Beijing Golf Courses: Book Tee Times & Explore China's Capital Golf in 2026/2027

Beijing is one of the most historically layered cities in the world and, for golfers, a destination with more substance than most visitors from Southeast Asia expect. Twenty-one courses are listed in the GolfLux database, and the architect credentials behind several of them are as strong as anything available in the region. Cascades Country Club is an Arnold Palmer design at 7,272 yards. Beijing Beichen Golf Club, the first golf course built in downtown Beijing, was designed by Peter Thomson. Topwin Golf and Country Club in Huairou District is described by the club as one of the best in China. Beijing Earls Park Golf Club in Tongzhou measures 7,468 yards, the longest in the listing. The courses are spread across Beijing’s distinct geographic zones: suburban courses on the eastern and northern plains, mountain-adjacent layouts in the Huairou and Changping highlands north of the city, and city-edge courses near major landmarks including the Summer Palace.

The non-golf case for Beijing is one of the strongest of any destination in this guide series. The Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, the Temple of Heaven, the Summer Palace, the 798 Art District, and the Great Wall at Mutianyu and Badaling are all within one to two hours of the city center. Beijing is a genuinely world-class cultural destination, and the combination of historical depth and the golf course variety makes it a more complete travel program than pure golf destinations that offer only the courses.

Beijing suits golfers building a China cultural trip, international visitors who want to play a Palmer or Thomson design alongside visiting UNESCO-recognized heritage sites, and any golf group whose non-golfing partners want a major city cultural program running alongside the golf schedule.

Best golf courses in Beijing

Twenty-one courses are listed. Five anchor the visiting program.

1. Cascades Country Golf Club

Cascades Country Golf Club is an 18-hole, par 72 members-only course measuring 7,272 yards, designed by Arnold Palmer and located on the east side of Dongwei Road in Beijing according to the club. The Palmer design pedigree makes it one of the most noted architect credentials in the Beijing listing, and the 7,272-yard length delivers a proper championship test. The members-only status means visiting golfers need to access the course through GolfLux or a member arrangement.

It suits experienced golfers who specifically want to play a Palmer design in China, and as a strong anchor course for a Beijing metropolitan program.

2. Beijing Sigesen Golf Club

Beijing Sigesen Golf Club (formerly Beijing Links Golf Club) is an 18-hole, par 72 layout measuring 7,655 yards, described by the club as the only links golf course with a pristine environment in northern China, located next to the Yongding River in Fangshan District. At 7,655 yards it is the longest course in the Beijing listing, and the links character along the riverbank gives it a distinctly different playing environment from the parkland courses that dominate the metropolitan area. The Yongding River setting provides natural water features and open wind exposure that links-style play demands.

It suits golfers who want the longest available Beijing test and a links playing experience unavailable elsewhere in northern China.

3. Topwin Golf and Country Club

Topwin Golf and Country Club is an 18-hole, par 72 layout measuring 7,286 yards, an exclusive private club described as one of the best in China, designed by Jack Nicklaus II and located in Huairou District as part of the Yanqi Lake Development Zone according to the club. The Huairou setting north of Beijing, with mountain views and the Yanqi Lake landscape, gives it a different environmental character from the flat urban courses in the eastern suburbs. The Nicklaus II design credential and the exclusive club infrastructure position it among the premium Beijing golf experiences.

4. Beijing Earls Park Golf Club

Beijing Earls Park Golf Club is an 18-hole, par 72 layout measuring 7,468 yards, a pure membership club located in Tongzhou District about 25 minutes from downtown Beijing according to the club. At 7,468 yards it is the longest 18-hole course in the listing. The 2,000-acre total area gives the layout genuine spatial generosity and the Tongzhou location makes it one of the more accessible suburban courses from the city center.

5. Beijing Beichen Golf Club

Beijing Beichen Golf Club is an 18-hole, par 72 layout measuring 7,040 yards, described as the first golf club in downtown Beijing, designed by Peter Thomson and located in Chaoyang District near the Asian Games Village according to the club. The Thomson design credential connects it to Padang Golf Modern in Tangerang and the other Thomson layouts in Southeast Asia, and the city-center Chaoyang position makes it the most accessible Beijing course for golfers based in the main hotel and business district.

Which course is better?

Cascades Country Club is the Palmer design choice. Sigesen is the longest course with the only northern China links character. Topwin is the premium mountain-adjacent option with Nicklaus II design in Huairou. Earls Park provides the maximum yardage test in Tongzhou. Beichen is the most historically significant downtown option and most convenient for city-based golfers. Most five to seven day Beijing programs rotate through three or four of these depending on district logistics.

Best time to play golf in Beijing

Beijing’s four seasons make it one of the most weather-constrained golf destinations in this guide series. China’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism notes Beijing has a temperate continental climate with hot summers, cold winters, and a relatively short spring and autumn.

April to June is the most pleasant window. Temperatures are around 15 to 25 degrees Celsius, the spring foliage is out across the mountain-adjacent northern courses, and the Great Wall at Mutianyu is green and accessible. This is widely considered the most enjoyable period for Beijing golf.

September to October is the second strong window. Autumn temperatures are comfortable, the deciduous trees on the northern hillside courses turn gold and red, and visibility is generally clear. October in particular is considered the best single month for Beijing golf by most public golf travel sources covering China.

November to March is largely off-season. Temperatures drop below freezing from December through February, making outdoor golf impractical. Some courses close entirely in the winter months. Golfers who visit Beijing in winter for the cultural program should not plan rounds from December through February.

July to August is hot and humid with Beijing’s summer heat peaking, and the city also receives most of its annual rainfall in July and August. Morning rounds are still possible, but the heat and potential afternoon storms make the summer window the least comfortable for golf.

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Beijing golf holidays and package tours

Beijing suits four to seven day programs combining two to four golf rounds with the city’s cultural program. Beijing Capital International Airport and the newer Beijing Daxing International Airport both have extensive international direct connections from Asian hubs, European capitals, and North American cities. Most golfers combine Beijing with Shanghai or another Chinese city on a wider China circuit, or use Beijing as the start or end of a Northeast Asia program.

The most practical Beijing golf structure is morning rounds scheduled on the city’s best weather days, with the Forbidden City, Summer Palace, Great Wall, and Temple of Heaven filling the non-golf afternoons and the 798 Art District and Sanlitun providing the evening program.

Practical package formats:

5 days Beijing golf package with three rounds at the main Beijing courses, Forbidden City and Summer Palace visits, from USD 550 per person

6 days Beijing golf package with four rounds across different Beijing course zones and a Great Wall day

7 days Beijing golf package Play ultimate 4 rounds of 18-hole golf at prestigious golf courses. explore the five most famous golf courses in the north

Beijing’s heritage program is self-sustaining. The Forbidden City requires a full day to cover properly. The Summer Palace can fill an afternoon comfortably. A full-day Great Wall trip to Mutianyu is typically the most memorable single day of any Beijing visit regardless of golf. Non-golfing partners have a genuinely complete independent program across any five-day Beijing stay. Browse Beijing golf packages or create a custom Beijing itinerary that combines the course program with the cultural circuit.

Golf with the Forbidden City and the Great Wall

The Forbidden City, the palace complex at the center of Beijing that served as the imperial seat from 1420 until 1912, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and China’s most visited heritage attraction according to China’s National Cultural Heritage Administration. The complex covers 72 hectares with 980 surviving buildings, and a complete visit that covers the main throne halls, the imperial gardens, and the side palaces requires a full day. The UNESCO designation reflects not only the architecture but the cultural collections within, which include the world’s largest collection of Chinese imperial artifacts.

The Great Wall at Mutianyu, about 90 minutes north of the city center, is the section most commonly recommended for international visitors who want a less crowded alternative to the better-known Badaling section. The cable car access, the restored wall section with views across the Huairou forested hills, and the toboggan descent give the visit a full morning or afternoon program. For golfers playing Topwin Golf and Country Club in Huairou District, the Great Wall at Mutianyu is in the same northern Beijing zone and the two can be combined as a single day trip from the city.

The Temple of Heaven in Tiantan Park in the Chongwen District is where the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties performed annual ceremonies of Heaven worship. The circular Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, the most photographed structure in the complex, is accompanied by the Echo Wall and the Imperial Vault of Heaven across a vast ceremonial park that Beijing residents still use for morning exercise, kite flying, and opera performances in the surrounding trees. The park opens early and the morning atmosphere before the main tourist groups arrive is specific to Beijing’s public space culture.

Book tee times in Beijing

Most Beijing premium courses operate as private members clubs, which means visiting golfers need to book through GolfLux or an authorized operator rather than arriving independently. Cascades Country Club, Topwin, and Earls Park all have private membership structures. Beichen and Sigesen are more accessible to visiting golfers with appropriate advance booking.

When organizing a Beijing golf program, confirm the membership access arrangements for each preferred course, tee times in the April through June or September through October windows for the most comfortable conditions, accommodation in the Chaoyang or CBD district for the most balanced access to both courses and the heritage sites, and how Great Wall and Forbidden City visits align with the golf morning schedule.

Traffic in Beijing, particularly on the ring roads from the city center to the northern suburban and mountain-adjacent courses, can extend transfer times significantly during morning rush hour from 7 to 9am. Departing before 6:30am for northern district courses in Huairou or Changping is the practical approach for early tee times. Start planning here or view Beijing golf packages to find a program that covers the Beijing course circuit alongside the city’s cultural program.