The Bluffs Grand Ho Tram Strip in Bá Ria-Vũng Tàu Province, Vietnam.
You can channel your inner gambler, on and off the course. The course, which is Norman’s second design in Vietnam, is the first golf resort in the country to be integrated with a casino, which sits a shuttle-ride away, on a bustling beach-side strip. Though development constraints prevented Norman from routing holes hard along the sea, he moved little land while fashioning a bouncy layout that plays under the influence of coastal winds. Situated on the coast, 80 miles from Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Tram opened in 2010 on a sandy plateau that overlooks the water and has the rugged feel of a tropical links. He’s bullish on the country - and its courses, in part because he designed a few of them. Īmong the many hats he wears - clothier, vintner, restaurateur, disruptor - Greg Norman is also tourism ambassador to Vietnam. Some of the villas have private splash pools, and all provide access to the resort’s expansive lagoon pools. Adjacent to the course without encroaching on it are the accommodations, a collection of two-bedroom villas that make for relaxing hideaways. This is lush and lilting tropical golf, with wide, rollicking fairways that play to impeccably manicured greens. Part of its appeal to tourists and expats is a cluster of fine golf courses, tucked into the hills above the coast, of which Banyan Tree is regarded as the best. Ī seaside resort town about 140 miles south of Bangkok, Hua Hin is known as both a weekend getaway and an international retirement destination. Ba Na Hills has lights, so you can play at night. And if the course feels too crowded for you by day, just wait until after sunset. The resort feels like a place apart as well, with a tranquil atmosphere that stands in quiet contrast to the bustle of Da Nang. And though it lies within easy striking distance of layouts by such player-architects as Colin Montgomerie, Nick Faldo and Greg Norman, it is situated farther inland, on higher ground, in a cooler climate, and features more dramatic elevation changes. This is Donald’s first foray into design, built in partnership with IMG Golf design. Tipping out at 7,858 yards, Ba Na Hills bucks and rolls along the base of mountains, 30 minutes from the coastal city of Da Nang, where golf has boomed in recent years. He has stamped his name on the longest course in Vietnam.
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