Mt. Bogd Golf Course

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|location = Bogd Khan Mountain, Ulaanbaatar Mongolia

|establishment = 2012

|type = Private

|owner = Sky Resort LLC

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|holes = 18

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|website = {{URL|http://www.skyresort.mn/}}

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Mt. Bogd Golf Club is the first international-standard 18-hole golf course in Mongolia,{{cite web |url=http://www.magnificentmongolia.com/mongolia/news/1-latest-news/111-mongolia-mtbogd-golf-course-presentation.html/ |title=Golf Course Presentation}} located in the Bogd Khan Mountain, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. It is situated {{convert|13| km|mi|abbr=on|0}} to the southeast of downtown Ulaanbaatar. There are two other golf courses in Mongolia, yet none of them meets international standards with one having been built illegally by Korean investors.{{cite web |url=http://president.olloo.mn/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1223587 |title=Olloo.mn - Єдєр бvр дэлхий даяар - Д.Дондог гишүүний араас хотын дарга асан Г.Мөнхбаяр, УИХ-ын гишүүн асан Э.Мөнх-Очир нар явах уу |accessdate=2013-06-25 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130628025209/http://president.olloo.mn/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1223587 |archivedate=2013-06-28 }}

Development

The project started in 2008 with investments from four large Mongolian companies, including MCS Holding and Skytel (Mongolia). The architectural design was developed by GolfPlan USA. There are 5 sets of tees measuring {{convert|6443|m|yd|abbr=on|0}} from the back. In 2012, Mt.Bogd GC launched its testing operation. The course officially opened on June 22, 2013 and the Tourism Association of Mongolia hopes it will develop new types of tourism, namely golf tourism, in Mongolia.

References

External links

[http://www.skyresort.mn/ Official site]
[http://www.magnificentmongolia.com/mongolia/news/1-latest-news/111-mongolia-mtbogd-golf-course-presentation.html/ Mongolia Travel & Tourism News]

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Category:Golf clubs and courses

Category:Buildings and structures in Ulaanbaatar