Matthew Harvey - AHN Sports Reporter
Siem Reap, Cambodia (AHN) - In recent years, the golf scene in Cambodia has swelled considerably. The course Angkor Wat golf resort is PGA-rated, and was designed by Nick Faldo.
Built for both beauty and polish, it adds a recreational aspect to a vacation to Cambodia - one that sorely could use some diversions.
At present, tourism is not a booming industry, a stop for mostly history buffs who would view the ancient Khmer temples, side by side with the killing fields of millennia past.
Nonetheless, two million people make the trip to Cambodia, and while it's not quite as bustling as Cancun or the Bahamas, officials on the tourism board believe many of these folks would golf if they had the chance.
The resort is named for Cambodia's largest attraction, the 800-year-old sandstone temple of Angkor Wat.
The golf expansion in Cambodia is facing a serious drought as the world economy hits a tumultuous flux. The head of the Cambodian national golf association, Suos Yara, was hoping to convert the local into a golfer destination, though progress has become slower.
At present, there are four high-caliber golf courses under construction. They are hoping to double their total intake of golfing tourists by 2011, but whether or not this plan will survive the drop in visitors due to the crisis is yet to be determined.
One thing they have working for them: golf has always been seen as recession proof. Even in the Great Depression era of the United States, golfing was a busy industry, and many professionals were still making a decent living at it.
Light also can be seen at the end of their tunnel, as the Asia Golf Tour will bring talent to them in December for the Cambodian Open.
Siem Reap, Cambodia (AHN) - In recent years, the golf scene in Cambodia has swelled considerably. The course Angkor Wat golf resort is PGA-rated, and was designed by Nick Faldo.
Built for both beauty and polish, it adds a recreational aspect to a vacation to Cambodia - one that sorely could use some diversions.
At present, tourism is not a booming industry, a stop for mostly history buffs who would view the ancient Khmer temples, side by side with the killing fields of millennia past.
Nonetheless, two million people make the trip to Cambodia, and while it's not quite as bustling as Cancun or the Bahamas, officials on the tourism board believe many of these folks would golf if they had the chance.
The resort is named for Cambodia's largest attraction, the 800-year-old sandstone temple of Angkor Wat.
The golf expansion in Cambodia is facing a serious drought as the world economy hits a tumultuous flux. The head of the Cambodian national golf association, Suos Yara, was hoping to convert the local into a golfer destination, though progress has become slower.
At present, there are four high-caliber golf courses under construction. They are hoping to double their total intake of golfing tourists by 2011, but whether or not this plan will survive the drop in visitors due to the crisis is yet to be determined.
One thing they have working for them: golf has always been seen as recession proof. Even in the Great Depression era of the United States, golfing was a busy industry, and many professionals were still making a decent living at it.
Light also can be seen at the end of their tunnel, as the Asia Golf Tour will bring talent to them in December for the Cambodian Open.
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