1. The Bluffs Grand Ho Tram Strip – Vietnam
The Greg Norman-designed Bluffs Ho Tram Strip golf course is located 80 kilometers southeast of Ho Chi Minh City in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province on the southern Vietnamese coastline. The Bluffs Ho Tram is a unique links-style par-71 golf course on a rugged site often accompanied by strong onshore breezes. The highest point of the golf course will give the golfers the full 360 degree views of the course, the coastline and the Grand Ho Tram Strip, Vietnam’s first integrated casino and golf resort.
According to the website top100golfcourses.com, this is currently the best golf course in Vietnam and Southeast Asia, ranking 10th in Asia.
2. The Ayodhya Links – Thailand
Completed in 2007 by the 30 richest people in Thailand, Ayodhya Links is one of the most exclusive golf clubs in Asia. Only qualified people are invited to this club. Unlike most coastal links the par 72 Ayodhya Links is located above a vast marshland that has been turned into undulating terrain and the streams and lakes, scattered throughout the course, are made by pumping water from underground.
This is the best golf course in Thailand and ranked 11th in Asia.
3. Hoiana Shores – Vietnam
Constructed by the Hong Kong-based Linksshape company and designed by Robert Trent Jones II, the course at Hoiana Shores Golf Club lies within an enormous 2,500-acre site to the south of Hoi An, a UNESCO World Heritage Site known as The City of Lanterns. Fittingly, the pins on every green are adorned with lanterns instead of flags.
The golf course is the first component of the Hoiana Integrated Resort development that will ultimately include more than 1,000 rooms, suites, and villas laid out along four kilometers of beach, along with pools and restaurants, a beach club, an entertainment facility, and a whole host of retail partners.
This is the second-best golf course in Vietnam and ranked 12th in Asia.
4. Sentosa (Serapong) – Singapore
As the best golf course in Singapore and one of the championship golf courses in Asia and ranked within the Golf Digest’s Top 100 golf courses in the world, The Serapong has been the host venue for the Singapore Open since 2005. Located on the scenic island of Sentora with city views of Singapore and exceptional golf course terrain, this Par-72 golf course is highly regarded by both professionals and Amateur players.
5. KN Golf Links – Cam Ranh (Links) – Vietnam
Designed and built by Gray Norman, his 3rd course in Vietnam and 104th worldwide, KN Golf Link Cam Ranh is a new resort under development along the beautiful Bai Dai coast. The course is carefully designed to provide a worthy challenge and excitement for all golfers. Players can choose from a choice of difficulty depending on the teeing post, varying from 5,348 yards to 7,152 yards, out of five pre-defined tees. For those who are interested in golf course design, they will certainly be pleased by the sophistication of Greg’s design. It’s a combination of beautiful greens, surrounded by treacherous bunkers and water hazards – all of which make up the distinctive design signature of Greg Norman.
According to top100golfcourses.com
