The Nicklaus North Course at Golden Sands Golf Resort, measuring a championship fit 7,519 yards, was created by Nicklaus Design, and is already being touted as, “truly authentic golf, a heritage course for a heritage city.” It has been set up by Nicklaus to be, “the toughest golfing challenge in Vietnam.” As such, the course is reported to be 10 shots harder than any other course in the country.

 

The golf, part of the Golden Sands City development located only 20 km East of the Imperial City of Hue, is sculpted into the natural, undulating dunes topography of the area, offering widows to the ocean throughout the whole round. The classical characteristics of the layout include broad, fast rolling fairways, huge greens, and distinctive torn-edged bunkering that typifies the heritage derived  from original links courses where golf began over 600 years ago.