Schmidt-Curley Design, Scottsdale, Ariz., announces its 54-hole Stone Forest International Country Club near Kunming, China, has opened for play.
Three courses—Leaders Peak, Yufeng Ridge, and Masters Resort—feature the Stone Forest as a backdrop.
Leaders Peak occupies the most heavily-treed portion of the property and can play up to 7,565 yards-a necessity at the mile-high location. Noteworthy holes include the par-3 12th and its “island green” surrounded by stone, rather than water.
Yufeng Ridge starts high above the property with views of all three golf courses and the Yunnan countryside. One of the most scenic holes on the property is No. 8, a par 4 playing into a massive wall of stone and vegetation.
To slightly differentiate it from its sister courses, Masters Resort has grass-faced bunkers, more colorful landscaping, and greens with greater undulation. Earmarked as the club’s “tournament course,” standout holes include the par-3 seventh and its green set into a natural low, the uphill par-5 10th playing toward a stone pinnacle backdrop, and the par-5 18th offering long views to the valley floor below.
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