At present there are 314 golf courses in China with more than 1,000,000 formal members. Golf has a history of 20 years in metropolitan Shanghai. Domestic and foreign tourists of different ages and occupations have all acquired the taste for the stylish and elegant golf. Ever since 1990, 20-odd international standard golf courses and practice courses have been built in Shanghai and many international golf celebrity matches have been held here. The annual "China Professional Golf Union Cup Shanghai Celebrity Game","1999 Channel Cup Invitational Golf Tournament","Jonnie Walker's Shanghai Champion Cup Game","Volvo China Open on the Asian PGA Tour", etc have become important international golf matches.