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Angkor Golf Resort is a flat and very challenging course. Water comes
into play on 17 out of 18 holes and the course length is long nearing
7,300 yards with strategically placed bunkers throughout the course. The
beautifully designed contours around the greens are one of the Faldo's
features and are impressive. The greens have plenty of subtle undulations,
so your abilities to read the putting lines are tested. Some holes are
narrow and lined with high palm trees, which are used in Cambodian national
flags.The condition was superb as Paspalum grass made in America was used
on the greens and the fairways. It was slightly regrettable that the greens
were a little slow when I played. If the greens were faster, It would
be much more fun to play on this great course.
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A dogleg to the right, relatively short par 4. Plenty of high palms line
the fairway as with the rest of the holes, which resemble the neighboring
view of Angkor Wat. Two massive fairway bunkers are positioned on both
sides squeezing the fairway. The green is small and elevated with two
mounds in the center.
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A par 4 over water. The green is elevated and tightly bunkered in front
and behind. The green is not deep, so the right club selection is important. |
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| A slight dogleg to the left. par 5. Water runs down the entire
length of the hole on the left side. The green is elevated and guarded by
bunkers on the front right & left. |
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A very long par 4 that doglegs slightly to the right. A very big drive is
needed but be careful of water on the left. The distance off the tee and
on the second shot is a must to hit the green in 2.
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A long par 3 over water. The elevated green is deep and slopes left to right.
A large and deep bunker protects the right side of the green. |
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| A dogleg to the left, long par 4. Water runs down the left
side of the fairway and crosses the fairway in front of the green. The green
is elevated and slopes strongly from back to front.
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| A double dogleg par 5 with a slight doglelg to the left followed
by a dogleg to the right. Water runs along the entire left side. Massive
bunkers on both sides of the fairway come into play on the tee shot and
second shot. The green is elevated with deep bunkers right & left. The
green slopes sharply to right.
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A dogleg left, par 4. The left side of the fairway borders water that cross
in front of the green, so the second shot is over the water. The longer
the tee shot is, the narrower fairway becomes with the water on the left
and 3 bunkers in a row on the right. The green, which is protected bunkers
right & left, slopes from back to front.
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A slight dogleg to the left and a demanding finishing hole. Water runs the
entire left side from the tee to the green, thus pressuring both the tee
shot and the approach shot. The green is elevated. |
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| t is a 15-minute drive both from Siem Reap and
the Angkor Wat and a 10-minute drive from the International Airport. I could
choose freely the tees to play with. Public course. The practice range is
excellent to allow you to hit shots on grasses.
The other Nick Faldo designed courses in Asia are The Emerald GC, Great
Lakes G&CC, in Thailand, Mission
Hills GC (Fald Course), Beijing
Honghua International GC, Lakeview
GC, Wuhan International GC, Dali Stone Mountain GC in China, and Laguna
Lang Co GC, Ocean Dunes GC in Vietnam.
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A massive fairway bunker