DANANG, Vietnam — The growing interest in central Vietnam’s potential to become the world’s next great golf destination was on display earlier this week, when the first of two major golf conferences scheduled for Danang this year took place in and around the budding beach resort. The 6th Asia Golf Tourism Convention (AGTC) attracted a...
BALI, Indonesia — Less than a year since breaking onto Bali’s golf scene with a course unlike any other in Southeast Asia, Bukit Pandawa Golf & Country Club is in the running for a significant international award — ‘World’s Best Par-3 Course.’ The imaginative collection of 18 championship-standard one-shotters on the southernmost tip of Bali...
LANG CO, Vietnam — The first of three prestigious golf events to be held at Laguna Lang Co over a five-month stretch takes place Nov. 10-13, when the 2nd Annual Laguna Golf Classic is staged at the only Sir Nick Faldo-designed course in Vietnam. Hosted by Faldo, who designed the lauded links-style layout and is...
BALI, Indonesia — Bali’s evolution into a legitimate international golf destination gained some remarkable new standing last weekend with the opening of Bukit Pandawa Golf & Country Club, the fifth golf venue on the Island of the Gods and the first 18-hole par-3 championship course in Indonesia. Designed by Bob Moore of California-based JMP Golf...
DANANG, Vietnam — Ba Na Hills Golf Club, the newest championship course on Vietnam’s Central Coast, gained another level of notoriety on Sept. 24 when it hosted its first prestigious tournament since opening in March. Called the IMG Trophy, the 18-hole stroke-play event attracted 120 players from around the country who competed for a range of...
HUA HIN, Thailand — Brussels. Istanbul. Nice. Hua Hin. Barely a month goes by these days when some part of the world or another doesn’t suffer a blow by extremists bent on this or that. The travel warnings sound. Governments issue statements. And no one knows quite what to do. But when it comes to...
DANANG, Vietnam — Four months after opening on the outskirts of Danang, Ba Na Hills Golf Club is already poised to lead golf’s growth in Vietnam by embracing technology in a way no other course here has and rolling out one of the most impressive practice facilities the country has ever seen. With British PGA...
DANANG, Vietnam — Ba Na Hills Golf Club is lighting up the golf scene in central Vietnam. Literally. Late last month, the country’s newest golf course, which opened all 18 holes on March 25 on the outskirts of Danang, fired up its comprehensive lighting system, enabling golfers to play well into the evening. “We’re finding...
DANANG, Vietnam — Vietnam’s central coast is poised to make another move up the leaderboard of great golf destinations thanks to a calculated read by Bangkok Airways. On May 25, Thailand’s second biggest carrier will launch direct flights from Bangkok to Danang, gateway to four of the most impressive courses to have opened in Asia...
HANOI — Global golf icon Gary Player hailed Vietnam as one of the leading lights in the development of golf in Asia during a stop in Hanoi last week. The nine-time major champion and acclaimed course architect was in country to visit with the chairman of Vingroup, whose golf division, Vinpearl Golf, has engaged with...
