Ho Chi Minh Golf Trail

Located at an altitude of 1,000 meters above sea level, Thanh Lanh Valley Golf & Resort has a cool climate all year round, with an average temperature of 18-25 degrees Celsius. Perfect golf conditions make the two-hour drive from Hanoi worth the effort. A bypass road connecting Tam Dao, Thanh Lanh, and Dai Lai golf areas makes several excellent golf clubs easily reachable.

Located 45 kilometers from central Hanoi, Sky Lake Resort & Golf Club comprises two contrasting 18-hole courses – the Sky Course and the Lake Course. Sky Lake Resort & Golf Club, in 2015, won awards as both the best championship course in Vietnam and the 5th best course in Vietnam., making the resort the only Hanoi golf club to receive such notoriety. Korean architect Mr. Ahn Moon Hwan of Bori Golf designed all 36-holes.

Ba Na Hills Golf Club is 25 minutes inland from Danang, Vietnam, near the foothills of the cable car station leading to Bana Hills. The IMG managed Da Nang golf course is the first Luke Donald-designed course in Asia and the world.

Ba Na Hills Vietnam is laid out in several valleys of the surrounding mountain ranges. The Ba Na Hills mountain course has a diverse mix of natural topography and vegetation. The holes at higher elevations have nice vantage points with spectacular views of the valleys below.

The site has a fair amount of elevation change and many natural features like large hardwood trees and streams that meander through several holes.  At 7,858 yards in length, the par-72 golf course provides a balance of challenge and enjoyment for golfers of all skill levels. The varying lengths of each hole and different lies resulting from the rolling hills and elevations changes ensure the use of various shots throughout the 18 holes.

The front nine holes form a traditional parkland course surrounded by pine forests—the back nine play along and up-and-down the surrounding hills with many blind shots and doglegs. Needless to say, these holes are the more dramatic and challenging ones.

Bunkering at Ba Na Hills Danang is unique, with long grass around the edges and the face of each hazard. The sand is only partly visible from the tees and fairway approach shots. The greens are angled from the fairways and only slightly undulated. There is a good variety of pin positions and approach shots.

Some of the most memorable holes are the 4th and 5th. They are both par-5, but only #4 is reachable in two. The long #5 starts with carry-over water followed by two well-struck long irons or hybrids to reach the protected green regulation. The 10th hole is an easy par-4 that plays upwards to one of the highest points on the golf course. There is an excellent photo opportunity from the green. The par-3 12th goes the opposite way downhill and is also one of the most picturesque places at Ba Na Hills.

First-class facilities at Ba Na Hills include a modern contemporary designed clubhouse, grass driving range and practice areas, and a well-stocked pro shop. The restaurant offers panoramic views of the golf course and serves a wide range of dishes, with the Vietnamese selections being by far the best on the menu.

Being managed by IMG, Ba Na Hills Golf Club operates to international standards.  All 18 holes are floodlit, which detracts from the otherwise natural beauty but does allow golfers who have a late start to finish their rounds.

Hoiana Shores Golf Club is the first Robert Trent Jones II Golf Course Architects (RTJ II) golf course in Vietnam. Forty-five minutes south of Danang International Airport and 8 kilometers south of the Hoi An Ancient Town UNESCO World Heritage Site, Hoiana Shores plays through dunes along the Vietnamese coastline. The town is known as 'The City of Lanterns,' and fittingly, lanterns instead of flags top the pins at Hoiana.

The Twin Doves Golf Club offers a 27-hole international standard championship members golf course. Located 1.5 hours from Saigon, the Twin Doves parkland course separates Luna, Mare, and Sole into three nines. The Saigon golf course is one of the best-conditioned layouts in the Saigon area and uses Paspalum turf and extensive landscaping.

The Long Thanh Golf Club offers 36 holes in the former rice paddies and scenic countryside surrounding Saigon. The Ho Chi Minh City golf course is located 30 kilometers north of the city on a bluff with unobstructed views of the Vietnamese capital.

The Dalat at 1200 Country Club is situated 15 minutes from the Dalat Airport. The combined effort of Peter Rousseau (P&Z design) and Kyi Hla Han (Asian Tour), the alpine course is sprawled across 2,100 acres of a hilly pine tree forest with a 450-acre natural spring-fed lake at its center. The fresh alpine air, hilly surrounds and temperate weather give the site a mountainous feel more reminiscent of Switzerland than Vietnam. The Dalat at 1200 was the first course in Vietnam to officially host the KLPGA in 2015 where over 100 female professional players competed.