[Best Golf Courses for Walking] Pureunsol GC Pocheon 'Harmonized with Nature'

Jeon Hol Yangjandi, Best Walking Golf on Green Grass
Exquisite Harmony of Pristine Natural Terrain and Strategic Course
Elegant Clubhouse, Free Buffet and Sundae
Pocheon National Arboretum, Popular Traditional Liquor Museum Sansawon

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 May 15, it launched an untact ‘Golf Course Grass 10,000 Steps Walking Challenge.’ This event runs until the 14th of this month. Through a lottery, participants can receive free passes to Seowon Hills, a prestigious golf course in Paju, as well as Ping Boston bags, TaylorMade TP5X golf balls, Titleist golf caps, and Lapaz UV protection patches. Those with the highest participation can also win Dunlop XXIO drivers, Voice Caddie CL2, and Srixon hybrids. It is an opportunity to take care of your health and receive gifts.

[Best Golf Courses for Walking] Pureunsol GC Pocheon 'Harmonized with Nature'

Pureunsol GC Pocheon is an eco-friendly golf course located within a pristine natural belt that preserves vast wilderness.
[Photo by Pureunsol GC Pocheon]

◆ChiGO= Pureunsol GC Pocheon is a golf course operated by Eugene Leisure, a subsidiary of Eugene Group. It opened in 2014 in the Gasan-myeon area of Pocheon, Gyeonggi Province. The site area is 1,415,138㎡ (about 428,000 pyeong). The course design was handled by Golf Plan’s David Dale. It is a pristine natural belt preserving vast wilderness. All 27 holes have bentgrass. The fairways are Kentucky bluegrass, and the greens are bentgrass. It is the best golf course to walk on green grass all year round.

By downloading the Pureunsol GC Pocheon mobile app (APP), you can easily make reservations and check various information. Accessibility is excellent. The Guri-Pocheon Expressway opened in 2017, significantly reducing travel time. It is one of the closest golf courses in the northern Gyeonggi area. It is 38 km from Gangil IC to the golf course, and about 40 minutes from Gangnam. Two-player rounds are available until August 11. The cart fee is 50,000 KRW. If the entire team travels in one vehicle on the day of the round, free valet service is provided.

Puresol GC Pocheon is an interesting course that harmonizes hills and flatlands.
[Photo by Puresol GC Pocheon]

◆GeodGO= Pureunsol GC Pocheon is scientifically designed amidst awe-inspiring nature. The pristine natural terrain and strategic course form a perfect harmony. The original terrain is used as is. It contains the cleverness of a wise course within beautiful scenery. It induces an organic connection between nature and the body. Hills and plains, dynamic and comfortable elements are appropriately arranged in each hole. It stimulates the fun of the round and the golfer’s competitive spirit. The holes are a perfect blend of nature and artificial design. Dense pine trees and the colorful beauty of all four seasons are displayed.

The Mountain Course is a dynamic area made up of natural valleys and cliffs. It brings out the golfer’s desire for challenge. The cool breeze blowing from the valley is impressive. The Lake Course boasts a fantastic fairway in the great outdoors. It is the best place to walk among the three courses. The Valley Course is a picturesque course painted by lakes and forests. It is a suitable place to take photos to post on social media (SNS).

The clubhouse of Pureunsol GC Pocheon features a sculptural beauty where curves and straight lines harmonize.
[Photo by Pureunsol GC Pocheon]

◆MeokGO= Pureunsol GC Pocheon offers top-notch service in an elegant clubhouse. The clubhouse features a unique sculptural beauty combining curves and straight lines. It harmonizes with the course designed in pristine nature, boasting a distinctive aesthetic. Carefully selected raw materials and delicate displays satisfy the discerning tastes of customers. In the restaurant, you can enjoy barley dried yellow corvina, soybean paste stew, aged kimchi hot pot with fresh pork belly, fresh pork belly and webfoot octopus ssambap, spicy cod stew, and mountain-style water galbi served with seasonal salads. The seasonal menu Dodari Ssukguk (flounder mugwort soup) is also popular. At the start house, you can snack on squid butter grill with French fries, Nagoya-style Tebasaki chicken, soup tteokbokki, tofu kimchi & dried pollack sikhye with boiled pork slices, maesaengi oyster fish cake soup, and seafood pajeon.

If you visit the clubhouse of Pureunsol GC Pocheon, you can receive the highest quality service with elegance.
[Photo by Pureunsol GC Pocheon]

Pureunsol GC Pocheon attracts attention with free services for customers. Before the round, meals (buffet), sundae (Korean blood sausage) and Makgeolli on the course, sweet ice cream, sweet bungeoppang (fish-shaped pastry), warm coffee and jujube tea, and refreshing ice water for the way home are all free. There are various events such as surveys and lessons. Especially, customers with birthdays play rounds in a ‘birthday cart.’ Excellent members are also well managed. Free valet parking service, 30% discount coupons for four-person meals after rounds at the restaurant, and coffee exchange coupons for four cups are provided.

You can see 983 species of native plants at the Pocheon National Arboretum.
[Photo by Korea Forest Service]

◆BoGO= When visiting Pocheon, it is also good to visit the Korea National Arboretum. It is a forest plant species research institute created to protect the Gwangneung Forest. It plays various roles related to plants and ecosystems. The Gwangneung Forest contains pine trees, oak species, and alder species. The number of native plant species living in the forest reaches as many as 983. The specialized exhibition garden includes an ornamental tree garden arranged with trees of high ornamental value and a flowering tree garden exhibiting beautiful flowering trees. There are also various walking trails such as the Delicious Lunchbox Trail and the Small Happiness Trail.

The traditional liquor museum Sansawon, opened in 1996, is also worth visiting. In the serene and old-fashioned Sewollang, you can see earthenware jars lined up for aging liquor. Walking through the aging cellar full of jars, you can smell the deep aroma of traditional liquor. You can learn about the long history of traditional liquor and various types of traditional alcoholic beverages. You can also directly taste various traditional liquors from Pocheon, known for its good water quality.