Pun Hlaing Named Myanmar’s Best Golf Course
Updated: Jun 23, 2020
Excerpt from HEFFX Australia
“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”.
So said golfing legend Gary Player back in 2002. Of course, he may have been patting himself on the back when he said it – for it was Player who personally designed the par-72 course two years earlier in the leafy suburbs of Yangon.
However, the South African master’s statement proved accurate last month when Pun Hlaing Golf Club was named “Best Course in Myanmar” at the Asia Pacific Golf Awards 2019 in New Delhi.
“Pun Hlaing is a testing course for all levels of golfer,” said club pro Stephen Chick. “But thanks to its outstanding drainage, the course is playable 12 months of the year, even during the monsoons.”
Pun Hlaing Golf Course has hosted the Myanmar Open three times. Known as “The Pride of Myanmar”, the 7,124-yard course is a verdant landscape of rolling palm tree-lined fairways and water hazards, the icing on the cake being the final hole, the 18th, with its island green fronting the clubhouse.
Overlooking the 18th and with vistas of several other holes is Pun Hlaing’s sister hotel, the 4-star Awei Metta, which opened in December 2018. The chic business and leisure resort also won a design award recently ‐ as Best Resort Hotel Development at the 2019 Myanmar National Real Estate Awards in October.
Together, the hotel and golf course form the foundation of a superb luxury retreat for golfers, businesspeople, and a growing number of tourists to Myanmar.
Awei Metta offers guests a spa, fitness center, swimming pool and conference room, as well as one of the city’s top restaurants, Oscar, which specializes in French and Burmese cuisines.
Many golfers will take a particular shine to the hotel’s sophisticated Cigar Bar. Furnished in low leather seats, the lounge is a thinking man’s oasis where one can smoke and drink in uninhibited fashion while watching the action on the 18th. To accompany a fine selection of Scotch whiskies and cognacs, the discerning guest may opt for a smooth BLV Royal Corona cigar or a Magnum 46, two of Cuba’s finest.
All 46 suites at the five-story Awei Metta face the golf course. Ranging from 46m² to 95m², each wood-panelled suite comes with private balcony, office space and wide-screen TV.
Awei Metta is owned by Myanmar tourism trailblazers Memories Group, which owns and operates a myriad selection of resorts and travel experiences across the country, including its own island in the Mergui Archipelago with one resort, Awei PIla; yachting tours; eco-lodges; and arguably the nation’s most iconic tourist experience, the hot-air balloon flights of Balloons Over Bagan.
About Pun Hlaing Golf Club
Pun Hlaing Golf Club, voted best course in Myanmar by Asian Golf Awards, carries the reputation as “The Pride of Myanmar” and the No.1 golf club in Myanmar.
The manicured turf and beautiful surroundings of mother nature is the perfect place to enjoy a round of golf, whether it be for business or pleasure.
The 7,000+ yard Gary Player Signature layout offers some of Asia’s most challenging and rewarding holes of golf which are surrounded by lakes, the Hlaing River and the luxurious homes that form Pun Hlaing Estate.
The golf course is available for play 12 months of the year despite a monsoon season, courtesy of international standard drainage systems and maintenance equipment.
Pun Hlaing Golf Club is a semi-private club that regularly hosts prestigious tournaments and welcomes international golfers whom have the option to stay in the luxurious Awei Metta Hotel with a Gary Player suite overlooking the 18th green. Facilities include a large Putting Green, Golf Academy with coaching from a PGA Professional available for all ages and skill level, a Pro Shop and spacious lockers and changing rooms. The Golf Club has a vibrant membership with corporate options available and regular fun tournaments in addition to a signature annual Club Championship event. Also, the Golf Club boasts some of the best caddies in Myanmar who are experienced to ensure you have the best experience with the least amount of stress.
After your game, relax in Horizons Restaurant or on the Golfer Terrace overlooking those playing into the 18th island green. The restaurant offers a casual atmosphere in which to enjoy a delicious mix of Asian and Western cuisines prepared by the executive chef and team.
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