[Best Golf Courses for Walking] Ecoland Golf Club 'Eco-Friendly Round'

Jeju Jocheon-eup Gotjawal Area Opened in 2009
First Domestic Pesticide-Free Eco-Friendly Course Management
Popular Clubhouse and Hotel Restaurant Buffet
Themed Park Next to Golf Course Enjoyed by Train Ride

Golf is an attractive sport. It is an activity that allows healing in nature. When COVID-19 broke out in 2020, it was popular as a relatively safe sport. The charm of golf lies in being able to take care of your health while walking on green grass. Playing one round means walking more than 10,000 steps. Asia Economy has been promoting the nationwide brain health project called Hamanhacheon (One Day 10,000 Steps, One Day 1,000 Characters) exercise since 2023. Starting from the 15th, it launched the untact ‘Golf Course Grass 10,000 Steps Walking Challenge,’ which runs until July 14. In line with this, Asia Economy introduces the ‘Best Domestic Golf Courses for Walking’ where you can enjoy exercise and health.

Eco Land Golf Club is famous for being the first pesticide-free eco-friendly course in Korea.

◆ChiGO= Eco Land Golf Club is located in Jocheon-eup, Jeju City, Jeju Island. It opened in October 2009. It features 27 holes (1,318,426㎡) of golf course and tourist resort facilities (2,027,184㎡). It is the first golf course in Korea to manage its course with pesticide-free eco-friendly methods. It is a pleasant and clean golf course designed with a well-being concept. No chemical pesticides are used. The golf club prioritizes customers’ health. It preserves Gotjawal, known as the lungs of Jeju, as much as possible. It is a place where the ecological natural environment breathes and the importance of eco-friendliness can be conveyed.

The course and amenities are designed to be accessible to everyone, fitting the resort character. A caddie selection system is operated. If you prefer self-play, you can use a two-seater electric cart equipped with a GPS system. The expanded caddie options allow for a practical and enjoyable round. It is also easy for travelers to access, arriving in 30 minutes from Jeju Airport.

This is the view of the 1st hole of the Wild Course at Ecoland Golf Club, notable for its impressive silver grass.

◆GeodGO= At Eco Land Golf Club, a healthy walking round is possible. While typical golf courses use pesticides to remove weeds, this golf course is different. It relies on human hands and natural agents. Sea salt is used to inhibit photosynthesis, preventing the expansion of weed habitats. Expensive microbial agents extracted from plants are applied. Ventilation work, which involves making holes to allow fresh air into the grass, is carefully done. You can easily see loaches and frogs in the ponds. Wild plants such as yangha and chopi trees grow around the course.

Each course has its own characteristics. The Wild Course has wide fairways, allowing for powerful long shots. It features many masculine holes that require aggressive play. The silver grass around the course is beautiful. The Beach Hills Course has four large lakes. It is a feminine course that requires delicate and precise shots. When the wind blows, strategic club selection is necessary. The Eco Course preserves the natural trees as they are. It gives the feeling of playing in a jungle. It is cool in summer and cozy in winter. It is a place where playing all four seasons is enjoyable.

The Mediterranean-style clubhouse at Ecoland Golf Club is impressive.

◆MeokGO= When you come to Eco Land Golf Club, you can truly feel that you have been specially chosen. The Mediterranean-style clubhouse, which harmonizes with nature and enhances aesthetic sense, is fantastic. In front, there is a golf course spread over a meadow with natural hazards adding to the scenery. Behind, the grandeur of Hallasan Mountain and the oreum hills blend to create a beauty no one can imitate. The clubhouse is embraced by large trees of the primeval forest, making it even more comfortable and cozy.

The clubhouse restaurant offers a buffet. You can enjoy a variety of dishes at affordable prices. There is also a banquet hall, suitable for small group events. The start house serves as a meeting and resting place. Golf supplies, beverages, and snacks are available for purchase. The shade house operates with an unmanned system. A multi-vending machine is installed, allowing you to buy necessary items at low prices. The locker room has a unique structure exclusive to Eco Land Golf Club, maximizing customer privacy. After changing, you can go directly to the start plaza. The sauna using bedrock water drawn from 400 meters underground is also popular.

Above all, the advantage is that you can use the Eco Land Hotel restaurant. The breakfast and dinner buffets prepared by professional chefs with fresh ingredients are popular. The lunch menu consists of high-quality ? la carte dishes. These include Jeju live abalone seafood hot pot, Jeju sea urchin seaweed soup with grilled mackerel, tomato seafood spaghetti, and wood-fired pizzas such as gorgonzola, pepperoni, and bulgogi. There is also a bakery caf?. Using French butter, freshly baked bread and cakes full of flavor are available every morning. There is a full snack bar and a seafood pojangmacha (street food tent) as well.

At Eco Land Theme Park, you can take a train trip on a steam locomotive.

◆NolGO= Next to Eco Land Golf Club is Eco Land Theme Park. It features the Lincoln train, a handcrafted model from England based on the 1800s Baldwin steam locomotive, allowing visitors to experience the Gotjawal primeval forest. Stations include the Main Station, Eco Bridge Station, Lakeside Station, Forest Park Station, and Lavender Farm Station. It is a mysterious forest where northern limit plants and southern limit plants coexist, with high heat retention and moisturizing effects. During the 4.5 km train ride, you can see various insects, animals, and plants.

At Eco Land Theme Park, you can also enjoy various experiences. There are plenty of unique leisure sports and nature healing programs. These include refreshing swan and bumper boats, the romantic adventure sky bike that crosses the sky, and kite flying completed with your own drawing. You can also experience forest healing with a forest interpretation expert, barefoot healing walks that combine health and fun, aroma foot baths & tea, making flower crowns and perfumes, and feeding carrots to horses.