Written by | Reporter of this magazine Zuo Lu
Edited by | Chen Yanhui
On the green golf course, cattle farmers rushed to eat grass again, and the villagers who raised ducks also drove the ducks to freely raise them, and some people drove in to fish. After finishing the work, the fishermen began to dry and weave nets. They really regarded this place as a breeding farm.
Holding the club in his hand, holding his breath, concentrating and swinging the ball. Shang Tao seemed to be in a green blanket court again, breathing the smell of dew on the grass. Before the ball could be hit, it made a "whoosh" sound, and a cow cried out to pull him back to reality from his dream.
He got up and looked out the window, and the cattle farmers drove the cattle to the golf course to eat grass. "There is no way to drive it. You can drive it here, and the cows over there are running over again. There is no end to it." Shang Tao watched the cattle move slowly and gnaw on the green court. "Three thousand cows are inside, and the grass is almost eaten up."
Shang Tao is an employee of the Xiangshui Bay Golf Course. The course is located in Lingshui County, Hainan. It is a typical mountain coastal golf course with an area of more than 1,000 acres. Due to the cleanup and rectification of golf in 2011, the courses on Hainan Island were closed and rectified one after another. Some were rectified and allowed to continue operating. Many courses were banned, withdrawn, and revoked, and the business activities related to golf were terminated.
In recent years, the golf market has been sluggish, the operating and maintenance costs of courses have increased, and the prices of lawn maintenance water, electricity, fertilizer, fuel and other operating necessities have increased significantly. The Perfume Bay Golf Course is unsustainable and has closed itself. It has been closed for nearly three years and employees have left one after another. Shang Tao usually does nothing, sits in the communication room at the door to browse his cell phone, or hides in the dormitory to sleep.
Hainan is entering the hottest season, and the temperature is gradually rising. Shang Tao is blowing the air conditioner to prepare for a nap. Suddenly, a strong smell of fish floats into the house. Flies are rushing into the house, and they keep buzzing in his ears.
Shang Tao hurriedly ran to the house and saw that the originally empty golf course was covered with fishing nets, and several female workers wearing green hats weaving nets under the parasol. "This net is so wet. It just pulled from the fishing boat. The sea water is salty. Now all the grass is dead." Shang Tao felt distressed and shouted loudly to drive the people who were drying the net out. They moved the fishing net away, but soon appeared in another area of the court.
"A course of such a large one can't be kept at all." Shang Tao thought about it. The golf course in front of him was becoming a wasteland. White golf balls were scattered on the court, gradually disappearing and hiding in the sand.
The court has become a cattle farm
is backed by Niuling and adjacent to Dijiezhou. As one of the six major bay areas developed in Hainan, the Xiangshui Bay Resort has a 12-kilometer coastline and is surrounded by a number of tourist attractions. There are more than 10 high-end star hotels and leisure and vacation supporting facilities.
Perfume Bay Golf Course is built on the hillside by the sea, only a few hundred meters away from the seaside. The gate at the entrance of the court was closed. Due to the year-round sea breeze, the walls had peeled off, and the vines growing on both sides were tightly wrapped around the rusty iron door. Entering the garden from a small path on the side of the door, nearly a thousand acres of lawns are covered with weeds, and some areas are directly exposed to sand and soil. There are nearly a thousand coconut trees in the garden, and residents nearby come to pick them. The unplugged coconuts fell on the ground, leaving only their shriveled shells in the scorching sun.
Shang Tao stood on the roof, and a flat building not far away was a stadium club, empty and missing. "The TV, sofa, air conditioner, complete set of kitchen utensils, and valuable things were moved away," said Shang Tao.
The employee office area and living area are empty, and Shang Tao lives alone in the room on the first floor. There are two single beds in the house, and he can sleep in a change of sleep. The tiles on the stair floor have cracked. If you are not careful, you will fall when you walk on it. "I am the only one here, I have to guard the family." Shang Tao said that the company's chairman hasn't been here for several years.
Now, there is only one security guard, a driver, a chef, a mechanic, and a manager. Shang Tao is a plumber. There are only five or six people left in the huge stadium. Shang Tao recalled that there were more than 2,000 employees in the park at the time. "At that time, there were even seven or eight chefs, including Cantonese, Hunan cuisine, and chefs from all kinds of cuisines."
replenishment workers lay the replenishment in the golf course. (Photo by Zuo Lu, reporter of this magazine)
Seeing someone visiting, Shang Tao excitedly opened up the conversation. He sat here in a bored manner on weekdays and had nothing to do all day long. He could play golf when there were no guests before, but now the course has become an abandoned and deserted place.
Since October last year, Shang Tao often hears the cries of cows in the park. The nearby cattle farmers drove the cattle to the court to eat grass. The manager asked the employees to drive the cattle, but Shang Tao and the others had few staff and could not take care of them at all. At that time, Hainan was in winter, and the cattle herd found a sumptuous "grassland" here. First there were more than 1,000 heads. By March this year, more than 3,000 cows came in, stomping and eating them while stomping, almost eating up all the grass. Cattle farmers also bring pumps to extract lake water from the garden to irrigate the lawn. Shang Tao found it funny and helpless. He shouted to the cattle breeder, "Do you want to send you a few more bags of feed?"
"Who cares about them? We have no strength to care." Shang Tao was angry as he thought about it. The coconut trees in the garden were picked every day, but no one cared about it. The villagers who raised ducks nearby simply let the ducks go here, and even fed them with feed. Some people drove in to fish, and fishermen also came in to dry and weave the nets. "They are not seen outside, and they really regard this place as a breeding farm."
loses more than 6 million yuan per year
Luo Ming left the Suspense Bay Golf Course in October last year. He was the deputy general manager of the course club and worked here for 10 years.
In 2003, Luo Ming came to Hainan as a caddie. In the following ten years, as the "island ball", golf took the express train for Shanghai Nan to vigorously develop tourism. The number of golf courses on the island ranked third in the country, second only to Beijing and Shanghai.
Panshui Bay Golf Course is affiliated to Tianjin Yongtai Hung Hom Company. In 2007, led by the Lingshui County Government, Yongtai Hung Hom obtained the 40-year right to use part of the land in Gangpo Village through a lease. It plans to develop Perfume Bay into a standard 18-hole golf course, but only 9 holes have been developed so far.
"One course investment is nearly 100 million yuan." Luo Ming said that the operating cost of a standard 18-hole golf course is around 15 million to 20 million yuan a year, including land use tax, business tax, employee salary and stadium maintenance. Now a new water resource management fee has been added.
Perfume Bay Golf Course has only 9 holes opened, and the actual annual operating cost is around 7 million to 8 million yuan. Because it is a mountainous terrain, the investment in the early construction of the course is very high.
Usually, the biggest investment of a golf course is spent on the lawn—grass cubes and underground irrigation systems. Luo Ming introduced that the Xiangshui Bay Golf Course has chosen the grass species "Seaside Paspaya" to adapt to Hainan's climate and be easy to maintain. But in order to maintain the purity of the grass, the stadium should be fertilized and herbicides frequently. "Often people may look like green, but a high-quality stadium must ensure the purity of the grass, and there should be no second type of grass. Herbicides are also expensive, and the price of a bottle of herbicide is as high as a bottle of Maotai." He said.
abandoned hole 9 signboard in the court. (Photo by Zuo Lu, reporter of this magazine)
In addition, the hardness and softness of the lawn should be moderate, like a carpet. If the ball is too soft, it will sink when hit. If it is too hard, it will easily dig out the grass. In order to balance the hardness and hardness, the stadium should be often covered with sand.
is invested more in the underground watering system of the court. More than 20 years ago, Guo Rui came to Hainan from the inland and was responsible for the financial work of the golf course. According to him, the irrigation system is divided into two parts: water supply and water supply. The drainage system is laid under sand and stones. Below the small stones are drilled drainage pipes, which are leaked into the pipes. “The stadium has high and low. If the rain cannot be discharged in time when it rains, the grass will die if it is soaked in the water for a long time. Written by | Reporter of this magazine Zuo Lu Edited by | Chen Yanhui On the green golf course, cattle farmers rushed to eat grass again, and the villagers who raised ducks also drove the ducks to freely raise them, and some people drove in to fish. After finishing the work, the fishermen began to dry and weave nets. They really regarded this place as a breeding farm.
Holding the club in his hand, holding his breath, concentrating and swinging the ball. Shang Tao seemed to be in a green blanket court again, breathing the smell of dew on the grass. Before the ball could be hit, it made a "whoosh" sound, and a cow cried out to pull him back to reality from his dream.
He got up and looked out the window, and the cattle farmers drove the cattle to the golf course to eat grass. "There is no way to drive it. You can drive it here, and the cows over there are running over again. There is no end to it." Shang Tao watched the cattle move slowly and gnaw on the green court. "Three thousand cows are inside, and the grass is almost eaten up."
Shang Tao is an employee of the Xiangshui Bay Golf Course. The course is located in Lingshui County, Hainan. It is a typical mountain coastal golf course with an area of more than 1,000 acres. Due to the cleanup and rectification of golf in 2011, the courses on Hainan Island were closed and rectified one after another. Some were rectified and allowed to continue operating. Many courses were banned, withdrawn, and revoked, and the business activities related to golf were terminated.
In recent years, the golf market has been sluggish, the operating and maintenance costs of courses have increased, and the prices of lawn maintenance water, electricity, fertilizer, fuel and other operating necessities have increased significantly. The Perfume Bay Golf Course is unsustainable and has closed itself. It has been closed for nearly three years and employees have left one after another. Shang Tao usually does nothing, sits in the communication room at the door to browse his cell phone, or hides in the dormitory to sleep.
Hainan is entering the hottest season, and the temperature is gradually rising. Shang Tao is blowing the air conditioner to prepare for a nap. Suddenly, a strong smell of fish floats into the house. Flies are rushing into the house, and they keep buzzing in his ears.
Shang Tao hurriedly ran to the house and saw that the originally empty golf course was covered with fishing nets, and several female workers wearing green hats weaving nets under the parasol. "This net is so wet. It just pulled from the fishing boat. The sea water is salty. Now all the grass is dead." Shang Tao felt distressed and shouted loudly to drive the people who were drying the net out. They moved the fishing net away, but soon appeared in another area of the court.
"A course of such a large one can't be kept at all." Shang Tao thought about it. The golf course in front of him was becoming a wasteland. White golf balls were scattered on the court, gradually disappearing and hiding in the sand.
The court has become a cattle farm
is backed by Niuling and adjacent to Dijiezhou. As one of the six major bay areas developed in Hainan, the Xiangshui Bay Resort has a 12-kilometer coastline and is surrounded by a number of tourist attractions. There are more than 10 high-end star hotels and leisure and vacation supporting facilities.
Perfume Bay Golf Course is built on the hillside by the sea, only a few hundred meters away from the seaside. The gate at the entrance of the court was closed. Due to the year-round sea breeze, the walls had peeled off, and the vines growing on both sides were tightly wrapped around the rusty iron door. Entering the garden from a small path on the side of the door, nearly a thousand acres of lawns are covered with weeds, and some areas are directly exposed to sand and soil. There are nearly a thousand coconut trees in the garden, and residents nearby come to pick them. The unplugged coconuts fell on the ground, leaving only their shriveled shells in the scorching sun.
Shang Tao stood on the roof, and a flat building not far away was a stadium club, empty and missing. "The TV, sofa, air conditioner, complete set of kitchen utensils, and valuable things were moved away," said Shang Tao.
The employee office area and living area are empty, and Shang Tao lives alone in the room on the first floor. There are two single beds in the house, and he can sleep in a change of sleep. The tiles on the stair floor have cracked. If you are not careful, you will fall when you walk on it. "I am the only one here, I have to guard the family." Shang Tao said that the company's chairman hasn't been here for several years.
Now, there is only one security guard, a driver, a chef, a mechanic, and a manager. Shang Tao is a plumber. There are only five or six people left in the huge stadium. Shang Tao recalled that there were more than 2,000 employees in the park at the time. "At that time, there were even seven or eight chefs, including Cantonese, Hunan cuisine, and chefs from all kinds of cuisines."
replenishment workers lay the replenishment in the golf course. (Photo by Zuo Lu, reporter of this magazine)
Seeing someone visiting, Shang Tao excitedly opened up the conversation. He sat here in a bored manner on weekdays and had nothing to do all day long. He could play golf when there were no guests before, but now the course has become an abandoned and deserted place.
Since October last year, Shang Tao often hears the cries of cows in the park. The nearby cattle farmers drove the cattle to the court to eat grass. The manager asked the employees to drive the cattle, but Shang Tao and the others had few staff and could not take care of them at all. At that time, Hainan was in winter, and the cattle herd found a sumptuous "grassland" here. First there were more than 1,000 heads. By March this year, more than 3,000 cows came in, stomping and eating them while stomping, almost eating up all the grass. Cattle farmers also bring pumps to extract lake water from the garden to irrigate the lawn. Shang Tao found it funny and helpless. He shouted to the cattle breeder, "Do you want to send you a few more bags of feed?"
"Who cares about them? We have no strength to care." Shang Tao was angry as he thought about it. The coconut trees in the garden were picked every day, but no one cared about it. The villagers who raised ducks nearby simply let the ducks go here, and even fed them with feed. Some people drove in to fish, and fishermen also came in to dry and weave the nets. "They are not seen outside, and they really regard this place as a breeding farm."
loses more than 6 million yuan per year
Luo Ming left the Suspense Bay Golf Course in October last year. He was the deputy general manager of the course club and worked here for 10 years.
In 2003, Luo Ming came to Hainan as a caddie. In the following ten years, as the "island ball", golf took the express train for Shanghai Nan to vigorously develop tourism. The number of golf courses on the island ranked third in the country, second only to Beijing and Shanghai.
Panshui Bay Golf Course is affiliated to Tianjin Yongtai Hung Hom Company. In 2007, led by the Lingshui County Government, Yongtai Hung Hom obtained the 40-year right to use part of the land in Gangpo Village through a lease. It plans to develop Perfume Bay into a standard 18-hole golf course, but only 9 holes have been developed so far.
"One course investment is nearly 100 million yuan." Luo Ming said that the operating cost of a standard 18-hole golf course is around 15 million to 20 million yuan a year, including land use tax, business tax, employee salary and stadium maintenance. Now a new water resource management fee has been added.
Perfume Bay Golf Course has only 9 holes opened, and the actual annual operating cost is around 7 million to 8 million yuan. Because it is a mountainous terrain, the investment in the early construction of the course is very high.
Usually, the biggest investment of a golf course is spent on the lawn—grass cubes and underground irrigation systems. Luo Ming introduced that the Xiangshui Bay Golf Course has chosen the grass species "Seaside Paspaya" to adapt to Hainan's climate and be easy to maintain. But in order to maintain the purity of the grass, the stadium should be fertilized and herbicides frequently. "Often people may look like green, but a high-quality stadium must ensure the purity of the grass, and there should be no second type of grass. Herbicides are also expensive, and the price of a bottle of herbicide is as high as a bottle of Maotai." He said.
abandoned hole 9 signboard in the court. (Photo by Zuo Lu, reporter of this magazine)
In addition, the hardness and softness of the lawn should be moderate, like a carpet. If the ball is too soft, it will sink when hit. If it is too hard, it will easily dig out the grass. In order to balance the hardness and hardness, the stadium should be often covered with sand.
is invested more in the underground watering system of the court. More than 20 years ago, Guo Rui came to Hainan from the inland and was responsible for the financial work of the golf course. According to him, the irrigation system is divided into two parts: water supply and water supply. The drainage system is laid under sand and stones. Below the small stones are drilled drainage pipes, which are leaked into the pipes. “The stadium has high and low. If the rain cannot be discharged in time when it rains, the grass will die if it is soaked in the water for a long time."
The water-up nozzle must cover all points of the court. "For example, our stadium has 1,250 nozzles, each nozzle has an IP address, as well as a sensor and a small meteorological observatory. How much precipitation in a place and whether it is lacking water can be seen through a mobile phone and remotely controlled. "Guo Rui said.
At first, most of the people who came to Hainan to invest in the construction of golf courses were Taiwanese, and they were responsible for designing and building the courses. Many equipment could not be replaced in the market, and there was no factory production to only import, which increased the cost of later maintenance, such as the blade of lawn mower.
tax was also one of the important cost expenses. The land value-added tax in Perfume Bay is 15 yuan per square meter, and with some other taxes, it is necessary to pay more than 5 million yuan a year. Luo Ming recalled that in more than ten years of opening, Perfume Bay Course has almost no profit, "the minimum compensation of more than 6 million yuan per year. "
From May to October every year, it is the off-season for tourism in Hainan, and there are fewer guests on the court. In order to make up for the losses as much as possible, the Perfume Bay Golf Course will undertake some training camp activities. However, in 2012 and 2013, the best business, more than 40 people were received every day, and the court still suffered losses.
" In the first four years, the investment in lawns was still a high standard. In the later stage, the company had no money to invest, so it could only ensure the flatness of the grass. "Luo Ming said that in the past three or four years, land use tax has been levied nationwide, and the investment cost of the course has increased by several million yuan. In addition, the real estate and hotel projects driven by golf courses have not been good, and the entire capital cannot be recovered. Since 2015, the course operations have been bleak until it ceased in 2018.
In recent years, employee wages, various taxes, materials and other costs have been rising, and few golf courses in Hainan are profitable. Guo Rui estimates, "No more than three companies really make money. "
closed more than 30%
Go out from the back door of the Xiangshui Bay Golf Course. In the distance is the Gangpo Wharf. The road on the right of the wharf leads to local villages and towns. The road on the left is sea view real estate and restaurants, which is a prosperous scene.
More than a decade ago, Lingshui was still a poor county in Hainan, and most local villagers were mainly engaged in farming. In 2007, Lingshui County increased its efforts to attract investment, and Xiangshui Bay became a hot spot for investment. The establishment of golf courses also led to Lingshui County's tourism, vacation, leisure and tourism and related industries. In 2015, Lingshui County took it away in one fell swoop. The title of "poor counties", local finances continue to maintain the forefront of the province's growth rate.
Peuges of Scented Bay Golf Course began land acquisition in 2006, designed and planned in 2007, and officially started construction in 2008. The original planned course size was a standard 18 holes, but only 9 holes were built for business. Before the last 9 holes were completed, it caught up with the "second round" of golf cleaning and rectification in 2011.
As early as January 2004, the State Council issued the "Notice on the Suspension of New Golf Courses", requiring all localities to suspend the construction of new golf courses and clean up the construction of already built golf courses. , the golf course projects under construction regulate the operation of the built golf courses. However, some places ignored the "Notice" and continued to build golf courses in violation of regulations.
various capitals are still pouring into Hainan, and golf courses are tied up and real estate sales are popular. There are many villas and high-end residences around the course, and the properties near the Sushui Bay Golf Course are sold out quickly. During that time, Shang Tao could see the busy figure of the sales lady every day.
is parked in the warehouse, and the lawn work car that has not been used for many years. (Reporter Zuo Lu of this magazine Photo)
The then director of the Law Enforcement Supervision Bureau of the Ministry of Land and Resources, Li Jianqin, once publicly stated that the disguised development of high-end real estate and misinterpretation of relevant central policies have caused golf courses to "ban but not stop" since 2004.
From June 2011, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Land and Resources, the Ministry of Environmental Protection and other 11 ministries and commissions jointly issued the "Notice on Carrying out the Comprehensive Cleaning and Rectification of Golf Courses in the National". In 2014, the State Council officially issued a document to deal with illegally built courses in accordance with four methods: banning, withdrawing, revoking and rectification. In the same year, Hainan issued a notice requiring all cities and counties to stop approving new golf courses and their land, and strictly prohibit "leasing" agricultural land for non-agricultural construction. The development of golf on the island was subject to policy control and encountered a severe winter in 2015.
Since 2017, 11 departments including the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Natural Resources, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment have jointly carried out a "look back" for golf course cleaning and rectification for four consecutive years. "Looking back" mainly conducts a "second cleaning" of the stadiums that have been rectified.
According to Guo Rui's recollection, three indicators in the rectification are the bottom line: golf courses cannot be built in water sources, cannot occupy basic farmland, and cannot destroy the ecology. "If these hard lines are drawn, many courses cannot be done." He said that a stadium in Qiongzhong area was directly banned because it destroyed the forest.
According to statistics from the Hainan Provincial People's Government website, in 2017, there were 54 golf courses in the province, 3 courses were ordered to be banned, 1 course was ordered to withdraw, 1 course was ordered to be revoked, and a total of 49 courses in the province were required to be rectified.
Perfume Bay Golf Course has also received rectification requirements. Chen Weifeng, then deputy secretary of the village committee of Gangpo Village, Guangpo Town, Lingshui County, once publicly told the media that in 2007, the land expropriated by the Xiangshui Bay Golf Course included paddy fields, state-owned land, forest land, etc. However, according to Luo Ming's understanding, the stadium was fined 15 million yuan for "building without approval".
"At that time, we would get on the bus first and then buy tickets, but whether we could get tickets later is another matter." Guo Rui said that the golf course has always been built first and then approved, and obtained permission from local governments. According to the procedures of land recruitment, auction, and hanging, plus environmental protection and forestry procedures, construction started. Some local governments and private enterprises still do not understand the formal approval system and method.
According to Article 45 of the Land Administration Law of the People's Republic of China, "If land is used exceeding 70 hectares (1,050 acres) and it is necessary to submit it to the State Council for approval." However, in recent years, some local governments have overseen their authority to exercise golf land approval authority, resulting in the illegal abuse of powers that belong to the central government.
As of the end of 2020, the total number of golf courses nationwide decreased from 689 to 449, with a total of 240 closed courses (including 132 banned, 18 quit, 47 quit, and 43 voluntarily closed), accounting for 34.8% of the total number of courses.
Hainan Sanya Lan Haiyuntian Golf Course was clearly identified as a serious problem course in this central environmental inspection report. At present, Hainan Province has banned the stadium.
It is difficult to turn around
htmlOn April 22, the Golf Club of Hainan Delta Tourism Development Co., Ltd. announced that it will no longer carry out golf club operation business, and its Delta course will officially stop operating on April 23.
Delta is the first golf course in Hainan. Its location is very convenient to transport, 22 kilometers from Haikou City and only five kilometers from Meilan International Airport. Delta created the history of Hainan golf culture when most people didn’t know golf yet. Now, as the most historical landmark course in Hainan, it can only exist forever in memory, becoming another course that passed the golf cleaning and rectification in 2017 but fell down.
"It may be the same as us." Luo Ming said that after the rectification, the number of customers in the Perfume Bay Golf Course has decreased significantly. "Without the customers coming, there will be no income." Luo Ming said, "The company's capital chain is broken, the stadium cannot be operated, and the boss has no money to invest in." After the
was closed, Luo Ming heard that the company has been contacting potential buyers and financing parties, but due to changes in the nature of the land, the progress was not smooth. "This land can only be used as agricultural or golf course land. If real estate cannot be built, it will be a loss for any company to take over. Who dares to take over?"
Now, government departments in many places have successively announced the rectification results of local golf courses. All the banned golf courses have been stopped, the land has been restored to its original state according to the plan, illegal buildings have been demolished, and the courses that have been required to be rectified have withdrawn from arable land and public welfare forest land.
Guo Rui still remembers that a golf course in Shanxi was banned and asked to restore it to its original state, and the course was previously a waste mining area."How do you let it return to its original state?" Guo Rui believes that most courses actually use wasteland, and golf prefers hills, deserts, etc. that are not suitable for cultivation in the construction of the venue, turning abandoned and barren land into oasis. After the actual rectification, some stadiums on Hainan Island closed down and could only be abandoned on the spot.
The epidemic was blocked last year. The guests who had originally gone abroad to play football returned to Hainan, and the passenger flow of the stadium on the island ushered in a small peak. "Although real estate is controlled so strictly now, there are also stadiums that have a good survival and management. The key is that the business methods need to be changed, such as creating income through multiple operations." Luo Ming left his job and was at home, and he wanted to continue working in this industry next. Many industry insiders believe that the COVID-19 pandemic will bring another blowout. Although we have not seen a significant increase in the Golf population, at least the current population has increased the frequency of playing.
htmlOne April, someone came to the warehouse of the Perfume Bay Golf Course. Since the closure of business, forklifts, rolling presses, target sand machines, shuttle trucks and other equipment machinery have been stored here. Some of the equipment parts have been rusted. The company is thinking of sublease or sale. A mechanic repairman said, "The transportation fee is not enough for these to be sold, and no one wants it to be given to others."
came back from the warehouse, and Shang Tao also began to consider leaving. He was not sure whether he would continue to guard the stadium. "If this continues, my skills should be scrapped in the second half of his life." He thought about taking on some private work outside first.
In the hot summer, Shang Tao sat under the awning and remembered some past. On the court, every year there are guests who enter the hole in the No. 6 hole. Once, he happened to be on the scene. According to the convention of seeing the person, Shang Tao received a red envelope of 200 yuan, and the guests who played the ball also invited them to dinner. But now, such days are gone forever. (The interviewees in the article Shang Tao and Guo Rui are pseudonyms)
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Since 2017, 11 departments including the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Natural Resources, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment have jointly carried out a "look back" for golf course cleaning and rectification for four consecutive years. "Looking back" mainly conducts a "second cleaning" of the stadiums that have been rectified.
According to Guo Rui's recollection, three indicators in the rectification are the bottom line: golf courses cannot be built in water sources, cannot occupy basic farmland, and cannot destroy the ecology. "If these hard lines are drawn, many courses cannot be done." He said that a stadium in Qiongzhong area was directly banned because it destroyed the forest.
According to statistics from the Hainan Provincial People's Government website, in 2017, there were 54 golf courses in the province, 3 courses were ordered to be banned, 1 course was ordered to withdraw, 1 course was ordered to be revoked, and a total of 49 courses in the province were required to be rectified.
Perfume Bay Golf Course has also received rectification requirements. Chen Weifeng, then deputy secretary of the village committee of Gangpo Village, Guangpo Town, Lingshui County, once publicly told the media that in 2007, the land expropriated by the Xiangshui Bay Golf Course included paddy fields, state-owned land, forest land, etc. However, according to Luo Ming's understanding, the stadium was fined 15 million yuan for "building without approval".
"At that time, we would get on the bus first and then buy tickets, but whether we could get tickets later is another matter." Guo Rui said that the golf course has always been built first and then approved, and obtained permission from local governments. According to the procedures of land recruitment, auction, and hanging, plus environmental protection and forestry procedures, construction started. Some local governments and private enterprises still do not understand the formal approval system and method.
According to Article 45 of the Land Administration Law of the People's Republic of China, "If land is used exceeding 70 hectares (1,050 acres) and it is necessary to submit it to the State Council for approval." However, in recent years, some local governments have overseen their authority to exercise golf land approval authority, resulting in the illegal abuse of powers that belong to the central government.
As of the end of 2020, the total number of golf courses nationwide decreased from 689 to 449, with a total of 240 closed courses (including 132 banned, 18 quit, 47 quit, and 43 voluntarily closed), accounting for 34.8% of the total number of courses.
Hainan Sanya Lan Haiyuntian Golf Course was clearly identified as a serious problem course in this central environmental inspection report. At present, Hainan Province has banned the stadium.
It is difficult to turn around
htmlOn April 22, the Golf Club of Hainan Delta Tourism Development Co., Ltd. announced that it will no longer carry out golf club operation business, and its Delta course will officially stop operating on April 23.
Delta is the first golf course in Hainan. Its location is very convenient to transport, 22 kilometers from Haikou City and only five kilometers from Meilan International Airport. Delta created the history of Hainan golf culture when most people didn’t know golf yet. Now, as the most historical landmark course in Hainan, it can only exist forever in memory, becoming another course that passed the golf cleaning and rectification in 2017 but fell down.
"It may be the same as us." Luo Ming said that after the rectification, the number of customers in the Perfume Bay Golf Course has decreased significantly. "Without the customers coming, there will be no income." Luo Ming said, "The company's capital chain is broken, the stadium cannot be operated, and the boss has no money to invest in." After the
was closed, Luo Ming heard that the company has been contacting potential buyers and financing parties, but due to changes in the nature of the land, the progress was not smooth. "This land can only be used as agricultural or golf course land. If real estate cannot be built, it will be a loss for any company to take over. Who dares to take over?"
Now, government departments in many places have successively announced the rectification results of local golf courses. All the banned golf courses have been stopped, the land has been restored to its original state according to the plan, illegal buildings have been demolished, and the courses that have been required to be rectified have withdrawn from arable land and public welfare forest land.
Guo Rui still remembers that a golf course in Shanxi was banned and asked to restore it to its original state, and the course was previously a waste mining area."How do you let it return to its original state?" Guo Rui believes that most courses actually use wasteland, and golf prefers hills, deserts, etc. that are not suitable for cultivation in the construction of the venue, turning abandoned and barren land into oasis. After the actual rectification, some stadiums on Hainan Island closed down and could only be abandoned on the spot.
The epidemic was blocked last year. The guests who had originally gone abroad to play football returned to Hainan, and the passenger flow of the stadium on the island ushered in a small peak. "Although real estate is controlled so strictly now, there are also stadiums that have a good survival and management. The key is that the business methods need to be changed, such as creating income through multiple operations." Luo Ming left his job and was at home, and he wanted to continue working in this industry next. Many industry insiders believe that the COVID-19 pandemic will bring another blowout. Although we have not seen a significant increase in the Golf population, at least the current population has increased the frequency of playing.
htmlOne April, someone came to the warehouse of the Perfume Bay Golf Course. Since the closure of business, forklifts, rolling presses, target sand machines, shuttle trucks and other equipment machinery have been stored here. Some of the equipment parts have been rusted. The company is thinking of sublease or sale. A mechanic repairman said, "The transportation fee is not enough for these to be sold, and no one wants it to be given to others."
came back from the warehouse, and Shang Tao also began to consider leaving. He was not sure whether he would continue to guard the stadium. "If this continues, my skills should be scrapped in the second half of his life." He thought about taking on some private work outside first.
In the hot summer, Shang Tao sat under the awning and remembered some past. On the court, every year there are guests who enter the hole in the No. 6 hole. Once, he happened to be on the scene. According to the convention of seeing the person, Shang Tao received a red envelope of 200 yuan, and the guests who played the ball also invited them to dinner. But now, such days are gone forever. (The interviewees in the article Shang Tao and Guo Rui are pseudonyms)
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