PGA Ocean awarded Vietnam’s Best New Golf Course 2022 title

On October 13, PGA NovaWorld Phan Thiet won a double award, including Vietnam's Best New Golf Course 2022 and the country’s top 10 golf courses at the annual Vietnam Golf & Leisure Awards.

"We are excited to demonstrate the outstanding course conditioning, playability, and special challenge offered by both the PGA Ocean and Garden Courses," said Andrew Bowles, Nova Golf Clubs Professional Director, a member of Nova Service.

Andrew Bowles receives Vietnam’s Best New Golf Course 2022 title. Photo by NovaGroup

NovaWorld Phan Thiet PGA golf course is one of many key facilities at NovaWorld Phan Thiet – the 1000-hectare coastal megacity-tourism-wellness with a 7-kilometer coastline.

PGA Ocean, which was designed by legend and former world number one - Greg Norman, was opened in April 2021.

The golf course is aimed at being the home of championship tournaments with world-class facilities, including a clubhouse, a GPS system to operate the advanced Golf Course Tagmarshal, a PGA-standard driving range, and so on.

PGA Ocean was designed by former world number one golfer Greg Norman. Photo by NovaGroup

The PGA Ocean Course, which is situated close to the East Sea, is recognized for its unique layout, which is a mixture of parkland and links-style land.

The undulating fairways are punctuated by stylishly rugged bunkers that are covered in local grass. Thus, visitors and locals can take advantage of breathtaking views of the East Sea at the golf course.

The PGA Ocean Course was also created with the environment in mind and uses 100% Zoysia grass, which consumes less fertilizer and water and assists to ensure that visitors enjoy a genuine golfing experience.

Additionally, thanks to the signature "mini fairway" tees that measure up to 100 meters in length, every hole could be set up in different ways to offer a varied challenge for golfers of all skill levels, from professionals to relative beginners.

Alongside PGA Ocean, PGA Garden has been open since January 2022 under the management of Nova Golf Clubs, which finally completed the 36-hole PGA NovaWorld Phan Thiet golf course.

The course is inspired by the Sandbelt region of Melbourne, Australia, with the iconic design of bunkers that are integrated right on the edges of the greens.

The first PGA Academy will soon be constructed here, and PGA Garden is anticipated to be among Vietnam's top-laid golf courses.

Representatives of Nova Golf Clubs, Pham Tien Van, Head of the Tournament Organizing Committee, and Eric Lynge, Asia Senior Advisor of Sport Marketing Survey, attend the Vietnam Golf & Leisure Awards. Photo by NovaGroup

Through the exclusive association with PGA America, Nova Golf Clubs aims to become the event management for both amateurs and professional tournaments on a domestic and international scale, thereby promoting the NovaWorld brand as well as NovaGroup, and contributing to the growth of local tourism.

Nova Golf Clubs anticipates serving up to 250.000 visitors annually by 2025.

Vietnam Golf & Leisure Awards is a bi-annual award honoring the best golf courses in Vietnam that have been organized since 2007 by Vietnam Golf & Leisure Magazine.

The panel of judges includes the leading industry experts and the votes of the public from both domestic and international communities.