Recently, South Korean land developer Unico has won a contract to build a fantastic golf course in North Korea. The golf course will be 36-holes in Kaesong, North Korea. It will cost 40 million dollars to build. North Korea’s interest in promoting golf is increasing as the quality of their golf courses flourish. There is a very well known golf course located on an island in the middle of Pyongyang, North Korea. This golf course is complete with bunkers, sand traps and water hazards. North Korea has opened the country to allow international tourism and visitation to its golf courses. Golf is another added benefit of visiting the Korean Peninsula. While golf has been a large pastime in the United States,it is losing its grip on becoming the golf mecca of the world. Thanks to top rated golf courses in Korea such as Nine Bridges, people around the world are looking to Korea to learn how to play golf and admire its beautiful and top rated golf courses. There are 181 golf courses in Korea, the best golf courses are located near Seoul, Kyongju and Chejudo. Many of them can be reached by a short car drive from a big city. It should also be noted that a person visiting Korea can take advantage of great bargains when purchasing low cost high quality golf equipment. Korean golf courses symbolize excellence and its players do as well.
South Korean Women are well known within the international golf community. Players such as Jeong Jan and Se-ri Pak have become champions in many of the major golf tournaments, not only in Korea but around the world.