Fry/Straka Global Golf Course Design: Two Course Openings in China

Below are excerpts from an article that originally appeared in Asian Golf Business.

Fry/Straka Global Golf Course Design, a partnership with worldwide reach in award-winning golf-course design, has announced two new projects in China, both scheduled to open May 1. One golf course is located in Shanghai, while the other is in Anji, about a two-hour drive southwest of Shanghai. Dana Fry, a Fry/ Straka principal, oversaw both projects.

“This is an exciting time for the growth of golf in China, representative of the opportunity for more people around the globe to experience and enjoy the game,” said Fry. “We are pleased to be a part of golf’s worldwide expansion.”

Qizhong Garden Golf Club

Qizhong Garden Golf Club, an 18-hole private golf club in Shanghai, was a Fry/Straka design, co-designed with Mr. Jun Lu, of Condor Golf, who is a golf-course architect based in Beijing. Qizhong Golf Club, with its stand-alone golf course, will be an exclusive private club, located within the Shanghai city limits.

Phoenix Hill Golf Club

The first 18 holes of the 27-hole complex at Phoenix Hill Golf Club, in Anji, China, will open May 1, as will the golf clubhouse. Construction on the third nine holes will begin in August. The attached hotel, which will be a JW Marriott, will open later this year or in early 2014.

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