Location Pyongyang, North Korea Type Public Length 6,200 m (6,800 yd) Tournament hosted DPRK Amateur Golf Open | Established 1987 Par 72 Total holes 18 | |
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Tournaments hosted DPRK Amateur Golf Open
(2011–present) Address South Pyongan, North Korea | ||
Pyongyang Golf Club is situated on the banks of Taicheng Lake, 27 kilometres (17 mi) from central Pyongyang along the Youth Hero Highway. The 18‑hole 72‑par course covers 120 hectares (300 acres) with 45 hectares (110 acres) of green and is approximately 7,000 metres (23,000 ft) long. Its clubhouse covers 2,700 square metres (29,000 sq ft), includes a pro shop and a restaurant that is said to be the best in the country.
Park Young-man in 1994 told an Australian reporter that Kim Jong-il once scored a 34 on the course. Park continued that Kim achieved a Birdie or better on every hole and had five holes-in-one. Later, this claim was further embellished to say that he had scored 11 holes in one, and that this was on the first round played at the course in 1987, and there were 17 bodyguards who witnessed it. It is not clear whether the exaggerated version was spread by the North Korean state or foreign news reporting.