The golf courses in Myanmar have as much or more history than
those anywhere else in the world save the ones in Ireland and the U.K. A
strong reminder of the country's colonial history, golf in Myanmar is
somewhat unique in the way that the people of the country have adopted
the game as their own, continuing to build new courses and further
develop the golf culture of the country long after the British packed up
and went home. And the changing face of democracy in the country today
means that what were once complicated sights to see and complicated
courses to play, if only because it was so difficult to get to them, are
now wide open for anyone in the world who would like to experience a
bit of Asia's culture, perhaps from the point in history where it
collided with golf.
The exact number of courses in the country is still unknown to the outside world, some have posited in the neighborhood of 80. But there are around 10 well known, well designed, and well maintained courses around the capitol and in the Bagan region with all of the amazing stupas and temples. Even South Africa's iconic Gary Player designed one back around 2000, much to the chagrin of his countrymen. But fortunately for the Pun Hlaing Golf Club in the northwestern corner of Yangon city, international opinions about pumping a little tourist money into the country and it's finally starting to get the attention it deserves for its challenging 18 holes spread out over 7,012 yards of pristine sub-tropical paradise.
Player himself said of the course after a round in November of 2002 that "Of the many golf courses I have seen in the world, Pun Hlaing Golf Club has to be in the top five. It reminds me of Augusta, Georgia."
The views from the course are second to none. With the famous Sdwedagon Pagoda rising up in the background, and the Hlaing and Pun Hlaing rivers, you can actually start to believe that you've been transported into another time.
And because of the exciting political changes taking place in the country at the moment, a golf holiday in Myanmar needn't depend on great golf alone, though it would have no problem doing so.
If you are able to take the time to make it to the region soon, before the tourists have come en masse, you just might be able to catch golf in Myanmar, and its culture in general in an unpolluted, pure form.
The exact number of courses in the country is still unknown to the outside world, some have posited in the neighborhood of 80. But there are around 10 well known, well designed, and well maintained courses around the capitol and in the Bagan region with all of the amazing stupas and temples. Even South Africa's iconic Gary Player designed one back around 2000, much to the chagrin of his countrymen. But fortunately for the Pun Hlaing Golf Club in the northwestern corner of Yangon city, international opinions about pumping a little tourist money into the country and it's finally starting to get the attention it deserves for its challenging 18 holes spread out over 7,012 yards of pristine sub-tropical paradise.
Player himself said of the course after a round in November of 2002 that "Of the many golf courses I have seen in the world, Pun Hlaing Golf Club has to be in the top five. It reminds me of Augusta, Georgia."
The views from the course are second to none. With the famous Sdwedagon Pagoda rising up in the background, and the Hlaing and Pun Hlaing rivers, you can actually start to believe that you've been transported into another time.
And because of the exciting political changes taking place in the country at the moment, a golf holiday in Myanmar needn't depend on great golf alone, though it would have no problem doing so.
If you are able to take the time to make it to the region soon, before the tourists have come en masse, you just might be able to catch golf in Myanmar, and its culture in general in an unpolluted, pure form.
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