Bird Survey in Angkor Golf Resort

Hoopoe (Upupa epops)

A recent bird survey conducted by Sam Veasna center for Wildlife Conservation, reported that there are currently 70 different bird species nesting and feeding within Angkor Golf Resort.

Good environmental practices have encouraged local wildlife to inhabit Angkor Golf Resort which is seen as haven for local and migratory bird's and other mammals.

In October last year, Golf Legend Sir Nick Faldo took time out of his busy schedule to release soft shelled turtles, an endangered species into the lakes of Angkor Golf Resort.

The green oasis of Angkor Golf Resort attracts 'winter visitors' such as the Hoopoe and White wagtail, amongst other species.

Indigenous sugar palm's, uncultivated grasses and wetlands all provide wildlife corridors, whilst enhancing the beauty of this international golf course.

Complete bird survey record:

No	English Name	Scientific Name
1	Barred Buttonquail	Turnix suscitator
2	Cotton Pygmy Goose	Nettapus coromandelianus
3	Little Cormorant	Phalacrocorax niger
4	Indian Cormorant	Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
5	Oriental Darter	Anhinga melanogaster
6	Yellow Bittern	Ixobrychus sinensis
7	Cinnamon Bittern	Ixobrychus cinnamomeus
8	Little Egret	Egretta garzetta
9	Eastern cattle Egret	Bubulcus coromandus
10	Chinese Pond Heron	Ardeola bacchus
11	Javan Pond Heron	Ardeola speciosa
12	Black-shouldered Kite	Elanus caeruleus
13	Osprey	Pandion haliaetus
14	Common Kestrel	Falcon tinnunculus
15	Peregrine Falcon	Falcon peregrinus
16	Little-ringed Plover	Charadrius dubius
17	Pacific Golden Plover	Pluvialis fulva
18	Common Snipe	Gallinago gallinago
19	Common Greenshank	Tringa nebularia
20	Common Sandpiper	Actitis hypoleucos
21	Spotted Dove	Streptopelia chinensis
22	Red-collared Dove	Streptopelia tranquebarica
23	Zebra Dove	Geopelia striata
24	Plaintive Cuckoo	Cacomantis merulinus
25	Lesser Coucal	Centropus bengalensis
26	Spotted Owlet	Athene brama
27	Asian Palmswift	Cypsiurus balasiensis
28	Common Kingfisher	Alcedo atthis
29	Black-capped Kingfisher	Halcyon pileata
30	Pied Kingfisher	Ceryle rudis
31	White-throated Kingfisher	Halcyon smyrnensis
32	Blue-tailed Bee-eater	Merops philippinus
33	Indian Roller	Coracias benghalensis
34	Coppersmith Barbet	Menalaima haemacephala
35	Black-naped Oriole	Oriolus chinensis
36	Ashy Wood Swallow	Artamus fuscus
37	Black-naped Monarch	Hypothymis azurea
38	Southern Jungle Crow	Corvus macrorhynchos
39	Black Drongo	Dicrurus macrocecus
40	Brown Shrike	Lanius cristatus
41	Scaly-breasted Munia	Lonchura punctulata
42	Eurasian Tree Sparrow	Passer montanus
43	Plain-backed Sparrow	Passer flaveolus
44	Paddyfield Pitpit	Anthus rfulus
45	Richard's Pitpit	Anthus richardi
46	Eastern yellow Wagtail	Motacilla tschutschensis
47	Common Myna	Acridotheres tristis
48	White-vented Myna	Acridotheres grandis
49	Black-collared Starling	Sturnus nigricollis
50	Blue Rock Thrush	Monticola solitarius
51	Oriental Magpie Robin	Copsychus saularis
52	Eastern Stonechat	Saxicola mauras
53	Pied Bushchat	Saxicola caprata
54	Streak-eared Bulbul	Pycnonotus blanfordi
55	Yellow-vented Bulbul	Pycnonotus goiavier
56	Barn Swallow	Hirundos rustica
57	Oriental Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus orientalis
58	Lanceolated Warbler	Locustella lanceolata
59	Dusky Warbler	Phylloscopus fuscatus
60	Plain Prinia	Prinia inornata
61	Nightjar species
62	Crake species
63	Idian Spot-billed Duck	Anas poecilorhyncha
64	Yellow-browed Warbler	Phylloscopus inornatus
65	Taiga Flycatcher	Ficedula albicilla
66	Ashy Minivet	Pericrocotus divaricatus
67	White Wagtail	Motacilla alba
68	Rock Pigeon	Columba livia
69	Common Hoopoe	Upupa epops
70	Chesnut-tailed Starling	Sturnus malabaricus

Orgill clinches Angkor Open.

Published Aug 18th 2009. Phnom Penh Post

An enthralling final day’s golf saw Hong Kong golfer Tim Orgill win the Inaugural Angkor Amateur Open.

40 participants from 11 different countries battled it out over the lush fairways of Angkor Golf Resort. There were four handicap divisions which allowed all calibre of golfer to win the coveted division title. After the first day Nick Toon of Alpine Golf Club in Bangkok lead the field by one, shooting an even par 72 to Orgill’s 73. 

Hong Kong golfer Tim Orgill win the Inaugural Angkor Amateur Open

Local Cambodian golfer Ly Hong was a further 4 shots back. However under the blistering sun of the final day, Orgill reached the turn in one over par to Toon’s 6 over par. However, with dropped shots on hole 13 and a double bogey on 16, Toons chances faded as Orgill held his nerve to win by 5 shots.

Notable winners of Division A Nett score were Nick Toon, Runner Up Robin Briars. Division B His Excellency Suang Heng, with Runner Up and Angkor Golf Resort regular Georges Ramorasata. Division C saw the colourful Emmett Mc Henry claim the title with Lao golfer Tong Homsambath in second place.
Ladies Division winner Nattaya Oracha from Bangkok won her division from countback from Lesley Saunderson.

The shot of the tournament came from Dillard Cheek who aced hole 17 to win the Sponsored prize from Tiger Beer. A big thank you to all those who participated and the sponsors for making Open a truly memorable event.

Golf legend Nick Faldo was made knight in Queen Elizabeth II's birthday honours list.

Published June 13th 2009. AFP

Faldo, 51, the former world number one, won six majors during a glittering career that made him one of the most successful European golfers ever. Famously single-minded, he won three Opens and three US Masters championships. "I was delighted to hear the news that I will be receiving a knighthood and am more than a little bit humbled to have been afforded this great honour," the new Sir Nick said.

 

Sir Nick Faldo

"I've been playing golf at the highest level for some 35 years or more now; it has always been my intention to do my utmost to develop this game both in Britain and abroad. "Golf is in so many ways a very British pastime, and Britain the true home of the sport. "I believe I join Sir Henry Cotton as the only other professional British golfer to receive a knighthood so to stand alongside such esteemed company is incredible."

Angkor Golf Resort Voted as TOP 3 NEW COURSE in Asia by Asian Golf Monthly.

Published january 2009. Asian Golf Monthly

Shenzhen (December 5): Asia’s finest golfing facilities were honoured at a glittering gala dinner to commemorate the ninth year of the Asian Golf Monthly Awards. 

Mike Sebastian, publisher of Asian Golf Monthly, said: "The response was overwhelming, underlining the ever-growing reach of the Asian Golf Monthly Awards. As we heard from many of the nominees, there is tremendous prestige and honour attached to the awards." 

Aerial view of Hole 2 par 4

Befitting its stature as the most comprehensive poll of Asia’s golfing facilities, the awards were handed out to category winners at a lavish gala dinner at the conclusion of the Asia Pacific Golf Development Summit.

BEST NEW COURSE IN ASIA

1. Jockey Club Kau Sai Chau (East Course)
2. Qinghe Bay Golf Club (West Course)
3. Angkor Golf Resort


Georgina Wong, president of Asian Golf Monthly, said: “It was a fitting way in which to acknowledge the best of the best in the Asian golf course industry.”

King of Malaysia plays golf at Angkor Golf Resort.

Published May 30th, 2008

It is with great honour that Angkor Golf Resort welcomed his Excellency; Tuanku Mizan Zaimal Abidan, Yang Di – Pertuan Agong of Malaysia on 30th May, 2008. This was his Excellency’s first visit to Angkor Golf Resort having been invited by Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen.

A cordial four ball between his Excellency; the King of Malaysia and Prime Minister Hun Sen enjoyed the splendid weather and perfect playing conditions. An impressive 7,279 yard par 72 layout provided a stern test for the visiting Malaysian golfers. His Majesty was suitably impressed with the condition of Cambodia’s premier golf resort and the facilities provided for visitors. The excellent condition of the course was also praised as well as the challenging design by Nick Faldo.  

Speaking through his aide his Majesty extended an invitation to Prime Minister Hun Sen to visit him in Kuala Lumpur and enjoy some of Malaysia’s finest golf courses. Perhaps a wager was still to be settled. 

Nick Faldo opens first golf course in Cambodia.

Published February 1st, 2008

Nick Faldo has opened the Angkor Golf Resort in Siem Reap and predicts great things for his company’s first course in Cambodia.

Energized by a two-day visit to Siem Reap and after playing his new 18-hole design near to the famous temples of Angkor Wat, Nick Faldo said:

“I am certain that this site and this golf course will become world renowned. We have designed and built a golf course that challenges all standards of golfers, from the casual weekender through to the seasoned professional. It is a golf course that will offer enjoyment to everyone and will hopefully have them coming back to be challenged by this strategic layout time after time.”

Under glorious skies, the six-time Major winner received a blessing from local monks and then conducted a golf clinic, passing on golf tips to the attending masses and showcasing his precision ball striking on Angkor Golf Resort’s 300 meter long driving range. This was followed by an 18-hole exhibition round to view his latest masterpiece.

Faldo continued: “Overall, I believe that we have created a course that offers great variety through all 18 holes and the fact that we have been working alongside such remarkable surroundings has been a real inspiration; the result is a strategically testing and very engaging round of golf. I believe that our course at the Angkor Golf Resort will help to put this part of South East Asia firmly on the golfing map.”

 

 "Our fairways are typically generous, but our bunkering style is impressively bold. The greens have plenty of subtle undulations and they reward and encourage a variety of approach shots." -  Nick Faldo.

 

 Adam Robertson, Operations Manager of Angkor Golf Resort, added: “Befitting a golf course designed by a master, Angkor Golf Resort has been built and constructed to the highest standards with every contour painstakingly shaped to meet Faldo’s discerning eye. But what is special about this course is that we, with the help of Nick’s expertise, have created something that will take golf to a whole new level in this country and the region.”

The next phase of construction at Angkor Golf Resort will see an integrated resort and luxurious residential community. The resort will offer a relaxed and secluded lifestyle in the heart of Cambodia’s most popular tourist destination.