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Greens fees at Shanghai's dozen or more golf courses run from
£¤415 to £¤830 ($50-$100) on weekdays, £¤830 to £¤1,660 ($100-$200)
on weekends. Caddies cost £¤83 to £¤166 ($10-$20) and club rental
£¤250 to £¤415 ($30-$50). All courses require advance reservations;
summer weekends are particularly crowded. Among the best courses
are the world-class, Robert Trent Jones, Jr.-designed Shanghai
International Golf and Country Club, Xinyang Village, Zhujiajiao
Town (tel. 021/5972-8111; Wed-Mon 9am-5pm), an hour's drive
west of Shanghai in Qingpu County; the Shanghai Riviera Golf
Resort, 277 Yangzi Lu, Nanxiang Town, Jiading County (tel.
021/5912-6888; Tues-Fri 9am-10pm; Sat-Sun 8am-10pm), a Bobby
J. Martin-designed course with a driving range and year-round
night golfing; the 18-hole Jack Nicklaus-designed Shanghai
Links Golf and Country Club, 1600 Lingbai Lu (tel. 021/5897-3068;
Tues-Sun 8am-4pm), in the Pudong region; the Tomson Golf Club,
1 Longdong Lu, also in Pudong, with reservations available
through the Inter-Continental Hotel Pudong (tel. 021/5831-8888;
Mon 1-10pm; Tues-Sun 8am-10pm); and Shanghai's only 54-hole
course, the Shanghai Binhai Golf Club, Binhai, Nanhui, located
near the Pudong Airport (tel. 021/5805-8888 or 021/5047-6811;
call for hours)
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