Yanggakdo Golf Course is no more...

Yanggakdo Golf Course is no more…

Pictured above (L) is a Google Earth satellite image of the Yanggakdo Golf Club as of 2010-10-6. Pictured to the right is the course as it looks “today”. It has been removed. It looks like something new is being constructed in its place!

Although this nine-hole course has been destroyed, there are still several golf options available in the DPRK if you get the chance:

Pyongyang Golf Course (18 holes):

Google Earth: 38.893709°, 125.435921°

Kumgangsan Golf course (18 holes):

Google Earth: 38.712574°, 128.213298°

KEDO Driving Range:

Google Earth: 40.045135°, 128.322831°

Pyongyang Driving Range:

Google Earth: 39.011826°, 125.694263°

And this three-hole course at an exclusive leadership compound (Wonhung-ri, Samsok-guyok, Pyongyang):

Google Earth: 39.110016°, 125.996765°

This entry was posted on Tuesday, November 29th, 2011 at 5:18 pm and is filed under Construction, Golf, Sports. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

Ivancurtis

I played Yanggakdo in September. The entire course smelled of sewage, there were no map or hole numbers. The course was like trying to play golf on a bog. I actually lost my ball on the fairway. The greens were like obstacle courses of weeds, and the whole course had a strong farm/sewage smell. Still… a real shame.
Josephferris76

My photo of the Yanggakdo Golf Course – Aug 2011

http://www.flickr.com/photos/josephferris76/6308349217/in/set-72157627450542765
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