Best Golf Courses in Vietnam 2026: 12 Ranked, with Green Fees

The Bluffs Ho Tram Strip: dunes, wind and sea views, the closest thing to true links golf in Southeast Asia

Why it ranks here. Greg Norman built The Bluffs on natural sand dunes above the Ho Tram coast, and it plays like a links should: firm, fast, exposed to the wind, with elevation changes you do not expect in southern Vietnam. It is the course guests talk about on the flight home, and conditioning has been consistently excellent across my groups' visits.

Know before you go. About two and a half hours by road from Ho Chi Minh City, so stay a night at The Grand Ho Tram next door rather than day-tripping. In an afternoon sea breeze it is a serious test; mid-handicappers should take the forward tees. Best from November to April.

KN Golf Links Cam Ranh: a Norman links on the Bai Dai coast, ten minutes from Cam Ranh airport

Why it ranks here. If The Bluffs is the purist's choice, KN Golf Links is the pragmatist's: another Norman links over the Bai Dai dunes, at roughly two thirds of the top-ranked course's green fee. Honest routing, memorable par threes, and practice facilities among the best in the country. For value in the top five, nothing comes close.

Know before you go. Ten minutes from Cam Ranh International Airport and 30 to 40 minutes from central Nha Trang: the easiest first-morning round in Vietnam after an overnight flight. The heaviest rain falls in October and November.

Ba Na Hills Golf Club under lights: the only top-ranked Vietnamese course where night golf is part of the appeal

Why it ranks here. Luke Donald's first design sits in the foothills of the Ba Na mountains: forested slopes, a river valley, cooler afternoon air than the coast. It is a thinking golfer's course with real strategy off the tee, the clubhouse service is the most polished in central Vietnam, and the floodlit holes suit groups who land at midday and want to play that evening.

Know before you go. About 45 minutes from Da Nang airport, in the valley below the Ba Na Hills theme park, not up the cable car. From the back markers it is extremely long, so choose tees carefully. Central Vietnam's rainy season (roughly September to December) applies here as everywhere in the region.

Hoiana Shores: Robert Trent Jones Jr's seaside links south of Hoi An, immaculately kept and priced accordingly

Why it ranks here. On pure quality Hoiana Shores could be number one: Robert Trent Jones Jr used the dunes south of Hoi An to build a links with wide fairways, superb green complexes and views of the Cham Islands, and the conditioning is the best I have seen in Vietnam. It drops to fourth only on price. At roughly US$270 it costs almost twice the next course in this ranking, and that money buys two rounds elsewhere.

Know before you go. Around 45 minutes from Da Nang airport, 20 from Hoi An old town. Play it in the morning before the sea breeze builds, and ask about stay-and-play rates at the Hoiana resort if you are staying two nights.

BRG Legend Danang: the Norman-designed Dunes course runs through coastal sand and casuarina pines

Why it ranks here. Legend Danang (long known as Danang Golf Club) gives you two very different courses on one site: Greg Norman's original Dunes layout, a rugged seaside design that regularly tops regional lists, and the newer, more forgiving Nicklaus course. Having both 15 minutes from the airport is the main reason Da Nang is Vietnam's busiest golf destination.

Know before you go. Prioritise the Dunes course. It fills with tour groups in the dry season (February to August), so a confirmed morning tee time matters more here than almost anywhere in the country.

Laguna Golf Lang Co: Faldo's layout moves from rice paddies and streams to dunes beside the Lang Co bay

Why it ranks here. Nick Faldo's course at Laguna Lang Co is the most varied walk in Vietnam: rice fields and jungle, then rocky outcrops, then the beach. Backed by the Banyan Tree and Angsana resorts, it is the course I recommend most often to couples and families where only some of the party play. The green fee is modest for what you get.

Know before you go. About an hour north of Da Nang airport through the Hai Van tunnel, so it works best as a two-night resort stay. Hue's imperial sites are 45 minutes further on.

Montgomerie Links: sandy soil, pine-lined fairways and a 20-minute transfer from either Da Nang or Hoi An

Why it ranks here. Colin Montgomerie's course is the quiet achiever of the Da Nang coast: sandy soil that drains fast after rain, generous fairways, and rounds well under four and a half hours even in high season. It lacks the drama of The Bluffs or Hoiana, but as a reliable second or third round in central Vietnam it is hard to fault.

Know before you go. Roughly 20 minutes from both Da Nang airport and Hoi An, with on-site villas good enough to base a whole golf stay around.

Dalat Palace Golf Club: pine trees, bent-grass greens and Xuan Huong Lake, a few minutes from our head office

Why it ranks here. I will declare an interest: TGROUP's head office is in Da Lat and this is my home course. It is the oldest course in Vietnam, laid out in the 1920s above Xuan Huong Lake, and at 1,500 metres the climate is spring-like year round. Pines, elevation changes and bent-grass greens make it unlike anything else in the country, and it is the least expensive course in this ranking.

Know before you go. Lien Khuong airport is 45 minutes away. Mornings can be misty from June to September, so tee off after 8 am. Pair it with SAM Tuyen Lam and The Dalat at 1200 for a three-round highland trip.

Kings Island: the Kings Course by Jack Nicklaus II, reached by boat across Dong Mo Lake

Why it ranks here. Kings Island is northern Vietnam's classic golf day out: a boat across Dong Mo Lake with the Ba Vi mountains behind, then the Nicklaus-designed Kings Course, the pick of the three layouts, with water on most holes and a strong finishing stretch. It is how I introduce first-time visitors to Hanoi golf.

Know before you go. About an hour west of central Hanoi. Hanoi has a real winter: January and February can be grey and 12 to 15 degrees, so October to December and March to April are the sweet spots.

Why it ranks here. Sky Lake's Lake Course is the toughest test in this ranking: over 7,500 yards from the tips, limestone hills on one side, Van Son Lake on the other, tournament-grade conditioning and one of the grandest clubhouses in Vietnam. It sits tenth only because its difficulty and price make it a specialist's course rather than everyone's.

Know before you go. Around an hour southwest of Hanoi. The sister Sky Course is shorter, cheaper (from about US$120) and kinder to mid-handicappers; many of my groups play one of each. Weekends book out weeks ahead.

Vinpearl Golf Nha Trang: an island course where the whole family can stay at the resort while the golfers play

Why it ranks here. The golf is good rather than great: an IMG-designed par 71 through hills and coastline on Hon Tre Island. What lifts it into the top twelve is the package: you stay at the Vinpearl resort on the same island, cross by cable car or speedboat, and non-golfers have a beach, pools and a theme park within walking distance. For a family golf holiday it is the most complete single-site option in Vietnam.

Know before you go. Combine it with KN Golf Links and Diamond Bay (from about US$100) for a three-course Nha Trang itinerary, all within an hour of each other.

FLC Quy Nhon Golf Links: Nicklaus-designed dunes above Nhon Ly beach, still well off the main tour-group circuit

Why it ranks here. Quy Nhon is the destination most visiting golfers have never heard of, which is its appeal. The Nicklaus Design links runs over dunes above Nhon Ly beach with ocean views on most holes and rarely more than a handful of groups out. Conditioning can be a notch below Da Nang, which keeps it at twelfth, but the experience per dollar is outstanding.

Know before you go. Phu Cat airport is about 20 minutes away. Two nights at the FLC resort with two rounds, then on to Nha Trang or Da Nang, is the natural plan.

The Bluffs and Hoiana Shores, because there is nothing comparable anywhere else in Vietnam and you will remember the round.

A confirmed morning tee time at Legend Danang in the dry season, when afternoon slots mean five-hour rounds behind large groups.

Ba Na Hills on an evening arrival day, when the floodlit holes turn a dead travel afternoon into nine holes of golf.

Play KN Golf Links instead of a second round at Hoiana; it is a Norman links at a third of the price.

Choose Sky Lake's Sky Course over the Lake Course unless you drive it 260 metres and enjoy suffering.

Build a Da Lat leg: three rounds at Palace, SAM Tuyen Lam and The Dalat at 1200 cost less than two rounds on the Da Nang coast.