球场设计师简介

Joe Obringer先生在高尔夫球场设计、建造及管理行业中工作了二十五年，曾经在举世瞩目的尼克劳斯高尔夫设计公司任职十五年，主持或参与设计、建造了30个世界一流的高尔夫球场，其中不少球场在美国及设计球场排名中名列前茅。Joe Obringer先生与2003年4月毅然辞退尼克劳斯公司的职位，回到中国开创自己的高尔夫设计事业。他希望自己多年积累的丰富经验把国际上先进的高尔夫球场设计、建造和管理理念进一步介绍引入到中国高尔夫球场，把国内球场水平推向一个高层次。丽江古城高尔夫球场是Joe Obringer先生的早期作品之一，充分展现了其设计理念：美丽如画、趣味无穷。 

 

设计思想

环境协调：球场设计尽可能结合原地形，来进行18洞布局组合。前9洞充分利用文笔峰与湖面接壤的山坡丘陵地势，形成山地球道风格。后9洞利用向外延伸广阔的湖边滩涂平地建造水景球场的特色。

整体布局：通过紧凑的用地布局使别墅得到最大利用系数，别墅与球道既分区明确又能有机结合，功能与景观兼顾。

挥杆难忘：本设计前9洞通过高差的变化，有趣的障碍及冒险线路的安排，使本球道难度系数增大，趣味无穷。后9洞平缓广阔，优雅休闲，更湖边垂柳水景球场的风范。

起伏立体：球场设计具有球道平面起伏大、沙坑及果岭起伏的特点，立体感强。

塑造自然：球场设计建造尽可能保护现有树木及山势，并巧妙利用山湖来体现自然景色。为了增加球场特色，同时考虑到文笔海湖面及当第二个纳西村的保护，一期开发规划将球场其中9条球道建造在文笔峰与湖边接壤的山坡边，形成山地丘陵球场的特色，另外9条球道建造在平缓的环状沿湖区域，形成水景球场的风格。

18条球道占尽湖光山色，背靠秀丽的文笔峰，眼前的蔚蓝的文笔海，远景是皑皑的玉龙雪山，山清水秀，美不胜收。在体现环保的同时，充分利用了丽江得天独厚的自然风光。  

球道概要

丽江古城国际高尔夫球场由美国著名高尔夫球场设计师Joe Obringer先生担纲设计。18条球道沿文笔海分布在近1200亩的球场里。平均海拔2300多米，由于海拔较高，球道并不十分长，但却为球手提供了多种进攻路线的选择，这并不是一个力量型球场，而是一个思考性球场。球场地势舒展而富于变化球道全长7661码，球道中沙坑、水域、凹地、原始山石等各种障碍交错。挥杆球场，宛在画中游，心旷神怡，优然自得，尽享安逸。 

Location

Lijiang Ancient Town Lakefront Golf Club, is located at the foot of Mount Wenbi and is only 8kin from the Ancient City of Lijiang. Winding along Wenbihai Lake, with Yulong Snow Mountain in the background, the golf course features beautiful natural views from a bill lop and the surrounding lake. The new Ynlong  County is located to the east, Mount Wenbi to the south, Yulong Snow Mountain and Lijiang Ancient City to the north、 a Naxi village to the west. and the pristine Wenbihai Lake centered in the middle of the property

Brief introduction to the designer of the golf course

Mr. Joe Obringer has been working in the field of golf course design, construction and administration for 25 years. He used to hold a post in the world-famous Nicklaus Golf Design Company, and mastenninded or participated inthe design and construction of over 30 top-ranking golf courses in the world. Some of them are rated at the top of American and global ranking lists. In April of 2003, Mr. Joe Obringer resigned from the Nicklans Golf Design Company and returned to China to pursue his personal design business. Utilizing his years of experience, he is committed to further introdluce advanced golf course designing techniques, construction, and administration to Chinese golf enterprises, with the intent of elevating them to a higher level, Lijiang Ancient Town Lakefront Golf Club, which is one of Mr. Obringer's earliest individual effort, fully reveals his picturesque and talented design ideas.

Design Ideology

Combination with the environment: the design of the golf course should adapt to the natural terrain, so the 18 holes naturally blend with the environment. The first nine holes made full use of the hilly zone between the Wenbi Peak and the lake, thus presenting a mountainous style of golf: whereas the nine holes on the back stretches along the vast lakeside, creating wonderful lake views and watery hazards.

Natural shaping: the original plants, trees, and topography were retained as much as possible during the design and construction of the course and the mountain and the lake enhances the natural views from each hole.

The Course

The 18 holes are distributed in the 1200mu ( 12 hectares) golf course along Wenbi Lake at an elevation of 2,300 meters. Owing to the high altitude, the course does not play very, long, but they provide many different options for golfers. Thereforre, the golf course may not suit a player who prefers long courses, but more suited to players who like to think their way around the course. Thc topography is varied
and the course is stretched out along the property.  Bunkers. water, swales and primitive stones present many challenges and hazards on this 7661 yard course.
Once you have played here, you will feel entertained, challenged, and relaxed at the same time.

General Layout: the design accomplished in making the maximum use of the villa zone, while keeping the distinctive dividing line between the villas and the course. It is a great combination of functional design and scenic charms.

Enjoying great views from the face of Mount Wenbi and the beautifully pristine Wenbihai Lake, with the pure Yulong Snow Mountain in the distant backdrop, Lijiang Ancient Town Lakefront Golf Club,has the perfect and most scenic location for all to enjoy.