47 header text Am, sit aribus quiscit, comnien imustiundit aliatem Construction of a new golf course at Amber Hills Golf & Resort in Bắc Giang, Vietnam, will begin this October. The Rock Valley project is a collaboration between Paul Albanese, the architect that designed the resort’s Hillside layout, and professional golfer KJ Choi. “The goal for this course is to be very friendly to golfers yet maintain a strategic interest and challenge,” said Albanese. “We will incorporate a set of back tees that will certainly challenge professionals. The fairways on this course will be much wider than on the first layout due to the fact there will not be as many boundaries and slope constraints.” Albanese collaborates with KJ Choi for new Vietnam course Development group Cabot has acquired Castle Stuart in Inverness, Scotland, and has hired Tom Doak to design and build a new 18-hole course. The resort will be renamed Cabot Highlands while the existing eighteen-hole course, a collaboration between Gil Hanse and the late Mark Parsinen, will continue as Castle Stuart. “We are honoured to be a steward of the land and carry the original vision for the property forward,” said Ben Cowan-Dewar, CEO and co-founder of Cabot. Doak said: “Our goal is to create a distinctly Scottish golf experience that appeals to players at all levels with an authentic links-style course that puts the golf holes front and centre.” The new course will enter construction in 2023 and is expected to open in 2024. Cabot reveals plans for new Doak course at Castle Stuart Photo: Cabot Highlands Muscat Resorts in Oman will reopen its Paul Thomas-designed golf course in 2023. The layout had been closed since 2020, due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, but is now under the ownership of investment company Ominvest and managed by Troon Golf. New operations manager Freddie Rexstrew will work alongside superintendent Francisco Blázquez Pacheco to ensure all playing surfaces are in pristine condition, with the resort also adding a TopTrace Range – the first in the country. “I’m looking forward to working closely with Ominvest,” said Rexstrew. “To build something truly special and unique, not just within the Sultanate but also the Middle East.” Muscat Resorts in Oman to reopen in 2023 Photo: Muscat Resorts Photo: Albanese & Lutzke
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