Song Be Golf Resort
Address
77 Binh Duong Blvd
Lai Thieu, Thuan An District
Binh Duong Province
S.R. of Vietnam
Names of contact for environmental and social issues:
- Mr Le Truong Quang Truong, golf course superintendent
- Ms Xuan Lan, personal assistant to general director
Phone: +84 650 375 5005 
Fax: +84 650 375 5003
Emails: Le Truong Quang Truong | Xuan Lan
Website: www.songbegolf.com
Course description
Operational since 1994, Song Be Golf Resort is a 27-hole golf course conveniently located just outside of Ho Chi Minh City, along highway 13. The Resort is only 40 minutes drive from the center of town and Tan Son Nhat Airport.
Course Designer: Wayne Grady Golf Design, Australia.
The three nine-hole courses offer various degrees of difficulty.
- Lotus Course - The Hidden Charm
Par 36 - 3221 meters
Features numerous lakes with an abundance of lotus flowers. Lots of trees, plants and natural habitat provide the backdrop to the longest of the three nines. - Palm Course - The Beauty of Nature
Par 36-3006 meters
Very attractive and tranquil course with a variety of palm trees. The new "back-to-nature" elevated halfway house, sitting amidst palm tress, provides panoramic views of holes 6, 7 and 8. - Desert Course - The Mission to Conquer
Par 36 – 3156 meters
The newest and most demanding course featuring narrow fairways, complex bunkers and an abundance of desert sand and rocky landscape. Requires accurate shotmaking.
Special features/accolades
Food and beverage
- The huge clubhouse offers several dining outlets, including The Golfer’s Terrace, a restaurant-in-a-garden in a zen-like atmosphere surrounded by trees, orchids and a fish pond.
- In 2007, our masterchef won two gold medals and four silver medals for his excellence in Western, Oriental and Vietnamese cuisines, including defeating 69 other contestants to be crowned the "Grand Champion" of the 2007 Vietnam Culinary Challenge organized by the Saigon Professional Chef’s Guild.
- Banquet hall seating 250 people.
Public recognition
- January 2008 - Received "The Saigon Times Top 40 Award 2007 for Sustainable Development", the only resort in Vietnam to attain this prestigious accolade in recognition of our commitment to environment. The award is given to companies which support local business, have good labour relations and no tax debt, contribute to the community through charity and environmental protection. The Saigon Times Daily of November 27 announced that we have also received this award for 2008.
- Received certificates of appreciation from various business groups and corporations in Vietnam to whom we provide monetary and other sponsorships for their charity drives.
Raising Awareness for golf
- In 2006 organized "Introduction to Golf" for 50 high school students in the district.
Key Achievements
Environmental
- During construction, many native trees and plants were left untouched and where needed, relocated to preserve local heritage.
- Minimum use of chemicals. Where possible curative rather than preventive methods promoted in our horticultural practices.
- Use of liquid fertilizer, hence leaching is minimised and water usage reduced drastically.
- 100% hand-weeding on greens and tee boxes.
- Non playing areas left untouched and improved to encourage wildlife habitat.
- Lakes are left in natural state with introduction of a variety of fish.
- Two new " REX " compactors being installed to introduce waste recycling and proper waste.
- Waste is internally treated at the sewage treatment plant instead of overloading public facilities.
- Major irrigation performed before dawn to reduce cost and load on public utility system.
- Grey water recycled from restaurants and clubhouse is channeled into the sewage treatment plant and the treated recycled water is discharged into a holding pond for landscaping and gardening.
- No city water is used – most water comes from rainwater.
- Extensive biodiversity, particularly important since the surrounding area includes towns, industrial parks and residential development with little or limited greenery and no wildlife.
Social activities
Creating and maintaining good relationships with the villages/communes around our Resort
through:
- Renovation of their temples and churches.
- Building proper storm water drainage systems to resolve potential flooding problems for the villages.
- Supply of basic necessities on a monthly basis to poor families.
- Provide perimeter security patrols outside our borders.
Contributing to the Province:
- Hospital - purchase medical equipment, like, ambulance, X-ray machines, ultrasound machines, handwashing equipment.
- Schools - providing scholarships for poor and outstanding students in primary, secondary and high school.
- Orphanages - Yearly sponsorship for an orphanage foundation since 2002.
- Raising funds through the organisation of charity golf events.
- From 1995 to 1997 and 2002, organised Vietnam's first charity golf tournament with all proceeds benefitting the poor in the Province, providing 40 wheelchairs for poor disabled children and the building of 50 charity houses for the very poor families in the Province.
Philosophy
"Song Be Golf Resort's corporate philosophy is reflected in our vision statement: To bless the community through the building of a resort that offer a unique life style created by a team of people who dare to dream. We do this by creating a safe, clean and green environment for our staff and guests."
Richard Wong
Chairman and general director
