A study on development trend of golf course design in China

Golf industry was consisted of golf course design, construction and management. The construction and management industries had became localized, but native golf course design industry developed slowly, only took 30 percent market share, and there were a few native professional golf course architects. This article discussed golf course design industry development of China in terms of industry organization, policy, academic research, approbation, market competition, golf competitive, golf athletics style and green keeping. The healthy development of native golf course design industry should rely on market research, intellectual property rights protection, cooperation and communication, propagandizing and education; meanwhile should pay attention to the combination with Chinese traditional culture.