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Asian Travel Media Danang, Vietnam

VIETNAM GOLF AWARD PUTS FOCUS ON CENTRAL COAST

November 19, 2012

Danang, Vietnam, November 16, 2012 -- The credentials of Vietnam’s Central Coast as one of Asia’s premier golf destinations has been confirmed by the country’s award as Golf Destination of the Year for Asia and Australasia by the International Association of Golf Tour Operators (IAGTO). The announcement at the annual IAGTO Awards Gala Dinner on the final day of the International Golf Travel Market – the golf industry’s annual travel trade show – in Portugal yesterday (Nov 15) inevitably focuses attention on the Hue-Danang-Hoi An region where three world-class courses, each designed by a modern great of the game, have been developed in the past three years. In 2009, Montgomerie Links, designed by eight-times European Order of Merit winner Colin Montgomerie opened midway between Danang and Hue. A year later, Danang Golf Club’s Dunes course, designed by former world number ...Read more...

CHIANG MAI ADDICTS

Alpine Golf Resort & Summit Green Valley Chiang Mai, Thailand

CHIANG MAI ADDICTS - RESULTS - NOVEMBER 13TH & 15TH

November 18, 2012

Chiang Mai Addicts results for Alpine Golf Resort, played 13th November, 2012 and Summit Green Valley, played 15th November, 2012.Tuesday's scratch event at Alpine Golf Resort was won by John Laidley with a score of 83, followed by H.P.Lee, Y.C. Son and Paul Di Mella all with 86. The stableford event was won by Harrie Sanders with a total of 35 points, from Cho Choon Ho with 34 points, followed by Tom Holmes with 32 points. Thursday's scratch event was won by Paul di Mella with a 78, by two strokes from H.P.Lee who carded an 80. Chamrat took out the stableford with 40 points, from Graig Mackechnie with 38. Congratulations to all and it's great to see some new names on the winners list. Scores for both days were: Results 13th November, 2012 - Alpine Golf Resort Scratch ...Read more...

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SHENZHEN China

GCSAA TO DIRECT EDUCATION PROGRAM AT ASIA GOLF SHOW - NOV 29 TO DEC 2, 2012

November 13, 2012

SHENZHEN, China (13 November 2012) -- Improved course maintenance standards will dominate the education agenda when golf industry professionals gather here for the Asia Golf Show, Nov. 29 to Dec. 2. The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA), golf's foremost facilitator of best course-maintenance practices worldwide, will direct the agronomic education program on behalf of show organizer Reed Guanghe Exhibitions. Reed Guanghe and GCSAA also partner in organizing and providing education at the Asia Golf Show's sister event, the China Golf Show, held in Beijing each March. Those who attend all three days of the GCSAA education program in Shenzhen will earn a certificate of completion, in addition to .7 GCSAA education points -- applicable to a wide range of industry-recognized certification programs. The cost of three-day registration for the event is 300 RMB. One-day registration is 200 RMB. ...Read more...

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Asian Travel Media Bangkok, Thailand

FAMILY THAIS IN GOLF DEVELOPMENT

November 09, 2012

Thailand -- At a time when golf course development is the domain mostly of multinational companies, three Thai families are showing that an important place remains for private family investment and management in the game that is sweeping Asia. These are far from small-time "mom-and-pop" operations. You don't become a member of Asia's most successful and prestigious golf destination-marketing program, Golf In A Kingdom, without solid credentials; nor do you receive industry accolades and awards, as well as record impressive visitor numbers, without good reason. In each case, the Phornprapha family's Siam Country Club, the Samakoses family's Chiang Mai Highlands and Muang Kaew courses and the Pongsak family's Suwan Golf and Country Club owe their current status in Thai golf circles to the foresight and dedication of the current chief executives' grandfathers.All were visionaries and self-made men ...Read more...

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Asian Travel Media Bangkok, Thailand

LAGUNA LANG CO SETS NEW STANDARD IN GOLF RESORTS

October 30, 2012

Hue, Vietnam, October 30 -- Coastal golf resorts, with every amenity on site – golf, hotel, spa, dining, water activities and other indulgences – aren’t as common in Asia as you might think. At the high end, they’re rare. So much so that you can easily count the number of fully integrated five-star seaside golf resorts in China, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines on one hand.This changes when Laguna Lang Cô, a world-class development by Banyan Tree Hotels and Resorts, opens this week on Vietnam’s Central Coast. The hotel/championship golf course complex puts a whole new meaning on the term “golf resort” in Vietnam, and indeed Asia. For few, if any, other existing facilities – on the coast or inland – match what it offers. For a start, the Sir Nick Faldo-designed par-71 championship course, itself scheduled for a ...Read more...