Danang Golfcourse

Golf in Asia

With modern facilities, internationally designed golf courses, and an excellent infrastructure, the availability of golf has developed significantly in Thailand. This has been evidenced by the World Golf Travel Agents Association recently awarding Thailand the 'Best up and coming destination' for golf vacations.

Thailand has hosted world class golf tournaments attracting such players as Tiger Woods, Ernie Els, and Colin Montgomerie to name but a few. Such courses as Blue Canyon in Phuket have played host to international tournaments together with Thai Country Club and Alpine Golf Club in Bangkok during the last few years. Thai Country Club will in fact host the high profile Asian Volvo Masters for the next 3 years.

There are 25 golf courses operating in the country, with more than 65 projects at some stage of development, planning, and construction. Among the existing golf courses, there are five 36-hole courses such as Vietnam Country Club, Long Thanh Golf Club and Song Be Golf Club in Ho Chi Minh City and King's Island Golf Club, Chi Linh Star Golf & Country Club in the Hanoi, twelve 18-hole courses including the exclusive Van Tri Golf Club and Tam Dao Golf Club, and three 9-hole courses, all around Saigon.

Lately several new golf destinations have sprung up across Vietnam. Hanoi now boasts 4 championship courses in North Vietnam. Danang, the site of the famous China Beach and home to Vietnam’s best seaside resorts also houses the 2 best Vietnam golf courses, Montgomerie Links Vietnam and Danang Golf Club. Further south, the old French colonial mountain retreat of Dalat with its old world colonial-styled charm boasts the unique Dalat Palace Golf Club - the only course in Asia to feature bent grass tee boxes, fairways and greens. Finally, the southern seaside resorts of Phan Thiet and Vung Tau also boast two and one top resort golf course, respectively. Obviously, the Vietnam golfing choices are as varied as can be found in any country. *

* Text from Mark Golfasian