Description:
Visitors marvel at the stunning French Colonial architecture and the stately Hotel Sofitel Dalat Palace in this small, central-highlands city. But for golfers, this says it all: the only bent-grass greens in Indochina. Located about five thousand feet above sea level, Dalat enjoys a cool climate that doesn't burn the sensitive bent--or wear out golfers. Opened in 1994, the Brett Stensen redesign plays hard and fast as it winds downhill to Xuan Huong Lake.

Playing the Course:
You'll get major rolls on the tightly cut fairways, so on downhill tee shots, such as the four-hundred-yard-plus thirteenth and seventeenth holes, longer hitters should use irons or fairway woods to stay back from the water. The par-three fifth requires a carry of nearly 230 yards over water to reach the green. But the 547-yard par-five sixth is even more deadly: Water lines the entire left side, and OB menaces from the right, turning the hole into a battle of nerves. The beautiful 387-yard seventh calls for a tee shot to carry two lakes, though shorter hitters may play to the left of the water for a 180- yard uphill approach to the green. The deep pot-style bunkers along the right side of the 374-yard fifteenth fairway make accuracy a must.