Jade-Ruby (Alternate Tees) at Discovery Bay Golf Course

Discovery Bay Golf Course occupies a hillside site on Lantau Island in Hong Kong's New Territories, designed by Robert Trent Jones, Jr. and opened in the early 1980s as part of the planned Discovery Bay residential community. The course was developed on challenging terrain that required significant earthmoving to create playable corridors through steep topography. Jones's routing makes extensive use of elevation changes, with holes that climb and descend the hillside, offering views across the surrounding waters and neighboring islands.

The Jade-Ruby configuration represents one of several tee combinations available at this facility, which operates as an 18-hole course with multiple starting points and routing options to accommodate different skill levels and pace-of-play needs. This flexibility reflects the course's role serving both the local expatriate and Hong Kong golf communities, where demand for tee times remains consistently high. The layout features Jones's characteristic strategic bunkering and green complexes that reward accurate approach play, though the hilly terrain often creates uneven lies and requires thoughtful club selection.

Discovery Bay functions as a semi-private club with membership available primarily to residents of the Discovery Bay development, though outside play is permitted. The course provides a relatively accessible option for golf in Hong Kong, where land constraints make the sport expensive and courses few in number. The setting combines tropical vegetation with the dramatic coastal landscape typical of Hong Kong's outer islands.