Vietnam has become Asia's value golf phenomenon, with a cluster of designer courses around Da Nang, caddies as standard, beach resorts and prices that make a group trip go far. These are the seven best courses for a society or group trip, ranked, with our verdict on each and how to bring a group.
Photograph: Ba Na Hills Golf Club, via Google.
Vietnam is one of the best value group golf destinations on earth, and the central coast around Da Nang is where it comes together. A society can base itself at one beach resort and play a different championship course each day, with caddies on every bag, floodlit options to beat the heat and green fees and lodging that stretch a budget further than anywhere comparable in Asia. We judged these courses on the golf and on how well they serve a group in equal measure.
We weighed the quality of the design, the conditioning, the welcome for visiting groups, the practicality of getting a society around and the value. Every fact here, from designers to opening years, was checked at the time of writing. The order is our editors' view, and the gap between the top few is small. If you want these built into a costed Vietnam society trip with the tee times, caddies, transfers and resort arranged, that is exactly what our concierge does.
Reviewed June 2026 by the GolfForKings editorial desk. Course facts verified at publication. How we research and review.
Our top pick for a society. The Luke Donald design at the foot of the Ba Na Hills, twenty five minutes from Da Nang, has been named Vietnam's best golf course many times and is fully floodlit, so a group can play in the cool of the evening. It is a fair, enjoyable and beautifully kept par 72, and the night golf option is a genuine bonus for a society after a long lunch.
The course that put Vietnam on the golf map, a Greg Norman links style layout of around 7,160 yards along the dunes north of Hoi An, with blown out bunkers and firm, fast fairways. A proper, wind affected test that the better players in a group will relish, with a second Nicklaus designed course on site for a two round day. Right on the coast and easy for a society to reach.
A spectacular Robert Trent Jones Jr links along the South China Sea near Hoi An, opened in 2019 and quickly rated among the best new courses in Asia. Sandy, windswept and dramatic, with the beach in play, it is the most authentic links experience in the country and a thrilling round for a group that wants its golf with an ocean soundtrack.
A Sir Nick Faldo design between the mountains and the sea at Lang Co, an hour north of Da Nang, threading over rice paddies, streams and rock features within a full beach resort. Scenic and varied, with a relaxed resort base, it makes an easy and memorable day trip or an overnight leg for a society touring the central coast.
Colin Montgomerie's links style course between Da Nang and Hoi An, set on sandy ground with generous fairways and large greens that suit a group of mixed standards. Long established, well run and welcoming to societies, it sits right in the heart of the Da Nang cluster, which makes it a convenient and dependable round on any central Vietnam itinerary.
A towering Greg Norman dunes course on the Ho Tram coast a couple of hours from Ho Chi Minh City, built across some of the biggest sandhills in Asian golf and consistently rated among the continent's best. A bold, dramatic and demanding round, it is the marquee course for a society basing in the south, paired with the integrated beach resort behind it.
A wide open Greg Norman links on the long sandy sweep at Cam Ranh, near Nha Trang, where the wind is the main defense and the holes run hard against the coast. A big, exposed and exhilarating test alongside a growing resort strip, it is the pick for a society adding a Nha Trang beach leg to a Vietnam golf trip.
Designers, opening years and access verified June 2026 from the clubs and recognized golf databases. Ba Na Hills is a Luke Donald design; BRG Danang, The Bluffs and KN Golf Links are by Greg Norman; Hoiana Shores is by Robert Trent Jones Jr; Laguna Lang Co is by Sir Nick Faldo; Montgomerie Links is by Colin Montgomerie. Rates and availability change, so always confirm directly before booking. Looking for tee times? Check availability and book a round.
| Course | Setting | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Ba Na Hills | Hills near Da Nang | The marquee round and night golf |
| BRG Danang | Coastal dunes | A links test for the better players |
| Hoiana Shores | Beach links, Hoi An | The most dramatic round |
| Montgomerie Links | Central Da Nang cluster | An easy, dependable group round |
| The Bluffs | Ho Tram, near Ho Chi Minh City | A southern society base |
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Ba Na Hills Golf Club, the Luke Donald design near Da Nang that has won Vietnam's best golf course many times and is floodlit for night play, is our top pick for a society. The cluster of courses around Da Nang, including BRG Danang and Hoiana Shores, makes it the best society base in the country.
Da Nang on the central coast is the natural society base, with Ba Na Hills, BRG Danang, Hoiana Shores and Montgomerie Links all within a short drive and Laguna Lang Co an easy day trip. A group can play a different championship course each day from one beach resort, with caddies and good value throughout.
For the central coast around Da Nang, February to August is the driest, most reliable golf window, while the southern courses near Ho Chi Minh City play well through the cooler, drier months from November to April. Caddies are standard, and many courses offer floodlit play to beat the midday heat.
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Researched and written by the GolfForKings editorial desk. Course designers, opening years and access verified June 2026. Last reviewed June 2026.