Stone Valley Golf Resort – spectacular course with excellent playability outside Hanoi
Stone Valley Golf Resort is located in the resort complex of Stone Valley Golf & Resort – 65 kilometers from Hanoi, and it takes around 1.5 hours to reach the golf course from the center of town. in Ba Sao town, Kim Bang district, Ha Nam province. Stone Valley Golf Resort is considered to be the most beautiful golf course in the North of Vietnam with 36 golf holes, each hole offers a different sense of golf challenge on the hill. (Now complete 27 holes)
The near-200 hectare site lies in a region known for river tours that weave through valleys between massive, vegetated mountains, and has served as the location for feature films, including King Kong. The site offers beautiful views from every hole. Stunning views over inland lakes that resemble Ha Long Bay are visible from the closing holes. With a prime location in Tam Chuc resort and the designer – Brian Curley, Stone Valley Golf Resort promises to be a destination for a fun experience for golfers, become a playground and the venue of the national and international golf tournaments.
The greens feature some very dramatic shaping including slopes and ridges as well as bowls and backstops, but always with fairly flat pinnable areas. The contours generally help balls get to the flag and are more intimidating than real. Fairways more often than not have kick areas that shoot balls forward towards the greens, making longer holes play shorter than their yardages.
IN COURSE
The front nine features extensive low-flow networks of streams and extensive lakes. Some holes have exposed sharp-edged rocks resembling lava fields. These rocky areas come into play on holes six, seven and eight. The driveable par-four seventh hole requires carrying a vast field of rocks to hit a speed slot fairway that directs the ball to the green. The latter has a dramatic 1.5-meter drop to a back, bowled-out lobe.
The greens feature some very dramatic shaping including slopes and ridges as well as bowls and backstops, but always with fairly flat pinnable areas. The contours generally help balls get to the flag and are more intimidating than real. Fairways more often than not have kick areas that shoot balls forward towards the greens, making longer holes play shorter than their yardages.
OUT COURSE
The back nine comprises some of the best and most dramatic holes. They include the short par-four fourteenth hole that requires carrying not one but two significant ridges to reach a landing area and green. The course builds to a crescendo, with its four final holes playing from the highest elevations, with views across the valleys and mountains.
The par-three fifteenth features very dramatic green contouring and a friendly kick-slope at the back, sending balls to the pin. Hole sixteen begins with a spectacular drop shot with the clubhouse in the near distance and turns right to a fall-away green with a strong backslope to contain shots. The par-three seventeenth and long par-four eighteenth play around the original quarry site, offering stunning views of contrasted turf, sand, rock, water, marsh, and natural outcrop backdrops, all with the high mountain vistas.
Design | Schmidt – Brrian Curley |
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Holes | 27 holes | AB: Par 72 / 7266 yards | C: Par 36 / 3508 yards |
Established | 8/2018 |
Distance | 90 minutes (65 km) away from Ha Noi |
Position | Nguyen Du, Ba Sao, Kim Bang, Ha Nam |
Night Game | Yes |
Grass | Celebration Bermuda, TifEagle |
Tee-time Intervals | 8 minutes |
Opening hours | 05:30-21:00 |
Closed on | Open everyday |
Source: https://unigolf.vn/golf-vietnam/stone-valley-golf-resort/