This is part of a huge new resort complex that was built on a desert island off the coast of central Vietnam. When this writer could see the area from a distant mountain top in 1969, it was a desolate, sandy wind scow hugging the coast in the South China Sea and appeared to be a worthless piece of real estate.
A consortium with tons of backing by foreign investors hired hundreds of construction workers and unskilled laborers to lay sod on sheer sand. It was watered by monsoon rains and a thousand loads of tank trucks filled with water for irrigating the newly laid sod. This writer never thought it would work under the intense sun at about 14 degrees north latitude.
Here's the result of sod on sand (and a lot of water), green lush lawns and fairways. The hotel has 200 rooms ranging from 200 usd to 1000 usd per night. Luxury amenities abound, including several restaurants, a spa, lounges, karaoke, pubs, tennis courts and even a pagoda. There are villas to purchase and condos starting at 250,000 to one million usd.
Playing 18 holes will cost about $110. Weekends are a little more. One can play 9 holes for about half the price, plus a little more on the weekends. Golf clubs may be rented for about $64 and carts @ $35. I don't think you'll find too many golfers walking, if ever.
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