golf - Tin tức mới nhất hàng đầu Việt Nam cập nhật liên tục 24h https://dathoavina.com/tag/golf Sat, 02 Nov 2019 14:45:35 +0000 vi hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.1 Vietnam world’s best golf destination https://dathoavina.com/vietnam-worlds-best-golf-destination.html https://dathoavina.com/vietnam-worlds-best-golf-destination.html#respond Sat, 02 Nov 2019 14:45:35 +0000 https://dathoavina.com/?p=1554 A golf course in Hanoi, Vietnam. Photo courtesy of World Golf Awards. Vietnam received the World’s Best Golf Destination 2019 award at the international World Golf Awards held in the UAE Tuesday. The country beat seven other nominees Argentina, Canada, Jamaica, New Zealand, Oman, Portugal and South Africa to grasp the awards’ top prize for the first time. […]

The post Vietnam world’s best golf destination appeared first on Tin tức mới nhất hàng đầu Việt Nam cập nhật liên tục 24h.

]]>
Vietnam world’s best golf destination

A golf course in Hanoi, Vietnam. Photo courtesy of World Golf Awards.

Vietnam received the World’s Best Golf Destination 2019 award at the international World Golf Awards held in the UAE Tuesday.

The country beat seven other nominees Argentina, Canada, Jamaica, New Zealand, Oman, Portugal and South Africa to grasp the awards’ top prize for the first time.

It also won the Asia’s Best Golf Destination award for the third consecutive year, surpassing China, Indonesia, Malaysia, South Korea and Thailand.

Vietnam has also been nominated besides two other countries, China and Thailand, for the Best Golf Destination in Asia-Pacific award, which will be announced in India on November 6.

World Golf Awards have been granted annually since 2014.

Voting for the awards lasted from February 21 to September 15 this year. Votes were cast by professionals working within the industry as well as golf tourism consumers.

According to the Vietnam Professional Golf Association, there were over 70,000 people playing the game as a leisure sport in 2018, up from 10,000 in 2009.

Vietnam has more than 30 golf courses of regional and international standards and 60 others are to be built by 2020.

The post Vietnam world’s best golf destination appeared first on Tin tức mới nhất hàng đầu Việt Nam cập nhật liên tục 24h.

]]>
https://dathoavina.com/vietnam-worlds-best-golf-destination.html/feed 0
Vietnam to host Southeast Asian amateur golf tourney https://dathoavina.com/vietnam-to-host-southeast-asian-amateur-golf-tourney.html https://dathoavina.com/vietnam-to-host-southeast-asian-amateur-golf-tourney.html#respond Sun, 07 Jul 2019 16:19:19 +0000 https://dathoavina.com/?p=639 Dam Vac golf course, the venue of Southeast Asian Amateur Golf Team Championship 2019. Photo acquired by VnExpress. The Southeast Asian Amateur Golf Team Championship will take place in the northern province of Vinh Phuc this month. The Southeast Asia Golf Federation has chosen Vietnam as the venue for the event after evaluating golf courses […]

The post Vietnam to host Southeast Asian amateur golf tourney appeared first on Tin tức mới nhất hàng đầu Việt Nam cập nhật liên tục 24h.

]]>
Vietnam to host Southeast Asian amateur golf tourney

Dam Vac golf course, the venue of Southeast Asian Amateur Golf Team Championship 2019. Photo acquired by VnExpress.

The Southeast Asian Amateur Golf Team Championship will take place in the northern province of Vinh Phuc this month.

The Southeast Asia Golf Federation has chosen Vietnam as the venue for the event after evaluating golf courses and the speed at which the game is growing in several countries in the region. The competition will take place at the Dam Vac golf course in Vinh Phuc from July 24-27.

The tournament will have four different categories: Putra Cup, the main event, for amateur male golfers 16 years old and above; Lion City Cup for male participants under 16; Santi Cup for females above 16; and Kartini Cup for females under 16.

The biggest amateur golf tournament in Southeast Asia will feature contestants from Brunei, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

Southeast Asia countries consider Putra Cup a preparation for the SEA Games 30 in November. The host Philippines have dominated the tournament, having won the Putra Cup 17 times.

The Southeast Asian Amateur Golf Team Championship was first held in 1961 by former Malaysia Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman, with the goal of enhancing unity among golfers in Southeast Asia region. This year is the 59th edition of Putra Cup, the 13th Lion City Cup, 11th Santi Cup and 7th Kartini Cup.

The post Vietnam to host Southeast Asian amateur golf tourney appeared first on Tin tức mới nhất hàng đầu Việt Nam cập nhật liên tục 24h.

]]>
https://dathoavina.com/vietnam-to-host-southeast-asian-amateur-golf-tourney.html/feed 0