OLD COURSE · TRADITIONAL HANOK
DUNES COURSE · SCOTTISH LINKS
CHUNCHEON MOUNTAIN VIEWS
HANOK CLUBHOUSE · CULTURAL LANDMARK
GOLDEN HOUR ROUNDS
Korea's most culturally immersive golf experience — where a traditional Hanok palace meets a Scottish Dunes course
In 2015, Korea's golf world was transformed when La Vie Est Belle opened in the mountains above Chuncheon. Named after the French phrase "Life is Beautiful," it quickly became one of Korea's most celebrated and unique courses — not for one reason, but for two completely different reasons that happen to coexist on the same property.
This is the only place in Korea — perhaps in all of Asia — where you can play a traditional Korean Hanok-style course in the morning and a Scottish Dunes links course in the afternoon. East and West, ancient and modern, serene and wild.
The Old Course clubhouse is a masterwork of traditional Korean architecture — every beam, tile, and pillar constructed using ancient Hanok building methods. Designer Kim Young-taek insisted on using only pine from Yangyang's old-growth forests.
Walking into the Old Course clubhouse isn't just arriving at a golf club — it's stepping into Korean cultural heritage.
Entirely hand-built using traditional Hanok construction — no modern fasteners
Soaring 30-foot ceilings with exposed natural pine beams from Yangyang forests
Listed among Korea's Most Beautiful Golf Clubhouses by Golf Korea Magazine
Ranked #11 in Korea's Top 40 Golf Courses — the Old Course is its centerpiece
The Dunes Course is something the Korean golf world had never seen before — a genuine links-style course with undulating fairways, pot bunkers, heather rough, and firm running grounds that behave more like St. Andrews than Seoul.
Korean Tour professionals preparing for Western courses — including the PGA Tour and European Tour — specifically come to La Vie Est Belle's Dunes Course to practice. There's no better place in Asia to prepare for the conditions you'll find at Augusta, St. Andrews, or Pebble Beach.
Chuncheon's mountain valley creates consistent crosswinds on the Dunes Course — forcing golfers to learn the low punch shots and wind-adjusted trajectories essential for links golf.
The firm, fast-running Dunes Course fairways demand ground game skills rarely required in Korea — making it invaluable training for major-style conditions.
Authentic deep pot bunkers modeled on Scottish originals. Escape shots from these require a specific technique that Pro Jung will coach you through in real-time.
With fewer obvious "target" lines than a parkland course, the Dunes demands strategic thinking and patience — qualities that transform a good golfer into a great one.
"La Vie Est Belle doesn't choose between East and West — it shows you that the most beautiful things in the world transcend both."— TRAVEL + GOLF MAGAZINE KOREA
Days 6 & 7 of the A Premier Korea Golf Tour · 36 holes · Hanok + Dunes experience
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