The Palmer Course at Chung Shan Hot Spring Golf Club occupies land in Zhongshan, a city in the Pearl River Delta region of Guangdong Province. Arnold Palmer designed this layout as part of a larger golf resort development that capitalized on the area's natural hot springs and the growing golf market in southern China during the 1980s and 1990s. The course represents one of Palmer's several design projects in mainland China during this period of rapid golf course construction. The routing works through terrain typical of the Pearl River Delta, characterized by relatively gentle topography interspersed with water features and stands of subtropical vegetation. Palmer's design approach here emphasizes strategic bunkering and water hazards that require thoughtful course management rather than extreme length or dramatic elevation changes. The layout incorporates the region's natural landscape elements while providing definition through mounding and shaping that frames playing corridors. Chung Shan Hot Spring Golf Club functions primarily as a resort facility, drawing golfers from nearby Guangzhou and the greater Pearl River Delta metropolitan area. The club integrates golf with the hot spring amenities that give the property its name, offering a combination of recreational golf and spa facilities. The Palmer Course serves as one of multiple layouts at the property, catering to both resort guests and local members seeking accessible golf in a region where the game has expanded considerably since the economic reforms of recent decades.