Ahead of the BMW Masters at Lake Malaren Golf Club in Shanghai, China, Ian Poulter and Justin Rose spent some time in Dongguan at Mission Hills for a friendly matchplay competition. This matchplay was played on the new Rose-Poulter golf course set within a stunning valley of age old trees and jungle vegetation.
This newly redesigned golf course at Mission Hills Dongguan has been changed to create an exciting risk/reward opportunity on many holes and is a great venue for a match play format where players are asked to take chances along the way with less regard to overall medal scoring. The course evokes a much more natural feel with a significant amount of the bunker complexes transitioning into native vegetation, creating a much more flowing and integrated relationship with the outside vegetation and towering mountains. From the tips, it plays 6,918 yards and is a par 72.
Watch the video above as Rose and Poulter prepare for their matchplay! On the line is not only the match, but also the lavish condo that they filmed this video in! In addition to this matchplay, they also competed in a race between a BMW i8 and a tandem bike – make sure to check that out too!
Source: Mission Hills China
