Long, Longer, Longest
November 21, 2009 by Admin · Leave a Comment
photo credit: Felipe Skroski The lengthiest non-tournament golf course for years been the Pines at the International in Bolton, Massachusetts, which plays to a length of 8,325 yards.
A recent contender for the longest course in the world is the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain Golf Club in the Chinese province of Yunnan. The course is 8,548 from the Record tees. It has four par fours in excess of 500 yards each, no par three shorter than 236 yards and unlike the International, it calls its 700-yard-er a mere par five.
The location of Jade Dragon is in the Himalayas, at an elevation of over 10,000 feet. Golf shots travel approximately 20% farther through the thinner air.
St. Andrews Hill G.C. in Rayong, Thailand has a par five that is an awesome 878 yards.
