singapore Re-Making a "Classic"

After a two-year overhaul, the Classic course at Laguna National Golf & Country Club officially re-opened last month.

The Classic course -– now known as the World Classic -– was redesigned by Andy Dye, its original designer and also the designer of Laguna National’s Masters course.

Kevin Kwee, the club’s owner, directed Dye to create a “stadium” course -– the first of its kind in Asia, according to one source -– that can accommodate major tournaments. Dye ended up creating a 7,800-yard track that’s something of a replica course, where each hole has been “inspired” by holes from some world-famous courses, including Augusta National Golf Club, TPC Sawgrass, and Kiawah Island’s Ocean course. (“It’s the future of golf,” he said in a press release.)

Kwee, an auto dealer and the executive director of Group Exklusiv, hopes to add a 150- to 200-room hotel sometime in the future.

LagunaGolf.com.sg