“A golf club is a kind of long-term investment. We are lucky, since the economy of China has been developing so rapidly, especially in the region where we are. We have had a good investment environment, and we have grasped good opportunities. The result is satisfactory naturally. All this stems from the hi-speed development of the country’s economy and a stable social environment. Therefore, I dare allege to become No.1 of the world.”

-- Zhu Shuhao

Dreams Come True: From Asia No.1 to World No.1

From the construction of the golf court to the promotion events of inviting Tiger Woods, Zhu Shuhao took only ten years to make Mission Hills Golf Club well-known to the world.

Presently, several years have passed by. During the 13 years, Zhu has invited 10 world-class design masters to design a 180-hole unparalleled golf court among the 20km2 hills and waters between Shenzhen and Dongguan, and made it the only club integrating styles of the five continents among 50,000 golf clubs of the world. In Mission Hills Golf Club, there is a superb golf environment with an investment of over 3 billion HK dollars, including luxurious chambers, five-star hotel, village club, David Leadbetter Golf Academy, and golf villas. There are also newly added comprehensive sports facilities for tennis, racket ball, table tennis, volleyball, and badminton, as well as health-building center, SPA center, and children’ playground.

This dreamlike plan in some people’s eyes has been implemented and realized with fantastic effect. A once poor small town has now become an attractive fortune land. All this should be attributed to Zhu Shuhao. Pinehurst Golf Club of the United States, which has eight standard 18-hole courts, took one century to become world No.1 of its time; Zhu Shuhao took only 1/10 of a century to refresh the world record.

At the starting period, Mission Hills Golf Club was oriented to become “world-class and Asia No.1”. Now, the target changes to “world No.1”. Of this point, Zhu said, “From the first day, we have been planning to build an international community, among which there are comprehensive locations for recreation, conference, sports, and residence. In China featuring the hi-speed development of her economy, especially in the Pearl River Delta, Mission Hill Golf Club is a must. Therefore, after having constructed the golf court gradually as per our plan, we go on constructing other facilities.”

“Mature investment environment and international supporting mode” is what Zhu Shuhao talks about the most during various interviews. Why? For the reason, Zhu Shuhao answered slowly but without any hesitation, “A golf club is a kind of long-term investment. We are lucky, since the economy of China has been developing so rapidly, especially in the region where we are. We have had a good investment environment, and we have grasped good opportunities. The result is satisfactory naturally. All this stems from the hi-speed development of the country’s economy and a stable social environment. Therefore, I dare allege to become No.1 of the world. Otherwise, for such a big court, even if I successfully built it, it would not survive long”

Zhu’s Mission Hills Golf Club always focuses on international matches. He said, “In the past, we hosted 30-plus international matches. In the future, we will continue to host such influential matches, such as the Dynasty Club. Meanwhile, we will try to host some other new international matches, so as to let more domestic spectators to watch the matches and let more domestic players to participate in matches of higher levels.”

Nowadays, Mission Hills has become the world largest golf court. Hearing some other domestic golf clubs plan to build golf courts as large as that of Mission Hills, Zhu Shuhao said, “It is a good thing. If this sporting item can be promoted and popularized, it will be the best! With more people accepting it, the entire golf industry will become more and more developed.”

Extracted from Tom.Com