메이플비치

Gangneung sits on the eastern edge of the Korean peninsula where the Taebaek Mountains meet the East Sea, and that collision of geography defines almost everything about playing golf here. The region's coastal light, pine-scented air, and the proximity of Gyeongpo Beach give this stretch of Gangwon-do a distinct atmosphere — bracing and open in a way that inland Korean courses rarely are.

메이플비치 (Maple Beach) takes its name from the maple trees and seaside setting that frame the property. Gangneung has seen significant investment in leisure and tourism infrastructure, accelerated in part by the area's profile around the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, and courses along this coastline have benefited from that wider attention. A layout here typically contends with sea breezes off the East Sea that can shift a mid-iron by a full club, rewarding players who read the wind as carefully as the greens.

For visiting golfers, Gangneung offers a compelling combination: a round followed by fresh hoe (raw fish) at the nearby Jumunjin seafood market, or a walk along Gyeongpo Lake. The course serves both the local market and the growing number of tourists who make the eastern seaboard a dedicated golf-and-coast destination.