Course Features
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Championship Course |
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Challenging 4-star rated course |
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Scenic ocean and sand dunes views |

Description
Located a mere twenty kilometers north of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam's first international-standard golf course opened to wide acclaim in 1994, and was given an official rating from the USPGA in September 1995. At over 7,000 yards at its longest, the course at Song Be winds its way between palm trees, lakes and stunning open vistas, providing golfers of all levels of skill with an enjoyable though challenging round.
The par-72 resort-style course was designed by Peter Dalketh Scott, and is renowned as one of the country's toughest. Successful play requires a combination of skill and concentration, with beautiful landscapes belying the testing nature of the 18 holes.
The mostly flat, Bermuda fairways tend to stifle much of the bounce and roll of the ball, so distance needs to be found in the air. As Song Be translates as "little river", a tributary of the Mekong, it is unsurprising that water features regularly around the course, with a challenging tee-shot between two lakes at the tenth.
Brief Song be Golf Course Features
| No.
of courses: |
1
x 18 holes |
Description:
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Blue
Tee: 6,384 metres, Par 72, Rating 73.7,
Slope 133 |
| White
Tee: 5,779 metres, Par 72, Rating 70.1,
Slope 124 |
| Yellow
Tee: 5,227 metres, Par 72, Rating 68.4,
Slope NA |
| Red
Tee: 4,526 metres, Par 72, Rating 69.8,
Slope 122 |
| Opened: |
1994 |
| Course
Designer: |
Barry
Hunphrey, International Golf Construction
Co. Australia |
| Type
of course: |
Caddy
/ Walking course with limited buggies for
rental. |
| Night
golfing: |
Night
golfing not available |
| Fairways
grass: |
Zoysia
Strain |
| Greens: |
Tifdwarf
328 |
| Distance
measured in: |
Metres
to the centre of the green |
| Distance
markers: |
Distance
markers in the form of different types of
bushy plants are indicated at 50, 100 &
150 metres from the centre of the green
Distances are also marked on a rectangular
concrete & placed on the ground |
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