Comparing 5 Jeju 36-Hole Golf Courses — Location, Distance from the Airport, Turf, Elevation

36 holes means the courses within a single club are split into several branches. Since you can head out onto a different course while using the same clubhouse, you can play a different course from the day before even when you round at the same place two days running. Not adding another travel leg is the first difference you feel on the itinerary sheet.

It also simplifies the setup when there are many people and you have to split them into several groups. When the courses are branched, it becomes possible to divide groups teeing off in the same time slot across them, and a flow is created where everyone gathers again in one place after the round. That said, the actual arrangement depends on the club's circumstances, so it has to be checked at the inquiry stage.

Haevichi Country Club Jeju has a reputation for its four courses each having a different character. More than the number 36 itself, how different the courses inside it are from one another matters more over a two-day itinerary.

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Here are the five organized by area. In this section we compare them by number of holes and travel time.

The two in the Jeju City area are close to the airport. Elysian Jeju CC is at 1738-116 Pyeonghwa-ro, Aewol-eup, Jeju-si, about 20 minutes by car from the airport. It sits at an elevation of 500m, but the surrounding parasitic volcanic cones wrap around it like a folding screen, so the effect of the strong wind that is the greatest enemy of golf in Jeju is relatively small. Along with comments that the course is short and the fairways are fairly wide, there are many reviews saying the greens have quite a bit of slope and putting was not easy. The turf is cool-season western grass.

Golfzon County Ora is at 130-16 Oranam-ro, Jeju-si, about 15 minutes by car from the airport. It opened in July 1979, placing it among the oldest golf courses in Jeju, and it is a tournament course that has hosted the KLPGA Jeju Samdasoo Masters for six consecutive years. South of the very center of Jeju City, the layout follows the Yeongguchunhwa valley of Hallasan and keeps the terrain as it is, and being 20 minutes from the airport it is the most advantageous for combining a hotel stay with golf. Elevation 350m, Kentucky bluegrass on tees, Bermuda grass/ryegrass on fairways, and bentgrass on greens.

The three in the Seogwipo area are farther from the airport. Haevichi Country Club Jeju is at 319, Wonnim-ro 399beon-gil, Namwon-eup, Seogwipo-si, about 60 minutes by car from the airport. Closest to Hallasan, it offers sea views as a backdrop to the fairways, and hills shaped after Jeju's parasitic volcanic cones are a distinctive feature. There are comments that Hallasan is clearly visible from every hole and that the fairways are wide and open. Google reviews mention that the Palm course is especially beautiful and that the wind is strong enough that you sometimes take three more clubs. Elevation 300m, western grass.

Lotte Skyhill Jeju Country Club is at 100 Saekdal-dong, Seogwipo-si, about 50 minutes by car from the airport. Its official positioning is that, on low flat ground at an elevation of 250–300m, a tree windbreak structure minimizes the effect of wind, giving it outstanding stability compared with other golf courses in Jeju. A PGA-grade course operated by Lotte, it has a reputation as a low-handicap course that demands planning and practice, and as a tough course. Located just above the Jungmun Tourist Complex, it is the representative course of the Jungmun area, paired with Lotte Hotel Jeju. The turf is bentgrass.

Cypress Golf & Resort is at 2300 Beonyeong-ro, Pyoseon-myeon, Seogwipo-si (3129 Seongeup-ri), about 50 minutes by car from the airport. It puts forward an eco-friendly principle of having damaged no part of nature, and the space between holes is so vast that the independence between holes is thorough, to the point that no two holes are alike. It is an open, challenging course where on most holes the green is visible at a glance from the teeing ground. It was named among Korea's 10 best public golf courses in 2022 and appeared in 2023 on the TOP20 eco-friendly golf courses and as a candidate for the 10 best golf courses, and in 2024 the final round of the KPGA Tour Championship was held there. Elevation 300m, bentgrass.

Aewol-eup, about 20 minutes by car from the airport, elevation 500m Elysian Jeju CC

Oranam-ro, Jeju-si, about 15 minutes by car from the airport Ora CC

Namwon-eup, about 60 minutes by car from the airport Haevichi CC Jeju

Saekdal-dong, Jungmun area, about 50 minutes by car from the airport Lotte Sky Hill Jeju CC

Pyoseon-myeon, about 50 minutes by car from the airport Cypress Golf & Resort

The location, travel time from the airport, elevation and turf of the five clubs, one line each.

• Elysian Jeju CC — 1738-116 Pyeonghwa-ro, Aewol-eup, Jeju-si / 36 holes / about 20 minutes by car from the airport / elevation 500m / cool-season western grass
• Golfzon County Ora — 130-16 Oranam-ro, Jeju-si / 36 holes / about 15 minutes by car from the airport / elevation 350m / Kentucky bluegrass on tees, Bermuda grass/ryegrass on fairways, and bentgrass on greens
• Haevichi Country Club Jeju — 319, Wonnim-ro 399beon-gil, Namwon-eup, Seogwipo-si / 36 holes / about 60 minutes by car from the airport / elevation 300m / western grass
• Lotte Skyhill Jeju Country Club — 100 Saekdal-dong, Seogwipo-si / 36 holes / about 50 minutes by car from the airport / elevation 300m / bentgrass
• Cypress Golf & Resort — 2300 Beonyeong-ro, Pyoseon-myeon, Seogwipo-si (3129 Seongeup-ri) / 36 holes / about 50 minutes by car from the airport / elevation 300m / bentgrass

All five have 36 holes, so the number of holes alone does not distinguish them. What actually separates the itineraries is the travel time from the airport. The two in the Jeju City area are about 15 and about 20 minutes, while the three in the Seogwipo area are about 50 and about 60 minutes — a large gap. Whether to fit in a round on arrival day, and which area to book accommodation in, are decided here.

How it pairs with accommodation also follows the area. Golfzon County Ora is in Jeju City, which makes it advantageous for attaching a hotel stay to golf, while Lotte Skyhill Jeju Country Club sits just above the Jungmun Tourist Complex and is a Jungmun-area course paired with Lotte Hotel Jeju.

Wind is an item to look at separately in Jeju. Elysian Jeju CC, although on high ground, is wrapped by surrounding parasitic volcanic cones so the effect of strong wind is relatively small, and Lotte Skyhill Jeju Country Club puts forward as its official positioning that a tree windbreak structure has reduced the effect of wind. Conversely, there are reviews of Haevichi Country Club Jeju saying the wind is strong enough that you sometimes take three more clubs.

Turf is directly tied to the feel of the season. Two clubs have bentgrass and three have western grass, with Elysian Jeju CC classed as cool-season and Golfzon County Ora using Kentucky bluegrass on tees, Bermuda grass/ryegrass on fairways, and bentgrass on greens. For elevation, one is at 500m, one at 350m and three at 300m.

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Only the items to check before planning an itinerary.

• Leeway between airport arrival time and the first round — about 15–20 minutes of travel for the Jeju City area, about 50–60 minutes for the Seogwipo area
• Accommodation area — whether to pair with a city hotel (Golfzon County Ora) or with the Jungmun area (Lotte Skyhill Jeju Country Club)
• Whether you will round two days in a row — whether you can head out onto a different course within the same club
• Course character — whether to go with a place where the fairways are fairly wide, one where the greens have slope, or a tough course that demands planning
• Wind — the difference between terrain wrapped by parasitic volcanic cones, a tree windbreak structure, and a place with reviews about taking three more clubs
• Turf and elevation — bentgrass at two clubs, western grass at three / elevation 500m, 350m, 300m
• Tournament history — the KLPGA Jeju Samdasoo Masters hosted six years in a row, and the final round of the 2024 KPGA Tour Championship held here

For a group, it all comes down to arranging the flights and gathering everyone. When the courses branch within one club, you can send several groups off from the same place and finish in the same place, which simplifies bus waiting and headcounts. In effect, one travel leg is removed.

Places where the courses differ in character help groups with a wide range of ability. When the four courses each have a different character, as at Haevichi Country Club Jeju, the option of assigning groups to different courses arises. At Cypress Golf & Resort the independence between holes is thorough and on most holes the green is visible at a glance from the teeing ground, so it is a layout where progress is easy to track when there are several groups.

That said, group arrangement and course assignment depend on how the club operates. For a group itinerary, it is quicker to put together the number of people, the dates and the accommodation area and inquire with all of it.

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This article covers only location, travel time from the airport, elevation, turf and course character. Other conditions have to be checked separately at the inquiry stage.

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The questions that come up repeatedly in the above have been gathered here.

• How many 36-hole golf courses are there in Jeju — the 36-hole golf courses covered in this article are five: Elysian Jeju CC, Golfzon County Ora, Haevichi Country Club Jeju, Lotte Skyhill Jeju Country Club and Cypress Golf & Resort.
• What kind of layout is 36 holes — it is a layout in which the courses within one club are split into several branches, so you can head out onto a different course at the same golf club. Haevichi Country Club Jeju has a reputation for its four courses each having a different character. Check the detailed course assignment when you inquire.
• How does a group decide on the number of holes — you decide by looking at the number of people, the group arrangement, the accommodation area and the travel time from the airport together. The Jeju City area is about 15–20 minutes by car from the airport, and the Seogwipo area about 50–60 minutes. The specific arrangement is checked at the inquiry stage.
• What should I check besides the number of holes — look at the turf (grass by tee, fairway and green), the elevation (500m, 350m, 300m), the wind conditions, the course character and the link to the accommodation area. Other conditions are confirmed when you inquire.