Hainan Xinglong Huicheng Spa & Golf Club

Hainan Xinglong Huicheng Spa Golf Club sits in Xinglong Town, Wanning City, on the east coast of Hainan at 18 degrees north latitude a position that gives the area one of the most consistent tropical climates on the island. Xinglong has been known since the 1950s as a settlement for overseas Chinese returning from Southeast Asia, and that heritage shows in the local food, the coffee culture, and the dense tropical planting that defines the landscape. The hot springs here are among Hainan’s most recognised, with mineral-rich water that maintains temperatures between 60 and 80 degrees Celsius year-round.

The golf course was designed by American architect Robert McFarland to USGA standards and plays 18 holes to par 72 across 7,201 yards. The routing integrates the natural features of the site directly rubber trees and coffee plants line sections of the fairways, and the Sun River tributary that flows through the property feeds the water hazards on the back nine. No official slope or course rating is publicly available.

Course Overview

The two nines play quite differently from each other, and that contrast is deliberate. The front nine is routed through forested hill terrain, with fairways that move between ridgelines and valleys, giving the outward half a mountain routing character unusual for a coastal island course. Elevation changes are a regular feature, and the tree coverage means wind is less of a factor here than on more exposed layouts in Hainan.

The back nine shifts character entirely as the routing opens up alongside the lakes. Water hazards appear progressively from hole ten onward, with each successive hole introducing a more demanding carry or a tighter approach to a lakeside green. The design does not front-load the water difficulty, which means most rounds deteriorate on the second half rather than recovering. Managing that transition between the two nines, both mentally and in terms of club selection strategy, is where scorecards tend to separate.

The tropical planting throughout is one of the course’s more distinctive qualities. Rubber trees and coffee plants are not decorative choices, they are part of the working agricultural landscape that Xinglong was built on, and the course routes through them rather than clearing them. The result is a playing environment that feels more embedded in the local landscape than most resort courses in Hainan’s southern resort corridor.

The hot spring and spa facilities connected to the club make it a natural pairing for golfers who want to combine a round with a recovery session. Xinglong sits 108 kilometers from Sanya and 168 kilometers from Haikou mid-island on the east coast, accessible from both ends via the G98 expressway.

For golfers building a Hainan golf itinerary that extends beyond the Sanya cluster, Xinglong offers a course and setting that reads differently from the beachfront and peninsula layouts further south quieter, more forested, and with the hot spring culture of the town as a genuine reason to stay an extra night.