Koreans laud Zamboanga as one

of Philippines’ best golf courses

text HADER GLANG

The golf course has a total land area of approximately 78 hectares. It is an 18-hole championship course, par 72, 6, 404 yards. The front 9 holes are layed-out on flat ground while the back 9 holes are over rolling terrain. Numerous varieties of trees provide demarcation for the fairways.(DOT-9)

“The golf in Calarian, Zamboanga City is one of the beautiful golf courses we have visited and played so far in the Philippines because of its challenging terrain.”

One of the Officials of Vodus Golf Korea asserted this on Sunday during their five-day visit to the Zamboanga Golf Course and Beach Park in Calarian, Zamboanga City.

They were among the four million Korean golfers who migrated to other countries due to lack of golf courses in their country.

“We only have around 220 golf courses to play upon in our country, thus the migration to other countries to accommodate the increasing number of players,” the official said.

"We lack golf courses to accommodate our players, and we like it here very much. The golf here is very good and there are only very few people in this city who plays golf," he added.

He said last month, there were at least 46 Koreans who visited Zamboanga City and played golf.

The Vodus Golf Korea officials vowed to bring in more Korean tourists and golfers to Calarian, Zamboanga City in the coming days.

They have also scheduled to bring the Korean tourists to the different tourist spots in this city before they return to Korea, it was learned from the Department of Tourism (DOT) regional office-9.(ZS)