Sand River Golf Club Won the Title of One of “China Top 10 Golf Courses” for the Second Time in a Row2008-11-10
On October 17, 2008, the result of 2007-2008 China Top 10 Golf Courses appraisal and election was formally announced in Beijing Zijin Theater. Prizes like China Top 10 Golf Courses, Top 10 Golf Courses Nominees as well as Best New Golf Courses of the Year, Best Landscape, Best Lawn, Best Club Management, Best Caddie Service and Best Environmental Protection have found their owners respectively. Sand River Golf Club has met the popular expectation and won the title of one of “China Top 10 Golf Courses” for a second time.
China Top 10 Golf Courses appraisal and election held every two years is sponsored by Golf, the most influential magazine in China golf industry and the first golf professional magazine published in China. With the appraisal criteria of the world top 100 golf courses and top 100 golf courses in the U.S.A. that have been used for over 20 years for reference, this appraisal and election has been held for three times until now and has become the most authoritative and professional golf courses appraisal and election activity well acknowledged in China.
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On basis of using the well-acknowledged international selection system of golf course planning, design, building, operation and management for reference or simply adopting it, the principles of fairness, openness and justice have been adopted in the appraisal and election of China Top 10 Golf Courses, expecting to improve the comprehensive level of domestic golf courses while selecting out China Top 10 Golf Courses so as to gradually catch up with international high-level golf courses. Each round of “China Top 10 Golf Courses” appraisal and election is also an inspection for the overall level of China’s golf courses.
This appraisal and election lasted four months and top 50 courses preliminarily won out as nominees for Top 10 Courses as a result from ballot attended by over 20,000 cyber citizens; then, a 29-member expert appraisal panel consisting of experts in the sector, leaders from local golf associations, professional golf course manager, famous course designers as well as professional and amateur Golf players graded those 50 nominated courses strictly and fairly from various aspects including course design, lawn maintenance, natural environment, landscape design, operating status, club management,, and caddie services and catering services. Based on the statistical result of grading, prize winners for being elected into Top 10 courses in China or being nominated as one of the top 10 courses in China will be determined. Nevertheless, the prize for Best Course of the year and other single awards will be voted by the appraisal panel.