
North Course
Wuyi Fountain Palm Golf Club
About this course
Wuyi Fountain Palm Golf Club's North Course occupies land in Jiangmen, a prefecture-level city in the western Pearl River Delta region of Guangdong Province. The Jack Nicklaus design reflects the firm's approach to golf development in southern China during the country's golf construction boom, emphasizing strategic bunkering, water hazards, and generous landing areas suited to the region's climate and terrain. The course sits within a landscape typical of the Pearl River Delta—relatively flat to gently rolling terrain interspersed with water features, both natural and constructed, and subtropical vegetation that includes palms and broadleaf species. The routing incorporates multiple lakes and streams that come into play on approach shots and around greens, a signature element of Nicklaus designs in Asia where water management and visual drama are priorities. Bunkers are positioned to define playing corridors and protect green complexes, with the design favoring aerial approaches over ground-game options. The greens feature moderate contouring, rewarding accurate iron play while penalizing misses to the wrong tier or section. Wuyi Fountain Palm serves both local membership and visiting golfers in the Jiangmen area, part of the broader golf infrastructure that developed across Guangdong in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. The facility reflects the integration of golf into resort and residential developments common in the region, offering amenities that cater to the social and recreational expectations of Chinese golf club culture.
Quick facts
- Location
- Jiangmen, Guangdong, CN
- Access
- Private
- Designer
- Jack Nicklaus
- Holes
- 9
- Par
- 36
- Length
- 3,140 metres
Getting there
Most international visitors arrive via Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN), roughly 90 minutes southwest through the Pearl River Delta's industrial sprawl before the landscape softens into the terraced hills and waterways of Jiangmen prefecture. Hong Kong International (HKG) offers an alternative gateway, though the journey stretches closer to two and a half hours across the border and through Guangdong's evolving countryside. The final miles peel away from the expressway into quieter rural roads, where palm groves and mist-draped karst formations signal arrival at Wuyi Fountain Palm Golf Club - a secluded retreat far removed from the density of the delta's urban core.

FAQ
Common questions about North at Wuyi Fountain Palm Golf Club
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
North was designed by Jack Nicklaus.
North at Wuyi Fountain Palm Golf Club is listed as private on Course Vaults; guest access is typically restricted.
Par at North is 36.
North plays 3,140 metres from the back tees on Course Vaults.
North is a 9-hole course.


