Speaking at the event, Minister Nguyen Ngoc Thien said that Greg Norman is a legend of the sport of Golf. According to Minister Nguyen Ngoc Thien, Mr. Greg Norman has a deep affection and attachment to Vietnam. His company in Vietnam has proposed feasible and breakthrough solutions to promote the Vietnamese tourism brand, especially promoting destinations associated with Golf.
Explaining the choice of a golf legend and an entrepreneur to be the Vietnam Tourism Ambassador, Mr. Nguyen Thai Binh, Chief of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, said that the Ministry has considered a meeting to discuss this issue. In the coming time, the Ministry will join with the new Ambassador Greg Norman will have assessments of efficiency and outlined operational plans.
With successes in the golf field, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism hopes that Vietnam tourism will be strongly promoted through the beautiful image of Greg Norman.
On Greg Norman's side, he said he was very proud to be the ambassador of Vietnam tourism. Accordingly, his action plan as a 3-year tourism ambassador (2018 - 2021) is to use golf as a foundation to enhance the development of international golf tourism in Vietnam.
Greg Norman is a legend of the sport of Golf in the world. He has competed on the PGA TOUR since 1983 and became a world-class golfer in the 1980s and 1990s. With the nickname White Shark, he has won more than 90 championship titles in tournaments around the world.
In 2001, he was honored at the World Golf Hall of Fame with a higher vote rate than anyone else in history.
In the business field, Greg Norman owns dozens of global companies with his name with the Shark symbol as Chairman and CEO.
In Vietnam, Greg Norman is often mentioned by the press as a World Golf legend and his company is the author of 5 Golf projects in Vietnam. The most famous is The Bluffs Ho Tram Strip in Ba Ria - Vung Tau with the highest title of Golf course.
