{{Short description|Golf complex in Hainan, China}} {{coord|19.905375|N|110.310699|E|type:landmark|display=title}} {{Infobox Golf Facility |golf_facility_name = Mission Hills Haikou<br />[[File:Mission Hills Haikou - logo 01.jpg|250px]] |image = Mission Hills Haikou.jpg |imagesize= 250 px |caption = |location = [[Hainan]], People's Republic of China |establishment = |type = Private |owner = Mission Hills Group |operator = <!-- name of organization/company --> |holes = |tournaments = |website = [http://missionhillschina.com/en-US/haikou/golf www.missionhillschina.com] }} '''Mission Hills Haikou''' is a golf complex in [[Haikou]], Hainan, China. Located around 10 km south of the center of Haikou, it comprises 10 golf courses, and at the north end, hotels including a Ritz Carlton and Renaissance, condominiums, a water park, and a ''Centreville'' (downtown) which includes numerous restaurants and shops. The site is 20 km<sup>2</sup>, making it the second largest golf complex in the world.<ref name=ft>{{cite journal |url=https://www.ft.com/content/22639c8a-ef65-11de-86c4-00144feab49a |title=Golf's secret boom in Hainan, China |magazine=FT Magazine |date=2010-01-01 |accessdate=2011-06-16}}</ref> The largest is the [[Mission Hills Golf Club]] in Shenzhen.
==History== Construction started in 2006 but stopped for several months during 2008 because of land disputes. As of 2018, the complex is nearly complete.<ref name=ft/>
==Events== The complex hosted the 2010 Mission Hills Star Trophy and the [[2011 Omega Mission Hills World Cup]].<ref name="theaposition1">{{cite web |last=McCallen |first=Brian |url=http://theaposition.com/Articles/9/306/1/Hainan-Island-Bids-to-Become-the-Hawaii-of-China |title=Hainan Island Bids to Become the Hawaii of China |publisher=Theaposition.com |date= |accessdate=2011-06-17}}</ref>
The 2012 Mission Hills World Celebrity Pro-Am began was held in October 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/sports/2012-10/12/content_15812626.htm |title=Celebrities to tee off at Mission Hills Haikou |Golf |publisher=chinadaily.com.cn |date=2012-10-12 |accessdate=2012-11-14}}</ref> The purse was US$1 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldgolf.com/newswire/browse/72960-Hollywood-Listers-Play-Mission-Hills-World-Celebrity-Pro-Am |title=2012 Mission Hills World Celebrity Pro-Am welcomes Hollywood stars | World Golf News |publisher=Worldgolf.com |date= |accessdate=2012-11-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldgolf.com/newswire/browse/71866-China%E2%80%99s-Mission-Hills-Announces-All-Star-Line-October%E2%80%99s-World-Celebrity-Pro-Am-Mission- |title=China's Mission Hills announces line-up for World Celebrity Pro-Am | World Golf News |publisher=Worldgolf.com |date= |accessdate=2012-11-14}}</ref>
==Other facilities== [[File:Wet'n'Wild Water Park 2017 10 - 03.jpg|thumb|Wet'n'Wild Water Park under construction in October 2017]] The complex has a movie theatre, a sports and recreation centre, tennis courts, and the Wet'n'Wild water park operated by [[Village Roadshow]]. There is also a natural mineral springs, a spa, and a shopping arcade.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thestar.com.my/golf/story.asp?file=/2010/5/9/golf/6200614&sec=Golf |title=Mega project in Hainan |publisher=Thestar.com.my |date=2010-05-09 |accessdate=2011-06-17 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100620172356/http://thestar.com.my/golf/story.asp?file=%2F2010%2F5%2F9%2Fgolf%2F6200614&sec=Golf |archivedate=2010-06-20 |df= }}</ref>
==See also== *[[Mission Hills Golf Club]]
==References== {{Commons category|Mission Hills Haikou}} {{reflist|30em}}
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