[Field 3GO] Blackstone Jeju "Into the Living Landscape Painting"
Hallim-eup 27-Hole Recreation, Leisure, and Culture 'Complex Space'
KGA Certified 'Jeju's Most Challenging Course'
Popular Pork Bossam Combining Dombe Meat and Hinoki
Healing at Hyorine Minbak Geumoreum, Kim Chang-Yeol Art Museum
Golf culture is gradually changing. It is shifting from a personal hobby to a family leisure activity. Golf is no longer just a pleasure for golfers but a sport to enjoy with family. Due to this change, a golf course being good alone is not enough to be the best. There must be good field conditions, food, and attractions. We introduce the ‘Field 3GO’ golf courses that are perfect for spending happy times with golf.
◆EnjoyGO= Blackstone Jeju Golf & Resort is located in Hallim-eup, Jeju City. It covers an area of 2,314,050㎡ (about 700,000 pyeong) and features 27 holes. It is a place where those dreaming of ideal rest amid leisure, culture, and art can feel the warm leisure of life. It is neither noisy nor flashy. It is a high-class family-type golf & resort where you can feel the value and depth of life as part of nature.
Blackstone Jeju is a challenging golf course. It received the highest difficulty course rating certificate in Jeju Island from the Korea Golf Association (KGA). It is recognized as a tournament course. In 2022, it hosted the KPGA Korean Tour Bizplay Electronic Newspaper Open, and last year, it held the KLPGA Tour Jeju Samdasoo Masters Open.
The North and South courses are members-only, while the East course is a public golf course. It reveals a majestic presence in a mountainous area with an average elevation of 250m. It is located in the Gotjawal area of Jeju Island, which has primeval natural forests. Large, ancient trees have been transplanted as they are. It reminds one of prestigious foreign courses with a long history.
The North course offers refreshing and lively shots with the magnificent view of Hallasan Mountain and the Jeju sea as a backdrop. Throughout the round, you can enjoy forest bathing in the dense natural forest. Overall, it is a course with beautiful scenery. The greens are not easy. The South course features a wide pasture area and a beautiful coastline as its background. You can see the spectacular view of Chagwido and Dangsanbong rising above the sea. It is a course that requires strategic and cool-headed thinking.
The East course layout is artistic. Around the folding screen rocks reminiscent of Niagara Falls, you can see four holes at a glance. You can see Jeongmul Oreum, Dang Oreum, and Dol Oreum up close. Overall, it is sheltered from the wind and surrounded by dense forests. It gives a cozy and warm feeling. The hotel, reminiscent of European nobility, and a large lake are its features. The locker room is antique-style. The sauna using Jeju volcanic bedrock water is popular. It is perfect for relieving fatigue after a round.
This is Jeju pork bossam set meal, the most popular menu item at Blackstone Jeju.
View original image◆EatGO= The clubhouse restaurant offers a special taste experience. It is a space for customers who appreciate the taste and beauty of nature. You can enjoy special dishes prepared by professional chefs. Customized menus and fresh local ingredients are used seasonally every month. You can enjoy Korean, Japanese, Chinese, and Western cuisines. The signature dish is Jeju pork bossam set meal. It is a meeting of dombe meat and cypress. The tender meat and the mild, savory soybean paste stew revive your lost appetite. The three kinds of side dishes, leafy vegetables for wraps, and special sauce are also the best. Bossam kimchi leads the harmony of flavors. Ox bone and cabbage hangover soup, sea urchin seaweed soup, grilled mackerel set, and maesaengi abalone porridge are dishes you can enjoy without burden.
The start house and shade houses are also impressive. They are small restaurants in the forest where you can enjoy delicious food to satisfy your hungry stomach during the round. The hexagonal-shaped East course shade house offers a living landscape gallery where you can view five holes at once. The North course shade house is like a fairy tale place where you can hear exotic forests, gentle waves, and beautiful bird songs. The South course shade house is like a villa where you can see Chagwido.
The clubhouse, built with eco-friendly architectural design, is a coexistence of modern and past. The first and second floors are separated into spacious resting areas. It has villas where you can stay comfortably. There are a total of 50 units. The cozy interior provides a simple rest. There is also the Hill House Hotel, reminiscent of a European mansion. It offers classy services. It has 36 rooms, an outdoor swimming pool, restaurant, banquet hall, sauna & locker, business room, kids room, SPA therapy room, and sauna.
Geum Oreum is an attractive place where you can enjoy both sunrise and sunset.
[Photo by Korea Tourism Organization]
◆SeeGO= Hallim-eup, where Blackstone Jeju is located, consists of 21 small villages. The sea and oreums (volcanic cones) are beautiful. Geum Oreum is representative. It gained fame after being featured on the entertainment program ‘Hyori’s Homestay.’ You can enjoy the quiet Geum Oreum early in the morning. Watching the sunset at dusk is also very attractive. You can see Blackstone Jeju from Geum Oreum. Around sunset, traffic can increase and cause congestion.
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The Jeju Provincial Kim Chang-yeol Art Museum is about 8 km away. It takes about 10 minutes by car. Visiting the museum offers another healing time. You can also appreciate various artworks at the Blackstone Jeju clubhouse and hotel. Works by famous domestic and international artists such as Peter Anton (USA), Kim Chang-yeol, Yoon Byung-rak, and Kim Deok-gi await you. Around Blackstone, there are plenty of sights and attractions such as Seong Isidol Ranch, Wolryeong-ri Cactus Colony, Geumneung Beach, Jeju Beer, Hallasan Soju, Hallim Park, Geumneung Stone Garden, Greek Mythology Museum, and Track Eye Art Museum.
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