Driving Ranges in Hong Kong

Golf in Hong Kong is played in three places: at public facilities, at private clubs, and at driving ranges in Hong Kong such as City Links Golf Lounge. In this blog post, an avid Hong Kong golfer tells you the basics about all three, from the scuzziest range to the fanciest country club. She also shares tips on how to fit in wherever you play — how to walk, talk, tip, practice and accessorize like a real golfer in Hong Kong. She even tells you how to make the best of a round with a jerk. There aren't many jerks in Hong Kong golf, but you've gotta be ready for anything when playing tough courses such as Kai Sai Chau Golf Club.

Did you know some golf courses in Hong Kong have only 9 holes such as Nine Eagles Golf Club, while a few resorts in China offer half a dozen 18-hole courses, or even more. At the famous Mission Hills Golf Club in China, you'll find twelve great 18-hole layouts — worth the trip if you can't get on one of the golf courses in Hong Kong.

And you can also hit balls at golf driving ranges in Hong Kong, which is where you should start. If you rush to the nearest course for your first try at golf in Hong Kong, tee off, and then spend most of the next few hours missing the ball, you won't be very popular with your fellow Hong Kong golfers. Believe me, instead of watching you move large clumps of earth with every swing, they'd prefer to enjoy a cool beverage in the clubhouse over looking one of the many ocean views in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong golf driving ranges are fun. You can make all the mistakes you want. You can miss the ball, slice it, duff it, top it — do anything. The only people who'll know are the ones next to you, and they're probably making the same mistakes. City Links golf lounge is an indoor driving range in central, Hong Kong, easily accessible and great for the Hong Kong business golfer.

Driving ranges in Hong Kong can be basically large fields, stretching as far as 300 yards in length — which means, of course, that even long hitters like Tiger Woods and John Daly can "let the shaft out" and swing for the fences. But you don't have to hit your driver. Any good Hong Kong golf driving range will have signs marking off 50 yards, 100 yards, 150 yards, and so on. You can practice hitting to these targets with any club. City Links Golf Lounge is the only golf driving range in Central - check it out now!

Some Hong Kong driving ranges will lend or rent you clubs, but most expect you to bring your own. City Links provides TaylorMade golf clubs for all its driving range customers. As for golf balls, you purchase bucketsful for a few dollars — how many dollars depends on where you are. In some parts of the United States, you can still hit a nice big bucket of balls for a dollar. But on weekends at Chelsea Piers Golf Club in New York City, it's a lot more: up to 20 times as much. In Hong Kong, prices range from $50 upwards for half an hour of practice.