First Chinese Golf Executive to Tee It Up with the Royal Family
(SHENZHEN, China) – Tenniel Chu, Executive Director of Mission Hills Golf Club, became the first Chinese golf executive to play golf with the Royal Family when he joined Prince Andrew, Duke of York, for a round in Scotland earlier this week.
The duo teed it up at Dundonald Links in advance of the Duke of York Young Champions Trophy, a premier junior event featuring 57 competitors from 34 countries around the world.
“It was an honor to play with Prince Andrew,” says Chu. “Like Mission Hills, he is devoted to growing golf around the globe. We’re excited to be associated with his prestigious tournament.”
Hong Kong-native and Mission Hills member, Steven Lam, as well as Korean Li Ji-woo qualified for Duke of York by virtue of their victories earlier this year at the Mission Hills Jack Nicklaus Junior Championship.
Says Chu: “We are very proud of our two Mission Hills representatives competing at the Duke of York Young Champions Trophy. They signify some of the first fruits of Mission Hills’ efforts to grow a new crop of Asian golfers of global stature.”
“The event gets better and better every year,” says Prince Andrew. “Dundonald will ask difficult questions of these leading youngsters but I am sure they will come up with some great golf.”
About Mission Hills Golf Club
Stretching across the lush, rolling hills of Shenzhen and Dongguan in southern China, Mission Hills is China’s highest rated golf club, and the largest golf club in the world according to the Guinness World Records. The property is home to 12 resort and championship courses designed by Jack Nicklaus, Pete Dye, Greg Norman, Nick Faldo, Annika Sorenstam, Ernie Els, Jose Maria Olazabal, Vijay Singh, David Leadbetter, David Duval, Jumbo Ozaki and Zhang Lian Wei.
Mission Hills is a full-service, luxury resort, featuring four clubhouses, three spas, a five-star hotel, three golf academies (including schools from world renowned instructors David Leadbetter and Cindy Reid), 51 tennis courts and numerous fine dining establishments serving cuisine from around the world. It has hosted more than 50 international tournaments, including the 1995 World Cup of Golf and the Tiger Woods China Challenge in 2001. In 2007, Mission Hills began its role as long-term host of the Omega Mission Hills World Cup. The club will also host multiple editions of the Asian Amateur Championship, including the inaugural event October 29 to November 1, 2009.
Mission Hills’ recent awards and accolades include:
• IAGTO Golf Resort of the Year (Rest of World category)
• Best Golf Resort in China – Asian Golf Monthly (2007)
• Pete Dye Course named the “Best New Course in Asia” – Asian Golf Monthly (2007)
• Olazabal Course ranked the No. 2 course in China – Asian Golf Monthly (2007)
• Dr. David Chu, Chairman of Mission Hills Group, named one of the “Most Powerful People in Golf” – Golf Inc. (2007, 2008)
• Dr. Kenneth Chu, Vice Chairman of Mission Hills Group, named one of golf’s “Most Admired Operators” – Golf Inc. (2008)
• World Cup Course named one of the 10 “most significant and influential courses” of last 20 years – LINKS Magazine (2008)
• Olazabal Course ranked the No. 1 resort course in Asia – Golfing Magazine (2008)
Getting There: Mission Hills Golf Club is a short drive north of Hong Kong International Airport, www.hongkongairport.com. Flights on most major airlines from most major cities are available into Hong Kong. From the airport, Mission Hills transports golfers in luxury shuttles across the border to the resort hotel.
For more information about Mission Hills Golf Club, visit www.missionhillsgroup.com, email info@missionhillsgroup.com, or call (852) 2122 1616 (Hong Kong) — (86 755) 2802 0888 (Shenzhen) — (86 769) 8728 8888 (Dongguan).
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