1. NovaWorld Phan Thiet, Garden Golf Course, Vietnam
Website: https://novagolfclubs.com/en/
Address: Hon Gio, Thuan Quy Street, Tien Thanh Hamlet, Tien Thanh Commune, Phan Thiet City, Binh Thuan Province, Vietnam
Distance: 200km from Tan Son Nhat International Airport
Designed by: Greg Norman
Holes/Par/Yardage: 18 holes / Par 72 / 7,200 yards
Short brief:
The new premier golf destination with 36-holes of championship golf, designed by the legendary Greg Norman and offering stunning ocean vistas alongside a rich and varied test of anyone’s game, this is a destination not to be missed for avid golfers both here in Vietnam and internationally.
PGA NovaWorld Phan Thiet is a prominent facility located within the 1,000-hectare NovaWorld Phan Thiet Tourism and Economic Urban Area. The fairways are surrounded by luxurious villas and top-notch amenities, including a chain of fine-dining restaurants and premium retail shops. Additionally, the course provides stunning views of Phan Thiet Beach along with a variety of entertainment programs and events throughout NovaWorld Phan Thiet Tourism and Economic Urban Area.
The Garden Course offers a classic Parkland-style layout inspired by Melbourne’s Sandbelt region. It features sandy bunkers adjacent to greens, strategically placed water hazards, and serves as the exclusive training center for PGA students in Vietnam.
Just over a 2-hour drive from Ho Chi Minh City via the Dau Giay – Phan Thiet expressway, PGA NovaWorld Phan Thiet promises to attract visitors with its stunning scenery and numerous cultural and lifestyle experiences.
2. NovaWorld Phan Thiet, Ocean Golf Course, Vietnam
Website: https://novagolfclubs.com/en/
Address: Hon Gio, Thuan Quy Street, Tien Thanh Hamlet, Tien Thanh Commune, Phan Thiet City, Binh Thuan Province, Vietnam
Distance: 200km from Tan Son Nhat International Airport
Designed by: Greg Norman
Holes/Par/Yardage: 18 holes / Par 72 / 7,400 yards
Short brief:
The new premier golf destination with 36-holes of championship golf, designed by the legendary Greg Norman and offering stunning ocean vistas alongside a rich and varied test of anyone’s game, this is a destination not to be missed for avid golfers both here in Vietnam and internationally.
PGA NovaWorld Phan Thiet is a prominent facility located within the 1,000-hectare NovaWorld Phan Thiet Tourism and Economic Urban Area. The fairways are surrounded by luxurious villas and top-notch amenities, including a chain of fine-dining restaurants and premium retail shops. Additionally, the course provides stunning views of Phan Thiet Beach along with a variety of entertainment programs and events throughout NovaWorld Phan Thiet Tourism and Economic Urban Area.
The Ocean Course is a championship layout blending Parkland and Links styles, set amidst rugged sand dunes with panoramic views of the East Vietnam Sea. It features expansive tee boxes up to 100 meters long, allowing for diverse setups catering to all skill levels.
Just over a 2-hour drive from Ho Chi Minh City via the Dau Giay – Phan Thiet expressway, PGA NovaWorld Phan Thiet promises to attract visitors with its stunning scenery and numerous cultural and lifestyle experiences.
3. Ocean Dune Golf Club, Vietnam
Website: https://www.oceandunes.com.au/
Address: Phan Thiet City, Binh Thuan Province, Vietnam
Distance: 200km from Tan Son Nhat International Airport
Designed by: Nick Faldo
Holes/Par/Yardage: 18 holes / Par 72 / 6,746 yards
Short brief:
Ocean Dunes Golf Club opened in 1996 and immediately set the standard in Southeast Asia for links golf. Laid out by Masters and British Open champion Nick Faldo, Ocean Dunes winds through a pleasing obstacle course of windswept dunes and shimmering water hazards, with coastal breezes shaping its character day-by-day.
Ocean Dunes is an outstanding natural site with the sand dunes, sea breezes, beach vegetation and sea views, Faldo explains. We let the dunes determine the routing and the arid look of the course. It has the feel and the playability of early Scottish seaside courses — in a tropical climate.
The Bermuda grass fairways are generous, as befits a resort track, but the dunes, bunkering and vegetation — buffeted by coastal winds — bring strategy to every hole. There’s an authentic links quality to half a dozen holes at ODGC (where the wind always blows); a tree-lined stretch on the back nine feels like Pinehurst; and the strategic front nine, with its myriad water hazards, looks and plays like a first-class Florida track.
In its 2007 Planet Golf Survey, Golf Digest called out Ocean Dunes as the 2 course in the country. (The 1 course is the club’s sister course in Dalat.) The famed 9th, a breathtaking par-3 in the dunes, was selected one of “The Best 500 Holes in The World by Golf Magazine. It also a member in good standing of the “Finest Golf Clubs of the World. Asian Golf Monthly magazine identified the course as one of the top-10 resort courses in Asia.
4. SeaLinks Golf and Country Club, Vietnam
Website: https://www.sealinkscity.com/golf/en/
Address: Km9, Nguyen Thong, Mui Ne, Phan Thiet
Distance: 200km from Tan Son Nhat International Airport
Designed by: Ronald Fream, Golfplan
Holes/Par/Yardage: 18 holes / Par 72 / 7,623 yards
Short brief:
The Sea Links Mui Ne Phan Thiet is the second course in Phan Thiet, joining Ocean Dunes Golf Club as two jewels in this Vietnamese coastal town. Sea Links Golf Club is built on an area of 160 hectares on a cliff with wild and beautiful sand dunes. The golf course is practically at the sea level, just a few minutes from Full Moon Beach and with amazing views of the ocean below. The courses designers, Ronald Fream and Golfplan Company, highlight that the course retains much of the original terrain of white sand dunes.
Sea Links looks over the ocean, with panoramic views of Mui Ne Bay, thus creating a particular appeal for golfers. The golfers at Sea Links can experience for themselves a modern but traditional links style golf course that exists nowhere else in Vietnam and or even in Asia.
With a length of 7,700 yards from the tips, each hole has its own beauty and challenge. Notable are the long par fives and 2 island par threes. Heavy undulations are found on the greens and fairways making it as challenging as they come. Billed as ‘The Most Challenging Links Style Golf Course In Asia’, Sea Links is destined to become one of the best Vietnam golf courses.
