NovaWorld Phan Thiet last week opened a part of the exclusive PGA Ocean golf course.

The opening was part of activities to mark the 46th Binh Thuan Province Liberation Day on April 19.

PGA Ocean Golf Course is one of two 18-hole golf courses right inside the 1,000-hectare NovaWorld Phan Thiet complex in the south-central province.

The two are also the only golf courses in Viet Nam to meet the international standards and have exclusive rights from the Professional Golfers’ Association (PGA) to organise the tournaments.

PGA Ocean, built on an area of 88.4 hectares, has a coastal golf course style.

It is one of the longest in Viet Nam with a length of 7,400 yards and a par 72.

The course uses the zeon zoysia and primo zoysia varieties of grasses that do not need much fertilising or watering, which makes the course very environment-friendly.

Designed by legendary Australian golfer Greg Norman, it has a view of Phan Thiet Bay.

The entire golf course complex is expected to be finished in the third quarter of 2021, when it will become one of the top courses in the south of the country.

When it opens, it will promote golf tourism in Viet Nam, attracting a large number of international visitors.

Soon Novaland plans to tie up with the PGA to organise international standard golf training. The training will range from basic to advanced levels to uncover future golf champions.

The PGA will also sponsor exclusive Novaland golf brands.

In addition, Novaland will also collaborate with IMG, a global sports, fashion, events, and media company, to organise international golf tournaments and attract famous stars.

The first will be a friendly event, the 2021 NovaWorld Friendship, played on the day the golf course is inaugurated.

It will become an annual event at NovaWorld Phan Thiet.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, a Novaland executive said: “We hope today's event will mark the beginning of Vietnamese golfers joining the international golfing community and Phan Thiet becoming an annual destination for professional golfers from around the world.”

A province People's Committee official said: “Binh Thuan highly appriciates the efforts of strategic investors such as Novaland.They are not only contributing to diversifying tourism products, but also joining hands with local authorities for promoting tourism, training and improving the skills of local workers, providing jobs, and undertaking many other long-term social activities.

Along with phase 1 of the beach park, Florida resort townhouses and coastal food street, the PGA Ocean golf course will complete NovaWorld Phan Thiet.

NovaWorld Phan Thiet is gradually becoming an attractive tourism-health and investment destination, making an enormous contribution to the local economy and raising Viet Nam's profile in the international resort real estate market.

Phan Thiet is famous for its blue sea, white sand, golden sunshine, and predictable climate all year round.

Spread over an area of ​​1,000 hectares and along a seven-kilometre stretch of coastline, NovaWorld Phan Thiet received consultancy from McKinsey & Company on how to become an attractive destination for shopping, dining, entertainment, education, health, and sport.

Developed at a cost of nearly US$5 billion, it has a myriad unique facilities for the community such as a theme park and water park, 7,000-seat indoor arena for performing arts, the golf course cluster, 3,500-seat tennis arena, 42.195km marathon course, nighttime entertainment center, bikini beach park operated by the famous Finns Beach Club, hospitals, a beauty salon, nursing training schools, restaurants, and hotels.

It also makes Phan Thiet an ideal destination for MICE tourism, health, team building activities, and a summer destination for international students.

Other international events like Olympic sports competitions, kite surfing and beauty, fashion and music contests will also be held here.