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Oakmont: An interview with Gil Hanse

With the 2025 US Open arriving at Oakmont, Richard Humphreys spoke with the architect, who renovated the course in 2023, about what to expect

Martin Ebert: Design journey

With a portfolio that includes eight of the ten Open venues, Mackenzie & Ebert occupies an enviable position in the golf design industry. Adam Lawrence spoke with principal Martin Ebert to learn how they got there

Designs for the big screen

Chad Goetz and Agustin Piza discuss their design decisions for the virtual holes that featured in the first season of TGL

Bob Harrison: Wizard of Oz

The Australian designer has had a long career and, like many of his countrymen, has spent much of it away from home. Adam Lawrence listened to his tales from the road

Ben Cowan-Dewar: Shock and awe

Golf development firm Cabot now has properties in six countries. Richard Humphreys speaks with co-founder and CEO Ben Cowan-Dewar about what makes a great site, selection of golf course architects, and more

Team building

Turfgrass has launched its US arm with the appointment of John Lawrence, Adam Moeller and Brad Owen. Richard Humphreys speaks with them, Turfgrass founder John Clarkin and director of agronomy Julian Mooney to find out more

Brian Curley: Life of Brian

The designer has surely clocked up more air miles than anyone else in the business. Adam Lawrence caught up with him in between flights to discuss his career and his new venture with Jim Wagner

Oakmont: An interview with Gil Hanse

With the 2025 US Open arriving at Oakmont, Richard Humphreys spoke with the architect, who renovated the course in 2023, about what to expect

Martin Ebert: Design journey

With a portfolio that includes eight of the ten Open venues, Mackenzie & Ebert occupies an enviable position in the golf design industry. Adam Lawrence spoke with principal Martin Ebert to learn how they got there

Designs for the big screen

Chad Goetz and Agustin Piza discuss their design decisions for the virtual holes that featured in the first season of TGL

Bob Harrison: Wizard of Oz

The Australian designer has had a long career and, like many of his countrymen, has spent much of it away from home. Adam Lawrence listened to his tales from the road

Ben Cowan-Dewar: Shock and awe

Golf development firm Cabot now has properties in six countries. Richard Humphreys speaks with co-founder and CEO Ben Cowan-Dewar about what makes a great site, selection of golf course architects, and more

Team building

Turfgrass has launched its US arm with the appointment of John Lawrence, Adam Moeller and Brad Owen. Richard Humphreys speaks with them, Turfgrass founder John Clarkin and director of agronomy Julian Mooney to find out more

Brian Curley: Life of Brian

The designer has surely clocked up more air miles than anyone else in the business. Adam Lawrence caught up with him in between flights to discuss his career and his new venture with Jim Wagner

Sean Dudley
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New 27-hole golf course coming to Vietnam’s Long An province

A new 27-hole golf course is to be built in Vietnam’s Long An province.

Faldo Design has been hired to design the new course by Vietnamese organisation Hoan Cau Group.

The new course will be built on land currently used for agricultural purposes, located 60 kilometres from Ho Chi Minh City – Vietnam’s largest city.

The deal was finalised on 2 March, and design work is already underway. Construction of the first 18 holes will commence in the coming months.

“This site presents us with a very interesting opportunity to design a high-quality golf course by creating our own features that will include lots of water and landscape,” said Faldo. “I am pleased to be working with the Hoan Cau Group, a developer who already owns and operates two golf properties in Vietnam.”

As well as the golf course, the site will also be home to a hotel and villas.

“We are happy to be joining Sir Nick Faldo and his Faldo Design team for our new golf course development in Long An,” said Phan Dinh Tan, general director of Hoan Cau Group. “Hoan Cau is committed to a high-quality development in Long An and expect this will become the best golf course in the greater Ho Chi Minh area.”

The new course will join a growing list of Faldo Design projects in Vietnam and its neighbouring countries. The firm designed the course at Laguna Lang Co near Da Nang in Vietnam, which was completed in 2012. Faldo Design is also the firm behind two projects in Cambodia, designing 36 holes at Vattanac Golf Resort and 18 holes at Angkor Golf Resort.

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