Alex Belt with extended traning at Angkor Golf Resort
One of Britain’s leading golf professionals, Alex Belt, will arrive in Siem Reap during the second week of January for a three-month stint at the Angkor Golf Resort, primarily to use the facilities at the award-winning Nick Faldo-designed course as part of his winter training programme.
Apart from focusing on his training regimen, the 30-year-old PGA touring professional will also spend time with fellow Britons David Baron, AGR’s director of golf, and Alan Martin, head professional, in providing a number of services to the guests, as well as sharing his expertise and experience with local staff members and golfers.
“David Baron is a close friend of mine and I have followed his career closely, which brought my attention to the AGR,” Belt told the Post yesterday.
“The course and facilities are world-class; it is a privilege to have the opportunity to be associated with the resort.”
Belt began the year by winning twice in Spain on the Evolve Tour, recording a nine-under-par round to tie the course record at El Valle. He has had nine course records in his short career in golf, a sport he took up after dabbling in football. Incidentally, five of those records still stand to this day.
Starting out as a footballer with Hull City, Belt moved to York City. But when he could make no headway on the pitch, he turned to the fairways. And this remarkable switch has changed the course of his life.
Belt will also make himself available to provide tuition and ‘play with the pro’ experiences through the Angkor Golf Academy.
He will be able to provide our caddies with valuable insights and we look forward to involving him in the caddy training programme. In general, his presence can only enhance the services provided and the guest experience here at AGR,” Baron said.
“This will be my first visit to Cambodia and I’m really excited to get started. I am very impressed with what they are doing for junior golf development and I’d be more than happy to help in any way,” Belt added.
