2007 HSBC Champions - About the Course

The Sheshan International Golf Club was designed by Nelson & Haworth and is situated near the scenic Sheshan Mountain west of Shanghai. The club is also close to the Moon Lake Park.

The 18-hole championship course stretches from deep valleys to rolling hills. With large lakes, accuracy will be crucial for low scores. Another unique feature of the course is the thicket of trees that can be found on every hole so players on adjacent fairways will not be visible. All the lakes around the course are also connected to give a sense of flow that adds to the scenic landscape.

The course uses Bent grass on the greens and Seashore Paspalun for the fairways, tees and rough. Elevation changes of as much as 12 metres are found on certain holes.

Golfers will be left in awe at the signature holes 16 and 17 which is played over a 50 metre deep quarry. For golfers who lose their footing at the 17th hole, there are stairs near the tee to get out of trouble.

The players will have an opportunity to get their hands on some of the top class facilities that include red wine and cigar bar and restaurant at the clubhouse. There are also 26 covered driving range bays.

Past winners:
2005 - David Howell (Eng)
2006 - Yang Yong-eun (Kor)

Lowest Round:
64 (8-under-par) by Henrik Stenson (Sweden, 2006), Tiger Woods (USA, 2006), Michael Campbell (New Zealand, 2006), Nick Dougherty (England, 2005)*, Paul Lawrie (Scotland, 2005)*, Peter O'Malley (Australia, 2005)*

* preferred lies in force, score unofficial

Lowest Winning Score:
20-under-par (268) by David Howell (England, 2005)

Card of the course:

Hole	Yards	Par
		
1	459	4
2	550	5
3	362	4
4	200	3
5	463	4
6	209	3
7	346	4
8	603	5
9	466	4
Out	3658	36
		
10	401	4
11	435	4
12	217	3
13	410	4
14	563	5
15	464	4
16	288	4
17	191	3
18	538	5
In	3507	36
		
Total	7165	72

November 5, 2007

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