The Shark's Third Vietnam Classics

Golf has taken Vietnam by storm - the recently opened 18-hole Links Course at KN Golf Links in Cam Ranh is a good example. Designed by former world No. 1 and two-time Open champion Greg Norman, this is his third golf course design project in the country, following the footsteps of his other two hugely successful links-styled design at Danang and Ho Tram

Greg Norman with KN Investment Group Chairman Le Van Kiem

“I would put KN Golf Links up there in the top 10 in terms of unique properties I’ve ever been able to work with,” added Norman, “I’m looking forward to the world actually getting to experience playing this fantastic golf course.”

Indeed, over the last couple of years, more than 30 hospitality projects have either gone up or broken ground along Long Beach, the southernmost end of which is the only real estate that sits between KN Golf Links and the ocean.

“The goal is to set a standard here by which all other projects to come will be measured. Having 27 holes in Cam Ranh by one of the game’s all-time greats is a major step in that direction,” said Le Van Kiem, Chairman of KN Cam Ranh Company Limited, the course’s developer, whose company also owns Long Thanh Golf Club, an award-winning 36-hole venture on the outskirts of Ho Chi Minh City.

“Cam Ranh is on the cusp of becoming the next great hot spot in Southeast Asia and having a Greg Norman Golf Course Design of this calibre is only going to speed that process,” said Simon Mees, general manager at KN Golf Links. “This course will surely help to strengthen Vietnam’s standing as an emerging must-visit golf destination, and we are thrilled to share it with the world.”

Norman makes the inaugural tee shot

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