow the reed and lotus with flagrant smells on this course. This 18-hole, par 72 course that measures 6,893 yards has the natural beauty of lakes and mountains and is richly endowed by nature. The mountain's terrain has rather high elevation dropping from the highland to the lowland. The ponds and bunkers are scattered on the fairways around the greens and each hole is designed with craftsmanship, bringing some challenge to each golfer's skills. It is a well-designed course, which cannot be forgotten.

Zhangjiagang Shuang Shan Golf Club
Designed by Nelson & Haworth, Zhangjiagang Shuang Shan Golf Club is located in Shuang Shan Island, which is the second largest island in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. It is the first golf club in Zhangjiagang and the surrounding area, and it is just a two hours’ drive from Shanghai.

Wuxi Lake Tai Golf Club
The Golf course is designed by Mr. Meacahe Stale from the U.S.A. and Mr. Gang Yu from Hong Kong, respectively .The course is unique in that it has 19 holes with regulation par of 75.Yardage from the professional tees is 7,636 yards. The first half of the course has water everywhere. There are eight holes that you must cross the water. The beauty and challenge of these water hazards are something all golfers will look forward to. The layout of the course is very smooth and free-flowing. The drainage system and four-season green grass are imported. Whatever season winter or summer, rainy or dry, the golf course has the highest quality for play.

Other Golf Clubs in Jiangsu:

Nanjing Zhongshan International Golf Club
Address: No. 7 Huanling Road, Xuanwu District, Nanjing (210042)
Tel: (025) 84606666
Member Service/Fax: (025) 84601122

Situated at the eastern foot of Purple Mountain in Nanjing, Zhongshan International Golf Club was established by Zhongshan International Golf Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. in cooperation with four world top-grade organizations as Gary Player, EDSA, Belt Collins and WATG. Covering an area of 3,671 mu, it includes an 18-hole golf course of international standard, a nine-hole floodlit golf course and Sofitel Zhongshan International Golf Hotel, high-level chambers and unique golf landscape villas, etc.  As the famous imperial mountain in Nanjing, “the capital of ten dynasties”, Purple Mountain, also called Zhongshan Mountain, has a history of more than 2,000 years. Zhongshan International Golf Course, an upper-level green built on the imperial mountain, is known as a unique royal garden golf course for its 2,215-year royal history and 1,600 million yuan investment. 　　

Changzhou Stantn Club
Address: East Changjiang Rd, Changzhou, Jiangsu, China
Tel: (0519) 5118988
Fax: (0519) 5118988

This is the first golf course in Changzhou and is near the famous China Dinosaur Garden. The course is beautiful with blue water and green woods surrounding and the climate is pleasant. There are many kinds of flowers and fruit trees, adding to the enjoyment. The ever-challenging water-greens are the golfer's dream come true. The golf center provides all items for use in golf, dress and personal wear, guest rooms, restaurant, sauna with hydrotherapy and more. The golf course is a 80 mu, 9 holes, par 28 that measures 1,084 yards.