春城高尔夫度假村，昆明，云南
Spring City Golf & Lake Resort
Kunming, Yunnan
01186-0871-7671188

The two courses here may be the best in China: the Jack Nicklaus-designed Mountain Course and Robert Trent Jones Jr.'s Lake Course. The Nicklaus course tumbles over ideally rolling terrain, but top-dog honors go to the 7,240-yard Jones course: The drop-shot par-3 8th might be the prettiest hole in Asia.

华彬高尔夫俱乐部，北京
Pine Valley Golf Club
Beijing
01186-10-8528-8528

It takes nerve to name your club after the top-ranked course in the world, but Pine Valley China does a decent job of pulling it off. The club boasts two Jack Nicklaus designs. The original Golden Bear Course looks like a lush transplant from Palm Springs, while the newer course is more wide open. An extra loop brings the hole count to 45, but none are a match for anything at its New Jersey namesake.

丽江古城高尔夫俱乐部，丽江，云南
Lijiang Ancient Town Golf Club
Lijiang, Yunnan
01186-888 5393333

Not as tough or dramatic as Jade Dragon, Ancient Town is resort-style fun. The mostly flat fairways and greens, shallow bunkers, spectacular panoramas and half-dozen lakeside holes lend a pastoral aura to your round, although the armed soldiers parked by the 4th tee remind you that you're still in a closed society.