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Vietnam

Officially known as the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the Vietnamese nation has emerged strongly following 30 years of war, which thankfully ended in the mid-1970s. The country now enjoys strong economic growth, and with its long South China Sea coastline and river deltas, the country can now focus on its pure and natural beauty. With divine beaches, towering mountains and vibrant cities, it is no wonder that Vietnam is fast becoming one of the world’s most exciting destinations.

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  1. The Greg Norman-designed golf course at The Bluffs Gran Ho Tram, took all of ten years to come to fruition after it was first earmarked for investment back in 2004...

  2. The course at Hoiana Shores Golf Club lies within an enormous 2,500-acre site to the south of Hoi An, a UNESCO World Heritage Site known as The City of Lanterns. Fittingly, the pins on every green are adorned with lanterns instead of flags.

  3. KN Golf Links Cam Ranh is located at the southernmost end of a long and gently curving sandy sweep, interrupted only by a naturally rugged headland where the height of the terrain allows for a number of remarkable viewpoints.

  4. The Dunes course at Danang Golf Club (now called Norman) opened to critical acclaim in 2010 with its designer, Greg Norman, saying, “You’d be doing a very poor job to make a boring course out of a site like this”.

  5. Officially opened by its designer, 6-time Major winner Sir Nick Faldo, in March of 2013, the Laguna Lang Co golf course is situated on the East Sea coastline...

  6. Developed by Sun Group, a leading Vietnamese investor, the course at Ba Na Hills Golf Club is Luke Donald’s first foray into golf course design.

  7. The Sky Lake Resort & Golf Club facility is managed by IMG and the private Lake course on the west side of the property made its debut in 2012...

  8. The Mountain course at FLC Quy Nhon Beach & Golf Resort is built on a sand-based, pine scrub hillside with with wide playing corridors and ocean views from sixteen holes...

  9. FLC Quy Nhon Beach & Golf Resort offers visiting golfers a fabulous 36-hole experience, with two courses fashioned amidst a thrilling landscape of pine forest and dunes...

  10. Unveiled in 2018, the 19-hole Kings course is the latest addition in BRG Kings Island Golf Resort’s burgeoning golfing portfolio. Designed by Jack Nicklaus II, the wooded front side is juxtaposed by a water-laden back nine.

  11. Part of a residential development that has IMG and Colin Montgomerie’s 18-hole course as its centrepiece, the Montgomerie Links layout has hosted the Vietnam Matchplay Championship every year since 2009.

  12. Van Tri

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    Designed by Peter Rousseau, the course at Van Tri Golf Club opened for play in 2007. It’s completely surrounded by water so, unsurprisingly, lakes and streams come into play at more than half the holes on the card.

  13. Opened in 2015 and fashioned by Nicklaus Design, the course at BRG Legend Hill Golf Resort features twin greens at each of its 18 holes, but not in the standard Japanese double green system...

  14. Chi Linh Star Golf and Country Club is currently a 27-hole golf facility with a further nine holes under construction. The fairways are laid out in a fertile valley where plenty of water hazards come into play.

  15. Dalat 1200

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    Opened in 2016, the par 73 championship course at Dalat 1200 Country Club and Private Estate was designed by architect Peter Roussea and former Burmese pro Kyi Hla Han, who is now the executive chairman of the Asian Tour.

  16. For those in a rush to get onto the first tee, Vinpearl - Nha Trang can be accessed in under ten minutes from the mainland by the Vinpearl Cable Car system...

  17. The 55-hole Kings Island Golf Resort lies on the shores of the Dong Mo reservoir where all three courses are accessed by boat…

  18. The course is laid out on undulating land right in the middle of town so could not be more convenient – especially since most golfers will he staying at one of the Dalat Palace hotels.

  19. Ocean Dunes was the second course to open in 2019 at the FLC Quang Binh Resort. Architect Brian Curley reckons this new FLC development will become the Streamsong of Asia and with sand and dunes to spare he may be right.

  20. Korean architect Ahn Moon Hwan of Bori Golf Design set out both courses at the semi-private 36-hole Sky Lake Resort & Golf Club and the Sky course is the layout that’s open for general public play.

  21. Stone Valley doesn’t quite match Brian Curley’s defunct Leader’s Peak course at Stone Forest in China for sheer drama, but Stone Valley does have a bunch of interesting green complexes and an impressive limestone backcloth.

  22. Opened in 2019, Forest Dunes is the first of ten planned courses at FLC’s Quang Binh Resort, all of which will be designed by Brian Curley to rival those he laid out at Mission Hills on Hainan Island.

  23. FLC Samson

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    The course at FLC Samson Beach & Golf Resort is a Nicklaus Design that was intended to be links-like. Built on land reclaimed from former fish farms and canals, four holes have sea views but the planting of thousands of trees will soon negate its links credentials.

  24. Located less than a 90-minute drive from downtown Hanoi, the Champion course at the 54-hole Phoenix Golf Resort is a an 18-hole layout from the Songho Golf Design Group, where the fairways are routed around spectacular limestone outcrops.

  25. The island of Phu Quoc lies off the west coast of Vietnam, in the Gulf of Thailand, and the 27-hole complex at Vinpearl Golf Phu Quoc is an IMG design from 2007, grassed from tee to green with paspalum on every hole.

  26. Designed by Nelson & Haworth and opened for play in 2015, the 36-hole Tan Son Nhat Golf Course complex lies to the north of Ho Chi Min City’s international airport, with fairways routed around a large residential development.

  27. The Lakeside course at BRG King Island Golf Resort is the understudy to the resort’s younger siblings. Designed by US architect Bob McFarland and opened for play in 1993, the 6,516-yard Lakeside course rewards accuracy more than length.

  28. More than 1.5 million cubic metres of soil was shifted by lead shaper Ron Leck and his construction team when fashioning the 36-hole Tan Son Nhat Golf Course facility within a rather flat, largely featureless Ho Chi Min City property.

  29. Sea Links

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    Located just outside the Binh Thuan provincial capital of Phan Thiet, the fairways of the Sea Links Golf & Country Club are routed round a residential estate that sits on clifftops overlooking the South China Sea.

  30. Lee Trevino, the six-time Major winner, has fashioned the East course at Vietnam Country Club with more generous fairways than the tighter West course...