Cambodia

In 2006, the new 7,145-yard Phokeethra Country Club in Siem Reap opened for play, bringing a world-class course to Cambodia and a tourism boost to the stunning area famous for its 1,000-year-old Angkor temples. In 2008, the Nick Faldo-designed layout at Angkor Resort was unveiled, raising Siem Reap's golfing bar even higher. The best course that's currently located reasonably close to the capital is Garden City Golf Club, which opened in 2013, but that may change. Sir Nick's first course (the East) at the Vattanac Golf Resort opened in May 2019 on the outskirts of Phnom Penh and the resort's second layout (the West) made its debut six months later, in November. Further afield in Koh Kong on the Gulf of Thailand coast, we're keeping an eye on developments at the Dara Sakor Resort, Cambodia's first casino facility, which opened in 2015. 54 golf holes designed by a local architect called Ocean, Mountain and Links are part of the master plan.