Da Nang Golf Guide 2026: Ba Na Hills, Montgomerie, Legend & Laguna

Looking for a clear Da Nang golf guide rather than another list of hotel-brochure adjectives? Da Nang has become the most convenient golf base in Vietnam: four championship courses within 90 minutes of one international airport, a long beach to recover on, and Hoi An twenty minutes down the coast for the non-golfers in your group. The four courses I compare here are Ba Na Hills Golf Club, Montgomerie Links, BRG Legend Danang Golf Resort and Laguna Golf Lang Co. They are very different in character and in price, and choosing the wrong combination is the most common mistake I see visiting groups make.

I run TGROUP Trade & Travel JSC, a licensed international tour operator based in Vietnam, and Da Nang is the destination my team books more than any other for Korean and international golf groups. The green fees in this guide are the rates shown on our own booking pages at the time of writing (October 2026), rounded down to a reference figure; course facts come from the course pages on en.tgroup.vn and the clubs' published information; driving times are what our own drivers report on a normal day. Where something is my opinion rather than a fact, I say so.

Montgomerie Links sits on the coastal road between Da Nang and Hoi An, the most convenient of the four for mixed golf-and-sightseeing groups.

Da Nang golf courses at a glance: the four that matter

Greater Da Nang technically has more golf than this (Hoiana Shores and Vinpearl Nam Hoi An are an hour south, Golden Sands is near Hue), but for a first or second trip these four are the ones I would build an itinerary around. The table shows the facts that actually decide where you play: who designed it, how far it is from the airport, and what you will pay.

*Reference rates as of October 2026 for 18 holes on a weekday, taken from en.tgroup.vn and rounded down; they vary by season, weekend and exchange rate. Caddie fee and a shared cart (two players per cart) are included on all four courses; caddie tips of about US$15 per 18 holes are not. Message us on WhatsApp for a dated, written quotation.

Course by course: what each one is really like

Ba Na Hills Golf Club: the showpiece

Luke Donald's only course in Asia sits in the foothills below the Ba Na cable car, about an hour west of the beach. It is the course visiting golfers photograph most, and for good reason: wide, rolling fairways framed by mountains, big elevation changes on the back nine and a clubhouse that feels like a mountain lodge. It is also the only one of the four with full floodlighting, so a late afternoon tee time that runs into night golf is a realistic option in the hot months.

Two practical points from our booking desk. First, the club closes every Monday and Tuesday for maintenance, which surprises a lot of self-booking visitors; plan it for Wednesday to Sunday. Second, the drive from the beach hotels is the longest of the "city" courses, so I usually pair Ba Na with a free afternoon or the cable car rather than a second round the same day. In my opinion this is the course to play if you only have one round in Da Nang and you want the one you will talk about at home. Our earlier Ba Na Hills feature has more on the layout.

Ba Na Hills is the only Da Nang course with full floodlighting, useful when daytime temperatures pass 33 degrees in June to August.

Montgomerie Links: the honest links test

Montgomerie Links was the first of the modern Da Nang courses and it still plays like a proper links: sandy soil, wind-shaped dunes, firm run-offs and greens that punish a timid approach. It is not long by modern standards, which is exactly why mid-handicap groups enjoy it, but when the afternoon sea breeze gets up it becomes a very different course. The location on the coastal road halfway to Hoi An is the most convenient of the four if your group is mixing golf with sightseeing: non-golfers can be in Hoi An's old town in twenty minutes.

The on-site Montgomerie Links Hotel and Villas makes this the easiest stay-and-play option in the region; our stay-and-play rate for the hotel plus a round is listed from about US$205. If your group plays early and eats well, this is the course where I would book the 6:30 tee and have lunch on the terrace. Read our Montgomerie Links profile for hole-by-hole notes.

Sandy dunes and firm greens at Montgomerie Links; the wind, not the yardage, is the defence.

BRG Legend Danang Golf Resort: 36 holes, 20 minutes from the airport

This is the course most of our groups play on arrival day, simply because it is so close to both the airport and the beach hotels along Vo Nguyen Giap street. The original Greg Norman Dunes Course is a true seaside links with blown-out bunkers and fescue-style rough; the newer Nicklaus Course is wider, greener and more forgiving, with water in play rather than sand. Having both on one site means a 36-hole day is possible without moving the car, and it means a group of mixed abilities can split: the low handicaps to the Dunes, everyone else to the Nicklaus.

The rate on our site is listed under the resort's name; the two courses can be priced differently depending on season, so ask us which course the quotation covers. In my experience the Dunes Course is the better golf and the Nicklaus Course is the better first-day course when you have just stepped off a long flight.

The Greg Norman Dunes Course at BRG Legend Danang, a genuine seaside links twenty minutes from the airport.

Laguna Golf Lang Co: the best value, and the longest drive

Laguna is the course visiting golfers underestimate. Sir Nick Faldo routed it through three landscapes: holes along the beach, holes across working rice paddies and holes cut into jungle at the foot of the mountains, with the Hai Van range as a backdrop. It is a par 71 that rewards placement over power, and it is immaculately kept because it sits inside the Laguna Lang Co resort with Banyan Tree and Angsana. At a reference rate from US$95 it is also the least expensive of the four on our site, which is why I recommend it so often for a second or third round.

The catch is distance. From the Da Nang beach hotels it is a 75 to 90 minute drive through the Hai Van tunnel, so a day trip means a long day. The better plan, in my view, is one or two nights at Angsana or Banyan Tree with a round each morning: our stay-and-play rates start from about US$120 at Angsana and US$265 at Banyan Tree, which includes the hotel and the golf. Hue's imperial city is forty minutes further north if you want culture on the non-golf afternoon. Our Laguna Lang Co profile goes deeper on the resort.

Laguna Golf Lang Co: ocean, rice paddies and jungle on one Faldo routing, 90 minutes north of Da Nang.

Which Da Nang golf course for which golfer

Groups rarely agree on what they want from a round, so here is how I match the four courses to the people who ask us. Treat it as an experienced opinion, not a ranking.

The newer Nicklaus Course at BRG Legend Danang is wider and greener than the Dunes, a good first-day round.

A 4-day, 72-hole Da Nang golf itinerary that actually works

This is the shape of the Da Nang golf package we sell most often to private groups of four to twelve. It is built around drive times, not around squeezing in as many rounds as possible, and it leaves the non-golfers with something to do every day. Our packaged 4-day, 3-night Da Nang golf tour on the site starts from about US$695 per golfer including the rounds, hotel and private transfers; the itinerary below is the same logic.

If you have five days, I would add the BRG Dunes Course as a second BRG round on Day 1 or Day 5 rather than driving further afield. If you have only three days, drop Laguna and keep the other three; it is the distance, not the course, that makes it the one to cut. For a mixed golf and culture week combining Da Nang with Hue or Hoi An, see our Da Nang golf tour hub and the Vietnam golf tour overview.

Rice-paddy holes at Laguna Lang Co; a night at the resort turns a long day trip into the best day of the week.

When to play golf in Da Nang: season and weather

Central Vietnam has a different calendar from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, and it is the reason Da Nang is so good from February to May when the south is at its hottest and the north is grey. Based on the public climate record and our own cancellations log, this is how I would read the year.

What the green fee includes, and what it does not

Two more things from our booking desk. Several courses only confirm the final rate about 30 days before play, so a quotation given earlier is indicative until then; we tell you which is which in writing. And in normal weather, a round stopped for personal reasons is not refunded by the club, which is one reason I steer groups away from fixed October dates. Our Da Nang green fee comparison breaks the pricing down course by course, and the Vietnam green fees by city guide puts Da Nang against Hanoi, Nha Trang and Ho Chi Minh City.

BRG Legend Danang: 36 holes on one site, the easiest place in Vietnam to build a 36-hole day.

Private group or joined tour? How we run Da Nang

Da Nang golf: frequently asked questions

How many golf courses are there in Da Nang?
Four clubs within 90 minutes of the city: Ba Na Hills (18 holes), Montgomerie Links (18), BRG Legend Danang (36 holes on two courses) and Laguna Golf Lang Co (18), 90 holes in total. Hoiana Shores and Vinpearl Nam Hoi An, about an hour south, are often added on longer trips.

Which is the best golf course in Da Nang?
In my opinion Ba Na Hills for the experience and the BRG Dunes Course for the pure golf. Montgomerie Links is the most convenient and Laguna Lang Co the best value. Our ranking of Vietnam's best courses places all four nationally.

How much does golf cost in Da Nang?
Reference weekday rates on our site in October 2026 run from about US$95 at Laguna to US$135 at Ba Na Hills and BRG Legend, with caddie and shared cart included. Weekends, holidays and peak season cost more; message us for a dated quotation.

Is Ba Na Hills Golf Club open every day?
No. The club closes on Mondays and Tuesdays. Plan Ba Na for Wednesday to Sunday and put a closer course on the other days.

Can I play night golf in Da Nang?
Yes, at Ba Na Hills, which has full floodlighting. It is the most comfortable way to play in June to August, when afternoon temperatures pass 33 degrees.

How far are the Da Nang golf courses from the airport?
BRG Legend about 20 to 25 minutes, Montgomerie Links about 30 minutes, Ba Na Hills 45 to 60 minutes and Laguna Lang Co 75 to 90 minutes by private car. Our airport-to-course transfer guide has the details.

What is the best time of year for a Da Nang golf package?
February to May. June to August is hot but dry and works with early tee times; October and November are the wettest months and the ones I would avoid for a fixed-date trip.

Written by Minh Tan, Founder & CEO, TGROUP Trade & Travel JSC, international tour operator licence No. 68-025/2019/TCDL-GP LHQT. Reference rates as of October 2026 from en.tgroup.vn, rounded down; they vary by season, weekend and exchange rate, and the course confirms the final rate before play. Course facts from the clubs' published information and our course pages; driving times and seasonal notes are our operating experience, not guarantees. Related reading: Hue and Laguna Lang Co golf tours, Hoi An golf tours.