New golf courses and luxury hotels are putting Cambodia on the map as a rising destination for play

Layouts by the likes of Sir Nick Faldo are helping to establish the country as a rival to regional golf heavyweights like Thailand and Vietnam.

The great thing about golf (at least when you are playing well) is that it leaves you craving more. Visitors tackling either of the Brian Curley-designed tests — Lake and Palm — at Chhun On Golf Resort just outside Phnom Penh, Cambodia’s capital, can take advantage of a spectacular extra helping in the shape of the club’s bonus hole.

Accessible only by boat, the short 19th features a tee shot over a lake full of koi to an island green fashioned like a map of Cambodia. It is an undoubted highlight of the experience at Chhun On. But visitors needn’t hit a nation-shaped putting surface to divine a sense of place while golfing in Cambodia.

“Cambodia is a beautiful and unique destination for golfers,” says Win Zaw, Cambodia general manager at leading golf tour operator Golfasian. “Cambodians are warm, friendly, and show care for guests, even more than many neighbouring countries.”

In full: https://cnaluxury.channelnewsasia.com/experiences/golf-courses-cambodia-siem-reap-phnom-penh-246936

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