Hong Kong & Macau Golf: Best Courses & Guide 2026/2027

Hong Kong (香港) & Macau (澳門) golf occupies a compact circuit that few Asia-Pacific destinations can match for logistical convenience: six courses across two territories, all within 90 minutes of Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA), reachable without a single domestic flight. Hong Kong delivers four venues spanning public, historic private, and prestige members' formats — anchored by the Jockey Club Kau Sai Chau Public Golf Course (賽馬會滘西洲公眾高爾夫球場), the only public course in the SAR, and the Hong Kong Golf Club (香港哥爾夫球會) at Fanling, one of Asia's oldest continuously active clubs. A 60-minute TurboJET ferry ride south brings Macau's two contrasting courses into the same itinerary: the colonial resort setting of Macau Golf & Country Club on Coloane Island and the links-style challenge of Macau International Golf on the Cotai Strip.

Yaso Trip arranges the full Hong Kong–Macau golf circuit — confirmed tee times at venues that restrict independent overseas bookings, private cross-border and cross-harbour transfers, caddie coordination, and accommodation at preferred properties throughout the itinerary. This guide covers each course's character and access conditions, how the 5-day circuit fits together, and what visiting golfers need to know before arriving. For the broader Guangdong and Greater Bay Area golf picture — including Mission Hills Shenzhen's 12-course complex — see our Greater Bay Area Golf: Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Macau & Guangzhou guide.

Why Golf in Hong Kong & Macau?

The Hong Kong–Macau golf circuit occupies a category of its own in Asia — not for scale (Hainan and Shenzhen surpass it for course volume), but for the combination of world-class infrastructure, historic prestige, and sheer compactness of a complete golf itinerary.

Hong Kong Golf Club

Kau Sai Chau Public Golf

• The only public golf course in Hong Kong. Kau Sai Chau's three 18-hole layouts are bookable online by any visiting golfer with no membership requirement and no sponsor needed — a rarity in a city where most quality courses require member accompaniment on weekends.
• Asia's oldest golf tradition. Hong Kong Golf Club at Fanling was founded in 1889, making it one of Asia's oldest continuously operating clubs. The Old Course, opened in 1911, puts visiting golfers on the same parkland fairways that have hosted professional and amateur competitions for over a century.
• A complete circuit in a single trip. Kau Sai Chau, Fanling, Discovery Bay, a Macau day, and the return to Hong Kong all fit cleanly into five days — no wasted travel days, no airport connections, and no permit requirements for most nationalities.
• No permit complexity. Unlike Tibet or restricted inland regions, Hong Kong and Macau require no special travel permits for foreign visitors. Most nationalities enter Hong Kong visa-free for 30–90 days; Macau operates similarly. Check your nationality's specific eligibility before travel.
• HKIA as Asia's gateway. Hong Kong International Airport connects directly to London, Sydney, Singapore, Tokyo, Seoul, and most major Asian hubs. Golfers arriving from any direction land within 30 minutes of the city's top courses.
• Golf paired with urban culture. Every day off the course has an agenda: Victoria Harbour at dusk, Temple Street's night market, Macau's colonial-Portuguese streetscape in the Senado Square area, or the Cotai Strip's architecture after the final round. The circuit rewards non-golfing partners equally.

Kau Sai Chau Public Golf Course

Kau Sai Chau Public Golf Course North Course

Kau Sai Chau Public Golf Course South Course

Kau Sai Chau (滘西洲公眾高爾夫球場) is the starting point for any Hong Kong golf itinerary — not by default but by merit. Three full 18-hole layouts occupy Kau Sai Chau island in Sai Kung (西貢), each with a distinct design character, all reaching the South China Sea's edge. The East Course, designed by Nelson and Haworth and at 6,640 yards the longest and most technically demanding of the three, delivers coastal wind exposure and clifftop scenery that competes with anything in the region. The North Course (par 72, 6,719 yards) and South Course (par 69, 5,906 yards) were both designed by Gary Player — the North playing into the prevailing sea breeze across more exposed ground, the South offering a shorter, more accessible route for mixed-ability groups.

Kau Sai Chau is the only golf course in Hong Kong fully open to the public on any day of the week without membership or resident sponsor. Bookings open seven days in advance on the club's online system. The ferry from Sai Kung Pier (西貢碼頭) is included in the green fee and runs throughout the day. A 60-bay floodlit driving range, short-game practice area, and instruction centre operate on-site. Solar-powered carts and active wildlife conservation zones across the property give the course an ecological identity that sets it apart from mainland resort golf.

Fact Panel — Kau Sai Chau Public Golf Course

• Full Name: The Jockey Club Kau Sai Chau Public Golf Course (賽馬會滘西洲公眾高爾夫球場)
• Location: Kau Sai Chau island, Sai Kung (西貢), New Territories
• Courses: 3 × 18 holes — East (Nelson & Haworth, par 72, 6,640 yds) · North (Gary Player, par 72, 6,719 yds) · South (Gary Player, par 69, 5,906 yds)
• Visitor Access: Open to all — bookable online, 7-day advance booking; no membership or sponsor required
• Getting There: Ferry from Sai Kung Pier (ferry included in green fee); Sai Kung accessible by taxi or bus from MTR stations (approximately 40 min from Kowloon)
• Facilities: 60-bay floodlit driving range · short-game area · instruction centre · golf shop · dining
• Best Season: October–April; playable year-round; mornings before 09:00 recommended May–September

Book Kau Sai Chau rounds as part of a Hong Kong golf tour:

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Hong Kong Golf Club, Fanling

Hong Kong Golf Club Fanling New Course

Hong Kong Golf Club Fanling Old Course

The Hong Kong Golf Club (香港哥爾夫球會) at Fanling (粉嶺) is the SAR's defining private golf institution. Founded in 1889 as the Royal Hong Kong Golf Club — the Royal prefix was relinquished in 1996 ahead of the handover — the club occupies a parkland estate in the New Territories with three full 18-hole courses spanning more than a century of development. The Old Course opened in 1911; the New Course followed in 1931; the Eden Course completed the estate in 1971. Playing the Old Course puts visiting golfers on one of the most historically significant layouts in Asia, its fairways threading through mature trees and natural contour changes that reward course management over length.

Fact Panel — Hong Kong Golf Club, Fanling

• Full Name: The Hong Kong Golf Club, Fanling (香港哥爾夫球會, 粉嶺)
• Location: Fanling, New Territories (距離香港市區約45分鐘)
• Courses: 3 × 18 holes — Old (par 71, 6,246 yds / 5,712 m, 1911) · New (par 70, 6,520 yds / 5,963 m, 1931) · Eden (par 71, 6,106 yds / 5,583 m, 1971)
• Founded: 1889 (as Royal Hong Kong Golf Club)
• Visitor Access: Overseas visitors Monday–Friday only, excluding public holidays; book up to 1 month ahead by emailing [email protected]; passport + landing slip (within 45 days of entry) required
• Visitor Fees: Old Course 18 holes from HK$2,200 per player (weekday; effective April 2025) ; green fee includes 1-hour driving range pre-round
• Best Season: October–April; no seasonal closures
• Getting There: ~45 min by taxi or Fanling MTR (East Rail Line) from Kowloon; Yaso Trip transfers included in packaged itineraries

Discovery Bay Golf Club

Discovery Bay Golf Club (愉景灣高爾夫球會) occupies a hilltop position above the residential Discovery Bay community on Lantau Island (大嶼山) — 25 minutes from Hong Kong's Central district and 20 minutes from HKIA, making it one of the most access-efficient courses on the circuit. Three 9-hole layouts — Diamond, Jade, and Ruby — combine for 27 playable holes across mixed terrain that shifts from elevated ridge fairways with Lantau sea views to tighter valley corridors with water hazard detail. The Diamond Course (par 36, 3,485 yards) carries the most elevation change and the most technically demanding green complexes; the Ruby Course (par 36, 3,482 yards) provides the most approachable layout for mixed-ability groups. All three nines interlock on the same property, so players can select any two for an 18-hole round.

Visitor tee times are available on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays, excluding public holidays . Advance booking is essential; proof of handicap is required. The club is a members-only facility outside visitor windows. Yaso Trip packages that include a Lantau day pair a Discovery Bay round with the optional afternoon cable car to Tian Tan Buddha (天壇大佛) at Ngong Ping — a pairing that gives non-golfing companions their own full day itinerary while the golfer plays the morning round.

Fact Panel — Discovery Bay Golf Club

• Full Name: Discovery Bay Golf Club (愉景灣高爾夫球會)
• Location: Lantau Island (大嶼山), Hong Kong
• Courses: 3 × 9 holes — Diamond (par 36, 3,485 yds / 3,187 m) · Jade (par 36, 3,501 yds / 3,202 m) · Ruby (par 36, 3,482 yds / 3,184 m)
• Visitor Access: Monday, Tuesday, Friday only (excluding public holidays); advance booking required; proof of handicap required
• Getting There: 25 min from Central by Discovery Bay Ferry; 20 min from HKIA by private car or taxi; Yaso Trip arranges all Lantau Island transfers
• Best Season: October–April; year-round playable; summer mornings (before 09:00) are comfortable

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Hong Kong Discovery Bay Golf Club

Hong Kong Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club

Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club

Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club (清水灣高爾夫及鄉村俱樂部) holds the most restricted visitor access of Hong Kong's featured courses and the highest design reputation. The 18-hole championship layout occupies the Clearwater Bay Peninsula in Sai Kung, its fairways tracking between ridgelines with the South China Sea on three sides and consistent wind exposure that reshapes yardages significantly depending on the day's conditions. Golf Digest ranked it Hong Kong's No. 1 golf course in 2022 . The club is private and members-only but opens a managed visitor window between 09:30 and 11:30 on weekday mornings — overseas visitors must arrive with a member sponsor.

Fact Panel — Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club

• Full Name: The Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club (清水灣高爾夫及鄉村俱樂部)
• Location: Clearwater Bay Peninsula, Sai Kung, New Territories
• Courses: 1 × 18-hole championship layout; Highland/Ocean routing; men's handicap limit 36.4, women's 40.4
• Visitor Access: Weekday mornings 09:30–11:30 only; overseas visitors require a Hong Kong resident member sponsor; Yaso Trip arranges access for 91318 tour guests
• Best Season: October–April; exposed coastal setting increases wind factor year-round
• Design Note: Elevated fairways with South China Sea exposure; among HK's most challenging layouts

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Macau Golf & Country Club

Macau Golf & Country Club is the territory's premier championship course — a par 71 layout on Coloane Island with tournament-host pedigree and a Hac Sa Beach setting that justifies every minute of the crossing from Hong Kong. A 60-minute TurboJET ferry from Hong Kong's Sheung Wan (上环) or Kowloon City Pier (九龙城码头) delivers golfers to Macau (澳門), where two courses with fundamentally different identities await on the same afternoon's transfer. Macau Golf & Country Club (澳門高爾夫鄉村俱樂部) occupies the southern edge of Coloane Island (路環島), its 18-hole championship layout opening in 1993 to become one of the oldest established golf clubs in southern China.

Designer attribution for the championship layout is Robert Trent Jones Jr. . Access follows resort-guest priority — golfers staying at the Grand Coloane Resort (operated by Artyzen Hotels) have priority tee-time access; non-resort visitors can arrange play by contacting the Pro Shop directly in advance. Same-day walk-on access is not available. Yaso Trip packages that include Macau Golf & Country Club confirm access for all participants before departure.

Fact Panel — Macau Golf & Country Club

• Full Name: Macau Golf & Country Club (澳門高爾夫鄉村俱樂部)
• Location: Coloane Island (路環島), Macau SAR
• Course: 18 holes · par 71 · 6,624 yards (6,057 m)
• Designer: Robert Trent Jones Jr.
• Opened: 1993
• Tournament History: Macau Open host since 1998; International Series Macau 2026
• Visitor Access: Grand Coloane Resort guests (priority); non-resort visitors by advance Pro Shop booking — no walk-on access; caddies and carts compulsory for all non-member groups
• Getting There: ~15 min by taxi from Taipa Ferry Terminal (港澳碼頭, Taipa); ~60 min TurboJET ferry from Hong Kong
• Adjacent: Grand Coloane Resort (Artyzen brand), Hac Sa Beach (黑沙海灘)

Macau Golf and Country Club

Macau International Golf

Macau International Golf

Macau International Golf (東方高爾夫球場, formerly Orient Golf Club and Caesars Golf Macau) occupies the opposite end of Macau's golfing spectrum from Coloane: a flat, open, links-style layout on 175 acres of the Cotai Strip (路氹城), 10 minutes by taxi from the Taipa Ferry Terminal and Macau International Airport. The course was designed by Nelson and Haworth — the same design partnership behind Kau Sai Chau's East Course in Hong Kong — and plays as a par 72 across two interconnected 9-hole loops. Water hazards feature on every par-3; the Lotus Bridge (蓮花大橋) provides an architectural backdrop on the northern boundary that gives the Cotai fairways a distinctly urban framing despite the open course character.

As the most accessible course in Macau for independent visitors, Macau International Golf functions well as the second round on a Macau day that begins at Macau Golf & Country Club: play Coloane in the morning at the resort setting, cross to Cotai for the afternoon's links-style challenge, then base the evening's agenda around the casino hotels within walking distance. The contrast between the two courses — coastal resort parkland on Coloane versus flat Cotai links-play — gives the Macau golf day a compelling narrative.

Fact Panel — Macau International Golf

• Full Name: Macau International Golf (formerly Orient Golf Club, formerly Caesars Golf Macau) (東方高爾夫球場)
• Location: Cotai Strip (路氹城), Macau SAR, near Lotus Bridge (蓮花大橋)
• Course: 18 holes · par 72 · two 9-hole loops · flat links-style terrain · 175 acres
• Designer: Nelson and Haworth
• Visitor Access: Most accessible course in Macau; advance booking recommended; confirm current operating name and tee-time booking procedure before travel
• Getting There: 10 min by taxi from Taipa Ferry Terminal; 10 min from Macau International Airport
• Note on name history: Formerly Orient Golf Club → Caesars Golf Macau → currently Macau International Golf; confirm current name and booking channels at time of travel

Hong Kong & Macau Golf Courses at a Glance

Practical Logistics

Best Time to Play Golf in Hong Kong and Macau

Getting to Hong Kong and Macau

Moving Between Courses

Permits and Entry

Hong Kong and Macau operate independent immigration policies and do not require special internal Chinese permits for foreign visitors. Most Western, Southeast Asian, and Northeast Asian passport holders enter visa-free. Check your nationality's specific allowance before travel — conditions vary by country of origin.

Caddies and Carts

• Caddies are compulsory at Macau Golf & Country Club for non-member groups; golf carts are also required.
• Kau Sai Chau offers solar-powered carts on all three courses.
• HK Golf Club Fanling typically requires caddies for guests.
• Tipping is standard practice across the circuit.

Yaso Trip's pre-departure documentation provides current tipping norms and caddie assignment details for each venue.

Dress Code

Collared shirts are mandatory at all featured venues. Denim is not accepted at private clubs. Some courses require soft-spike or spikeless shoes — confirm on the course's booking confirmation or with the Yaso Trip pre-departure brief. Shorts are generally permitted at Kau Sai Chau; check policy for private club venues.

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Alternative — 4-Day Hong Kong Golf Tour (without Macau): Covers Kau Sai Chau (two rounds across East and North courses), Hong Kong Golf Club Fanling, and Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club in a tighter circuit based entirely in Hong Kong.

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Tips & Cautions

The following access restrictions and practical cautions apply to all visitors planning the Hong Kong–Macau golf circuit independently or via a guided tour.

• Book Kau Sai Chau seven days ahead. The public booking window opens exactly seven days prior; popular tee times on East and North Courses fill early, particularly on weekday mornings in peak season (October–April).
• Bring your passport to every Hong Kong private club. Hong Kong Golf Club requires a passport and landing slip showing entry within 45 days; Clearwater Bay may ask for identification. Carry originals, not copies.
• Allow time at Sai Kung. The ferry to Kau Sai Chau departs from Sai Kung town — factor 45–60 minutes travel from Kowloon before the morning ferry to avoid a rushed start.
• Choose the East Course at KSC for the best scenery. The Nelson & Haworth design offers the most dramatic clifftop views and the most technically varied holes. Save the Gary Player North Course for the second day if you have multiple rounds at the property.
• Pair Macau Golf & Country Club with an early morning round. The Coloane Island setting is best in the first half of the day; the afternoon's humidity and the Cotai Strip evening programme make the natural scheduling: morning at Macau G&CC, afternoon at Macau International Golf or casino hotels.
• Confirm Macau International Golf's current name before travel. The Cotai Strip course has operated under multiple names — Orient Golf Club, Caesars Golf Macau, Macau International Golf. Confirm the current trading name and booking details with Yaso Trip or by direct enquiry.
• Consider Shenzhen as a third leg. Mission Hills Shenzhen's World Cup and Faldo Courses lie 40 minutes from the Hong Kong border.

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Why Travel With Yaso Trip for Hong Kong & Macau Golf

Golf tour with Yaso Trip

Private club access secured before you arrive. Hong Kong's private clubs — Fanling, Discovery Bay, and Clearwater Bay — all impose specific visitor restrictions that prevent overseas golfers from booking independently on certain days. Yaso Trip's local relationships secure confirmed access at each venue within the appropriate weekday windows, so your tee sheet is complete before you land.

No-friction Macau logistics. The TurboJET schedule, the Coloane taxi transfer, and the Macau Golf & Country Club Pro Shop coordination all need to be arranged in advance. Yaso Trip handles every connection, including priority tee time confirmation at Macau G&CC for all tour participants — access that non-resort visitors cannot guarantee independently.

Built for group flexibility. The Hong Kong–Macau circuit works equally well for groups where some members play and some sightsee. Yaso Trip builds non-golfing programmes — harbour cruises, culinary tours, Lantau Island sightseeing — alongside every golf day so all itinerary components work in parallel.

Seamless extension into Shenzhen and the GBA. For golfers who want to extend beyond Hong Kong and Macau, Yaso Trip coordinates the Mission Hills Shenzhen extension, the Guangzhou cultural golf circuit, and the Dongguan short break from Hong Kong into a single bespoke itinerary.

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Hong Kong and Macau together form Asia's most historically grounded golf circuit — public access at one of the continent's best-value public courses, private club pedigree dating to 1889, and two contrasting Macau layouts that finish the itinerary on the South China Sea's edge.