[THE 19TH HOLE REPORT]
Nick Faldo was a frequent visitor to Cambodia during the early part
of this decade, and he’s about to become a familiar face once again.
The British golf star has been hired to design a 36-hole complex
outside the nation’s capital.
The championship-length tracks will serve as drawing cards for Vattanac
Golf Resort, which is to take shape on 1,250 acres in the Kien Svay
district of eastern Phnom Penh. At build-out, the resort will include
houses, at least one hotel, and a variety of sports, recreation and
entertainment venues.
The resort is being developed by Vattanac Properties, which is also
building a 38-story office tower in Phnom Penh. The building, scheduled
to open next year, will serve as the headquarters of Vattanac Bank.
Sam Ang Vattanac, Vattanac Properties’ executive director, has
called his partnership with Faldo “a match made in heaven.” Late last
year, he told Cambodian reporters that he plans to break ground on the
courses “very soon” and expects to open them in 2013.
“We strongly believe in the Faldo design,” Vattanac said. “His
projects are always successful and provoke interest from clients.”
No doubt, Vattanac is referring to Faldo’s course at Angkor Golf
Resort, which opened in late 2007. The course sits at or near the top
of the list of venues to which Cambodian tour operators send foreign
golf travelers, particularly those who wish to experience the rich
historical treasures of Siem Reap.
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