Laiza Golf Club

General Sumlut Gun Maw of the Kachin Independence Army founded the club in 2004 after playing golf at a reconciliation conference in Yangon.

The golfers are mostly army officers or officials of the Kachin Independence Organisation but the course is open to the public and a round costs Ks.1,000/- – about 1 US$.

[1] The course has 15 sand traps and other hazards including the adjacent banana plantation and river.

[1] The caddying is typically performed by girls displaced by incursions of the Burmese army.

[1] Other tournaments have been held monthly but these may be disrupted by the level of military conflict.