Vietnam Golf Course Renovations to Watch in 2026
Vietnam has gone from curiosity to genuine contender in a decade, and 2026 brings the clearest signal yet of its ambition: a billion dollar expansion beside one of the world's top 100 links. Here is the project to watch and what it means for your trip.
The headline: Hoiana's billion dollar second course
Vietnam's most significant golf project for 2026 is the Phase 2 expansion at Hoiana, the integrated resort on the coast south of Hoi An. Announced in January 2026, the roughly one billion dollar program is anchored by a second championship eighteen, joined by a professional training academy and more than a thousand new hotel rooms.
The resort's first course, Hoiana Shores, was designed by Robert Trent Jones II and is already ranked among the world's top 100, a windswept seaside links that has quickly become one of Asia's most admired layouts. Adding a second course of similar ambition would turn Hoiana into a true multi course golf destination on the central coast.
More holes in the pipeline
Hoiana is not the only project moving. In the Central Highlands, construction is underway on the first eighteen holes of FLC Golf Club Pleiku in Gia Lai province, a Brian Curley design routed through pine forest at altitude, part of a larger resort plan. It points to a broadening of the Vietnamese map beyond the established coastal corridors.
All of this sits inside a national push to expand golf tourism dramatically over the coming years, with new operators entering the market and a stated ambition to grow the country's course count well into the future. For the traveling golfer the practical message is that Vietnam's pipeline is deep and getting deeper.
Anniversaries and the wider picture
The central coast around Da Nang and Hoi An remains the heart of Vietnamese golf, and 2026 brings a milestone: Ba Na Hills Golf Club marks its tenth anniversary, having collected a string of awards since opening in 2016. Further south, the Greg Norman designed Bluffs at Ho Tram continues to rank among Asia's very best.
None of those courses is being rebuilt, but the combination of a maturing flagship cluster and a wave of new construction explains the energy around Vietnam right now. The Hoiana expansion is the clearest signal yet that the country intends to compete at the top of the Asian golf market, not just on value.
What it means for your trip
For 2026 the central coast is still the obvious base, with Hoiana Shores, Ba Na Hills and the Montgomerie and BRG courses near Da Nang all within easy reach. The new Hoiana course and the FLC Pleiku project are future additions rather than 2026 options, so plan this year's trip around the existing rota and treat the expansions as reasons to return.
The best months on the central coast run from February to August, when rainfall is lower and conditions are reliable, while the wetter season arrives later in the year. Green fees are quoted seasonally and vary with resort packages, so treat any figure as indicative for the 2026 season and always confirm directly before booking.
Our take
Vietnam has gone from curiosity to genuine contender in barely a decade, and the Hoiana expansion is the most exciting confirmation of that trajectory. A second championship course beside one of the world's top 100 links, backed by a billion dollar investment, is a statement of intent that few destinations in the region can match. Our take is to play the central coast cluster now, with Hoiana Shores at its center, and to keep a close watch on Phase 2 and the Pleiku project as Vietnam builds toward an even stronger lineup.
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Questions
What is Hoiana building in 2026?
Hoiana's roughly one billion dollar Phase 2 expansion, announced in January 2026, includes a second championship eighteen hole course, a professional training academy and more than a thousand additional hotel rooms, alongside the existing Robert Trent Jones II designed Hoiana Shores links.
Are any new golf courses being built in Vietnam?
Yes. Beyond Hoiana's second course, construction is underway on the first eighteen holes of FLC Golf Club Pleiku in the Central Highlands, a Brian Curley design through pine forest, as part of a wider national plan to expand golf tourism.
When is the best time to play golf on Vietnam's central coast?
On the central coast around Da Nang and Hoi An, the drier, more reliable months run from February to August. The wetter season arrives later in the year, so plan a central coast golf trip for the first half of the year where possible.
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Researched and written by the GolfForKings editorial desk. Renovation and opening details verified June 2026 from the architects, clubs and golf industry sources; projects and dates change, so always confirm directly. Last reviewed June 2026.