Golf in Vietnam – Danang Golf Club, a beautiful links course

Located at Hoa Hai Ward, Ngu Hanh Son, Da Nang City. Danang Golf Club is part of VinaCapital’s Da Nang Beach Resort and just 15 minutes’ drive from the city centre. Danang Golf Club also known as the Dunes Golf Course, this course has a classic links design, incorporating many natural duneland features as on the world’s most renowned seaside courses.

The Dunes course is situated on the fledgling central coast of Vietnam amid 150 hectares of dunescape similar to what the world’s first golf courses were carved from. Its chief feature is a 7,160-yard, 18-hole, links-style layout that was designed in the true spirit of the game.

When it opened in 2010, Danang Golf Club was immediately recognised as one of the top 15 best new golf courses in the world by the US Golf World Magazine.  In 2011, it was voted the Best New Golf Course in Asia by the readers of Asian Golf Monthly.  In 2013, it was also named “Best Golf Course in Viet Nam” and one of the top ten courses in the Asia-Pacific region.

Danang golf course designed by Australian golf legend Greg Norman. During his prime, he won 86 international titles, including two British Opens. He formed Greg Norman Golf Course Design (GNGCD), Over the past quarter century, GNGCD has created more than 70 courses on six continents and established a reputation for imaginative designs that acknowledge golf’s traditional origins and the landscapes on which it has been played. Danang Golf Club’s Dunes Course is the first true links style course in Southeast Asia, with 7,160-yard, 18-hole course features lush green fairways, edged by sandy rough and areas of trees.

It also boasts a top-class clubhouse with amenities such as food and beverage outlets, locker rooms, a pro shop, and adjacent driving range. 

The 68-seater Featherie Restaurant and 108-seater Persimmon Café both serve international cuisine.  The Niblick Bar offers a wide range of beers, wines, and soft drinks to match your every mood with a Happy Hour for draught beers from 5.00pm to 7.00pm each day.  The 50-seater Gutta Percha meeting room hosts press conferences and private meetings. 

The over 500m² locker rooms have full-sized showers, changing areas with lockers, and relaxing lounges for golfers to rest after their game.

The golf course also offers a stay-and-play package for golfers to play the acclaimed course and stay in the adjacent Ocean Villas.

If you want to play this course, you can book via Alegolf with preferences price:

– Weekday: 2.085.000đ (VND), price included green fee + caddie fee.

– Weekend: 2.890.000đ (VND), price included green fee + caddie fee.

* This price valid from November 1 to December 1, 2015.

Source: Baodanang