Living up to Faldo’s playing reputation as a masterful tactician, Laguna Lang Co is a course that demands guile rather than power. Tee shots demand a choice between seeking to hit over mid-fairway sand traps or lay up for a longer second shot. Waste areas and forested areas on some holes also make it important to hit the mostly expansive landing areas.
The par-3 fifth hole has become a talking point. Incorporating large “chocolate-drop” mounds around the green that mirror a mountain peak in the background, it is the only hole with any obvious man-made influence.
There are many other standouts, including the beautiful dogleg par-5 finishing hole, playing a whopping 621 yards from the back tees. This is truly a hole to savour. Winding between waste areas and huge bunkers to a large, well-protected green in front of the large impressive clubhouse, it has a typical Faldo flourish.
Laguna Lang Co Golf Club is a key part of the luxurious integrated resort on a 280-hectare beachfront site.
Golf-playing guests benefit from full integration of the course with other resort facilities: discounted green fees, internal billing, free golf bag storage and a four-minute shuttle from the resort to the golf clubhouse.
Nestled in a crescent bay framed by a three-kilometre beach in Thua Thien Hue Province, the area is renowned for its pristine coastline, tropical jungle and rugged mountains.
Banyan Tree Lang Co features 32 one-bedroom lagoon villas and 17 one-bedroom beach villas on the shores of Canh Duong beach. Angsana Lang Co has 229 suites of 52 to 190 square metres, 100 of which have a private swimming pool and either mountain, lagoon, or sea views.
For more information, visit www.lagunalangco.com
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