Golf Courses In Hanoi
In Vietnam, golf is a fairly new sport that was introduced in the early 1900s. Even though it took until the 1990s before golf started gaining popularity in Vietnam, and Hanoi was one of the cities that caught on to it. These days, Hanoi hosts some of the finest golf courses in the world that attract many international players.
Hanoi has many golf courses but some of them are especially worth mentioning for their great facilities, services and locations. One of the most lucrative golf courses in Hanoi is BRG Kings Island Golf Resort. It is situated on an island at Red River having magnificent views around it. This course has been designed by Jack Nicklaus with 36 holes making it one of the best gold courses in Vietnam.
Sky Lake Resort & Golf Club also stands out as one of the top class gold courses not only for its unique location but also because of its challenging terrains which contain water hazards and bunkers throughout the course. The course is well-kept hence an ideal spot for tourists interested with golfing.
You can choose from several golf courses around Hanoi if you are looking for such places. Phoenix Golf Resort is among the topmost places to play golf near Hanoi. Situated in Hoa Binh, this course lies just an hour away from Hanoi by road transport while being designed by Ronald Fream who ensured that challenging course would be built with presence of bunkers and water hazards.
Tam Dao Golf Resort is also another outstanding nearby gold place adjacent to Hanoi within one and half-hour drive depending on traffic situation situated at Vinh Phuc province designed by IMG which provides stunning scenery where mountainous landscape surrounds this challenging location.
Hilltop Valley Golf Club
Built by IMG, Hilltop Valley Golf Club proudly claims to be Vietnam and the world’s best course for golfers. The course is located in Hoa Binh province with views of entire ranges of mountains.
There are two Nines at the Hilltop Valley Golf Club. The front Nine curves over a valley, but it has a fairly wide fairway and green which help you make a birdie. On the other hand, the back Nine starts from hole No 10, lower than the tee box. And many rough mountains come into play on this hole. Therefore, players should hit accurately and wisely to score low. From hole No 12 is the highest point on the course, where golfers can see a distant view of Hoa Binh city and Ba Vi mountain under their feet. And also because of this beautiful view, golfers often lose their concentration on it. It becomes difficult to focus on swing.
Since the club house is adjacent to Hole No 27 Green, players can enjoy drinks right after finishing their round.
In addition to its golf course, a new city comprising multiple hotels, villas and resorts as well as sports/entertainment/commercial facilities will be built. In future, Hilltop Valley Golf Club will be one of remarkable attractions in Hoa Binh’s golf courses/sport/tourism industries.
Phoenix Golf Course
This golf complex is located 40 kilometers north of Hanoi at a place referred to as “Ha Long Bay on Land.” View from the course and clubhouse is stunning as its limestone outcropping holes depict those found in Ha Long Bay.
The Phoenix Golf Resort has 54 holes thereby making it one of the largest golf complexes not only in Vietnam but also Asia.
Each of the three courses at Phoenix created by Ronald Fream features severe fairway undulations, green undulations and creative routing through and around unique-looking karst cliffs. The inclusion of additional Japanese and Korean designs protects and enhances the surrounding environment.
Phoenix, Dragon, and Champion are three names given to courses. However, in comparison with other two hilly designs, Champion is more open links-style course. Try Phoenix Course or the Dragon Course that besides being great is most spectacular.
Due to its immense beauty and difficulty, you might be shell-shocked by the front nine. On inward-nine take a breather where you’re gradually led back toward the clubhouse with several exquisite challenging holes designed impeccably. The par-4 18th hole which is long guarded by watery ravine deep in front left green is particularly tough hole to finish off on.
Stone Valley Golf Resort
Opening in the beginning of August 2018, Stone Valley Golf Resort, also known as Kim Bang golf course, is the first golf course in Ha Nam Province and a charming golf destination in the North that will leave golfers with an indelible impression.
Kim Bang Golf Course is located at Nguyen Du Street, Ba Sao Townlet, Kim Bang District, Ha Nam Province. It lies within the upscale Stone Valley Golf & Resort complex and near the famous Tam Chuc tourist area and only one hour’s drive from Hanoi.
Stone Valley has 36 holes (the front nine have been officially opened), Par 72 and plays up to 7,280 yards from forward tees. This was designed by the great architect Brian Curley of Schmidt Curley Design who himself contributed to famous Mission Hills golf course complex of China. In this way each individual hole on the Kim Bang course meticulously maintained adding another layer of difficulty to this hillside course.
The green area of Kim Bang golf course contains flats as well as unique hillsides with ridges basins and backstops; these contours help push your ball along towards the flagstick so that it drops directly into hole.
Tam Dao Golf Course
Tam Dao Golf Resort is located in the Tam Dao Mountains, above sea level where it is colder throughout the year. The weather here can create an impression of not playing golf in tropical Asia but in the northeast United States.
Opened since 2007, this was expected to be Vietnam’s leading golf course. In creating a beautiful golf course, IMG used natural land shapes, indigenous plants and animals. Every hole appears like it is being framed by huge mountains in the background as if one was in Alps or Adirondacks.
The course winds its way through various lakes and streams, making it one of the most beautiful landscapes in Hanoi. The tee boxes and fairways are covered with Sea Isle Paspalum while Sea Isle 2000 Paspalum is placed on its greens for silky fast putting surfaces. With several teeing grounds available at each hole, players of all skill levels will find their own challenge and even seasoned amateur or professional golfers will have to use all fourteen clubs to play well from back tees.
At Tam Dao low scores come about because of good approach shots due to many high and well-protected greens. This opening par-5 hole sets itself apart from others because in order to continue, golfers must lay up prior to a water hazard which lies 200 yards away or for big hitters attempt reaching green within two shots.
Amber Hills Golf Course
The Amber Hills Golf & Resort is an area of 190 hectares and has 36 holes that have been built in two parts; first part consisting of 18 holes called Hillside Course and second part with 18 holes referred as Rock Valley Course.
Being the “most difficult golf course in Vietnam,” Amber Hills will challenge even the best golfers with its unique topography and a range of golf courses. At Amber Hills, we love providing our players with a different experience each time they play by exploiting the beautiful Nham Bien mountain range.
These designs for the golf courses that leave deep impressions on the players are made from natural slopes of mountains and delicate balance created between sand traps and water hazards. Each green or tee in this course affords one a different and distinct view.
Thanh Lanh Valley Golf and Resort
Serena Valley Resort Golf & Club, formerly known as Thanh Lanh Valley Golf & Resort, is situated at 1,000 meters above sea level and offers a cool mountainous climate with temperatures ranging between 18 and 25 degrees Celsius all year round. It takes approximately two hours to get there by car from Hanoi. A bypass route that links Tam Dao, Thanh Lanh and Dai Lai courses makes it easier for golfers to reach various top-class golf clubs.
Thanh Lanh Golf Club is one of the famous architects’ masterpieces in Vietnam designed by Sir Nick Faldo. The surrounding terrain of Thanh Lanh Lake serves as the base upon which this team built it while also considering the Tam Dao Mountain Valley. There are a variety of golf holes such as parkland, water surrounded hole, hillside hole and a brief stretch of links golf that players can choose from while playing at Thanh Lanh. On a peninsula jutting into Than Lan Lake are located some most colorful holes. Both nines parallel each other on the out and back routing using site’s character. For the final holes you play down the shoreline of lake into clubhouse set amidst an amazing mountain range.
Faldo utilized natural streams and topography to provide diversity and intrigue to his shotmaking. And while the course may extend to almost 7k yards, five sets of tees and ample breadth make it accessible to golfers of all skill levels.
FLC Samson Golf Links
Thanh Hoa Province is the home of FLC Samson Golf Links, which is 170 kilometers south of Hanoi and 17 kilometers from Thanh Hoa City. The main part of this golf course lies on a stretch of Sam Son Beach running over 2,400 meters with stunning sea views for golfers.
Nicklaus Design and Flagstick Golf, two best companies in their respective fields, built the links course. Working together Nicklaus and Flagstick have operated to guarantee quality that will be evident at FLC Samson Golf Links.
FLC Samson Golf Links has a total length of 7,200 yards while having a par-72 that poses challenging greens for every golfer. The fairways meander through vast expanses of natural grasses while the greens are fairly large and rolling.
FLC Samson Beach & Golf Resort is one of the largest golf resort complexes in north-central Vietnam spanning an area of 450 hectares. Also within the complex are four-star and five-star hotels complete with all golf resort facilities. This two floor clubhouse offers an area measuring up to about 8,000 square meters where everything about it can be described as that of a five star facility for playing golf. It overlooks the course and provides a beautiful venue for watching sunset or remembering the most memorable parts or moments from earlier on during the day’s play. Even though their prices are higher than those elsewhere around here, you can find foreign cuisine at their restaurant or café.
Chi Linh Golf Club
More than 70 kilometers from Hanoi, on the road linking Hanoi and Ha Long, in Sao Do Ward, Chi Linh City, Hai Duong lay’s the CHI LINH GOLF COURSE. The Vietnam and Southeast Asia hail this golf course as one of the best in these regions. That is why it is referred to as “Vietnam’s most difficult golf course among professionals.”
The beautiful valley with a natural lake surrounded by stunning green hills is home to Chi Linh Golf Course – a 325-hectare area consisting of 27 holes constructed according to international AAA standards. These are taken care of every day and all year round by a team of professionals who make sure that there is always an opportunity for players to enjoy their greatest possible game.
It is hard for any golfer on the 27-hole Chi Linh Golf Course. It has been called ‘A golf course with challenging experience’ since its first nine holes open in November 2003.” Additional eighteen holes were added into it in 2008 thus increasing its total number of holes to twenty seven”. As a leading edge standard in terms of quality courses, this has therefore become an excellent example for high-quality and spectacular golf tourism and sports events.
BRG Kings Island Golf Resort – Kings Course
The golf course at Kings Island BRG is a 54 hole golf resort situated in the outlying areas of Hanoi. Situated on the banks of Dong Mo Reservoir, 36 kilometers away from Hanoi, this golf resort is extremely accessible. Within a mere 45 minutes of travel time to and form the city, King’s island becomes an important part of any North Vietnam golf package being that it is high-class and convenient . The course can be reached by water or by car if one takes the Kings Course. The property of this island golf complex has 1500 hectares coastline and 350 hectares with land.
The most recent addition to Kings Island is its 18-hole course called Kings Course. Jack Nicklaus laid out all the holes for this modern resort styled layout in 2018 which are eighteen in number. It stands apart from other courses with its wide fairways and tricky bunker complexes that characterize each individual hole. It is favorable to club players than Lakeside and Mountainview courses because it is more open. Nonetheless, seasoned players are not going to have a walkover as they face a challenging 7,310-yard course on their way towards par scores. Getting high scores requires accurate strokes into the greens since this place has large greens where par threes are played over seven thousand yards long from tee till green locations (Benedict & Abrams, 2003). They are both par-threes consisting highly bunkered putting surfaces.
Exceptional restaurant serving various cuisines found within BRG Kings Island Golf Resort clubhouse; great place to relax after a round of golf bar too; Olympic-size pool for swimming with sailing or fishing available plus at different times of year there may be some rooms to rent on-site although most people will return back to Hanoi after playing at King’s Island as guests do not stay overnight here often
Thanh Ha Golf Course
On the Thanh Ha Muong Thanh Urban Area, there is a project A2.5 which is the site of the Thanh Ha Golf Course. More than 3 hectares for this famous golf course are designed to be natural as possible. It has become a common gathering place among Hanoi and people from surrounding areas who love playing golf.
This golf course has a length greater than 250 yards with seventy-two lanes spread over two levels. The players will not need to worry about space when they hit the ball or swing it as far as they could.
The club is fitted with state-of-the-art facilities like grass courts, ball mats, balls, lights, and also other things that include function rooms, locker facilities, restaurants, bars, utensil stores and accessories in order to provide complete customer service.
Thanh Ha Yard lies not only next to one of the main roads but also near the city center. For out-of-province customers go straight along that main road for a quick way to get into training area. Hence many domestic golfers come here on weekends or holidays because Thanh Ha Golf Clubs ranks first among those sports venues in Hanoi where more often than not many people play at weekends or during holidays.
Heron Lake Golf Course and Resort
Heron Lake Golf Course and Resort, also known as Dam Vac Golf Course in Vietnamese, was made by Pacific Coast Design Pty.Ltd. It is located 45 kilometers northwest of Hanoi. The golf course is just about an hour away from the main commercial area of the capital city. Designed for both golfers and social visitors, the place has a layout that respects ecological values and includes the entire ecosystem including surrounding terrains and its iconic heron. This course has landscape, services and servant with awe.
The golf course is set on a ninety hectare site in the form of 18-hole championship course surrounded by row after row of palm trees and numerous sparkling lakes to create peaceful beautiful landscapes. Heron Lake Golf Course had its architect from P + Z Designs for components being rationally placed on it thereby thrilling all players who use it. A sense of infinity will be created among golfers when playing on this course since it looks as if it extends beyond the horizon without beginning or end. Furthermore, one more distinguishing characteristic of this golf course is that Australian-imported Paspalum grass is used for construction purposes. The quality turf adds to the beauty of the region while also providing playability to novice as well as intermediate players.
Additionally, there are eighteen holes surrounded by breathtaking “beach bunkers” that were inspired by how water meets sand at lakeside resulting in a picture full of life with green fairways, white sands and green waters too. Also strategically laid out water hazards are there to test skill levels of any golfer. In particular, hole 14 is considered as one of –if not- then greatest par four throughout the whole track. Having a length of 443 yards and quite tough hazards encircling it, experienced or expert players around the globe would find hole 14 worth trying themselves against.
Long Bien Golf Course
The Nelson & Haworth designed Long Bien Golf Course, which consists of 27 holes. It is one of the closest golf courses in Hanoi and is built on a 350-hectare piece of land that lies along the Dong Nai River located just a little bit south of the city center. One disadvantage to this location is its proximity to an airbase; therefore, it causes some noise due to takeoffs and landings.
Paspalum is used for fairways, tee-boxes and rough while greens are made from Tiff-Eagle Bermuda grass. Highly maintained grounds guarantee players excellent striking surfaces at any Hanoi golf club.
A number of water streams that you come across make the course more scenic as well as harder to play. This property has out of bounds running parallel with many holes together with deep fairway bunkers hence making Long Bien a course where precision is rewarded more than length despite being only 6,700 yards from the blue tees. Additionally, most raised greens from the fairway level necessitate chipping proficiency for scrambling purposes so as to have up-and-down chances.
Hanoi Golf Course
The Nelson & Haworth designed Long Bien Golf Course, which consists of 27 holes. It is one of the closest golf courses in Hanoi and is built on a 350-hectare piece of land that lies along the Dong Nai River located just a little bit south of the city center. One disadvantage to this location is its proximity to an airbase; therefore, it causes some noise due to takeoffs and landings.
Paspalum is used for fairways, tee-boxes and rough while greens are made from Tiff-Eagle Bermuda grass. Highly maintained grounds guarantee players excellent striking surfaces at any Hanoi golf club.
A number of water streams that you come across make the course more scenic as well as harder to play. This property has out of bounds running parallel with many holes together with deep fairway bunkers hence making Long Bien a course where precision is rewarded more than length despite being only 6,700 yards from the blue tees. Additionally, most raised greens from the fairway level necessitate chipping proficiency for scrambling purposes so as to have up-and-down chances.
Van Tri Golf Course
Located only thirty minutes from Hanoi’s city center, the Van Tri Golf Club was the first exclusive golf estate in North Vietnam. It is a course that will definitely beat time owing to its profound strategy and ancient principles as depicted by Peter Rousseau’s design. Aesthetic appeal at Van Tri is achieved through the proper blend of colors, textures, heights and stone-water-sand-grass-tree elements that create the excellent diversity characterizing each hole.
Van Tri measures over 7,200 yards from the back tees and just under 6,700 yards from the blue member’s tees. Thus it is a good course for golfers of all levels of ability. The layout occupies fairly flat land where some harder pines have taken root in places. Fairways run across low moguls which are intended to highlight greenside bunker complexes with their sharp edges. Some holes provide multiple routes to attack greens, demand forced carries, are favorable risk-reward choices for long hitters or offer ample fairways and lay-up areas. This has been built on top quality shaping seen on any golf course in Northern Vietnam. We have full Paspalum playing surfaces guaranteeing right fairway coverage and great putting conditions.
The Van Tri Golf Club presents an exclusive opportunity for golfers to play test their shots with eighteen holes designed by Peter Rousseau himself. Besides quietness and greenery there are many benefits for seasoned players among them being uniqueness of golf holes’ layout. There is no end point to any hole on this one-of-a-kind course as they were constructed without one in mind.
BRG Legend Hill Golf Club
It is situated 30 kilometers away from Hanoi and is the first golf course designed by Nicklaus Design. Legend Hill Golf Resort’s architecture, consisting of motels, hotels, restaurants, blends perfectly with gardens, trees and lakes in their suburban location. During weekends this location is perfect for many families who want to participate in sports and have a rest.
Almost six hundred professional tournaments including one of the major events of US PGA Tour, ‘The Memorial’ have been held at Nicklaus Design golf courses.
Legend Hill golf Course with its eighteen holes, thirty-six greens and unique design “Twin Greens” by Nicklaus Design certainly has a challenge for experienced players. The grass used for making the course was Paspalum grass which is exclusively used on golf courses. Besides the golf course, service area also includes relaxation areas; an instruction room and proshop that are always ready to serve visitors as quickly as possible.
The awesome natural scenery of Soc Son mountainous region together with investor’s original approach to develop a two greens- based golf course gave inspiration to the Nicklaus Design team as well as posed a challenge. For those who have never had such experience before Vietnam will present an opportunity where players are able to play an eighteen-holes course having thirty-six greens complexes at different parts.
BRG Kings Island Golf Resort, Mountainview Course
BRG Kings Island Golf Resort is a golf resort with 55 holes situated on the outskirts of Hanoi. King’s Island only one hour drive from the city, makes it an ideal and convenient addition to any golf package in Vietnam. Incidentally, this course can be reached by boat alone in a typical Vietnamese fashion. This island golfing property consists of 350 hectares of land and 1500 hectares of coastline.
In 2004, Pacific Coast Designs (PCD), which is based in Australia, designed Mountainview Course at BRG Kings Island Golf Resort as Vietnam’s initial thirty-six-hole resort.
Mountainview Course constructed by PCD takes full advantage of Ba Vi Mountain’s breath-taking views. It then completely abandons the noisy capital city Hanoi to keep golfers immersed into natural surroundings along its tree-lined track stretching over seven thousand yards. For that matter, this masterpiece has all year round Novotec greens Surfacing experts’ championship quality greens.
Asean Golf 24h
Asean Golf 24h is positioned at Hoa Lac, Thach That, Ha Noi within ASEAN Resort & Spa and the city center can be reached in 30 minutes by car. Asean Golf 24h is a nine-hole golf course with 8 par-3s and one par-4 hole. It was put up on an area of five hectares which wound through villa areas and blended with Ninh Khieu stream over four seasons. The par-3 holes measure from 60 to 120 yards, while the par 4 measures 250 yards long making it a tough challenge for players who would have a chance to use wooden clubs with maximum swing path.
To make it more challenging for golfers, Asean Golf 24h has installed tee boxes, fairways, bunkers, greens as well as different kinds of traps to make the game difficult. Asean Golf 24H is equipped with night lighting system that allows golfers and their loved ones enjoy stunning fairways even at night. After playing good round of golf with family or friends,guests can utilize extraordinary services provided by the resort.
Asean’s all-day-long golf is perfect for beginners or seasoned golfers like office workers in particular. Instead of going to actual golf courses during lunch break or after work hours, they go when lunch breaks starts and while returning home only but still experience flying as well as being part of nature though playing wonderful chips.
Because it has been fitted out with the most developed nightlighting in the world suitable for any time and place on any course throughout day or night, Asean golf satisfies your need for a time when you are able to blossom anywhere on earth such ground can take you.
Sky Lake Resort & Golf Club
Located at Van Son Lake area, Chuong My District, Hanoi, Vietnam, 45 minutes from Hanoi, Sky Lake Resort & Golf Club has two separate 18-hole PGA-standard courses in a very exceptional environment: surrounded by magnificent mountains and a large natural lake which makes it an ideal place for golfers and their families to visit.
The “Lake course” is an18-hole links style course to the west with massive lakes acting as water hazards against the backdrop of stunning mountains. On other hand, the 18-hole Sky golf course is located on the east side and it’s enclosed by a rare natural Vietnamese forest which forms an interesting skyline.
Chuong My District, Hanoi, Vietnam is where you find Sky Lake Resort &Golf Club situated near Van Son Lake about forty five minutes away from Hanoi. It has two separate 18-hole PGA-standard courses that are located in a very unique place whose landscape includes beautiful mountains and one big lake. A perfect destination for golf players and their families during holidays.
The other eastern part houses the sky golf course with eighteen holes built inside a different Vietnamese forest that gives rise to some sort of intriguing horizon.
The hole No.15 called Dien Bien Phu which means victory of Vietnam as well as its historical ending point has been designed in such way that reflects terrain and hardships experienced during Dien Bien Phu battle; hence it could be considered among world most recognizable holes.
