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Dalat Palace GC
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overview
A French architect imagined this layout in 1922, but it took stimulation from the country’s most prominent golf backer (Bao Dai, the last emperor of Vietnam) to spur its ultimate construction nearly a decade later. Today, it’s the top-rated course in Vietnam — for its classic design chops, for the incredible rise and fall of its terrain, and for its flawless bentgrass conditions. Indeed, Dalat Palace is one of the few bentgrass layouts in SE Asia, thanks to Dalat’s cooler, mile-high climate. The course itself, measuring 7,009 yards (6409 meters) from the tips, is an uninterrupted string of inventive, demanding golf holes. Its twists and undulations are breathtaking and the landscaped outlying areas are a flower maven’s delight, with bougainvillea, red salvia, impatiens, mimosa and hydrangeas.
features

• SIGNATURES: The par-5 6th hole, with water all along the left and a peninsula green is scenic and scary; the 16th is the best of several par-4s where the approach plays downhill, then uphill over water.

• GETTING THERE: Dalat is located in the southern highlands, a mile above sea level, and a quick, 30-minute flight from Ho Chi Minh City.

• ROUTE 66: Remember Billy Casper as you walk the course. A month after he won the U.S. Open in 1966, he played the Dalat course on a USO tour of Vietnam.

• ROUTE 66 II: The course record here is 66, and it belongs to American pro Jeff Puchalski, former executive with DPGC’s ownership group.

• JOLLY GOOD: The clubhouse at Dalat Palace GC is an authentic Tudor-style model that longtime Dalat resident Antoine Siriot describes as “suitably English.”

• TOPS IN ASIA: In late 2006, Asian Golf Monthly magazine ranked the top courses in all of Asia. Dalat Palace placed 10th on that list.

contact
Dalat Palace Golf Club can be reached at +84 (63) 821201 or by visiting www.dalatresorts.com.
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