79 David Longstaff handled irrigation design, with Jebsen & Jessen Vietnam supplying a Toro system. “We were given about 75 hectares for the golf course and short-game academy, so we had plenty of space,” says McFarlane. “The forward tees come in at 5,000 yards and with it being a resort course, we put a lot of focus on providing easier angles into the landing areas and making sure there was plenty of fairway width for the less proficient golfers. It also stretches beyond 7,500 yards so it can play long for the big hitters, too. “True to the concept of seaside golf, we designed large, gently undulating greens that are around 750 square metres on average. The contouring of the surfaces is quite subtle with the occasional quirky little nuance here and there. There is a great mixture of greens: plateaus, punchbowls, on lake edges and the beachfront.” McFarlane expects the two beachfront holes to become favourites. “They share a setting that is majestic but will play completely differently from each other,” he says. “The parfour fourteenth measures 444 yards and plays towards a plateau green on the edge of the beach, contrasting with the fifteenth which is 341 yards Photo: Steven Halliwell The front nine winds around ancient hardwood trees of the Phú Quốc forest
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