Danang Golf Club

Hoa Hai Ward,

Ngu Hanh Son, nr Da Nang City, Danang Province

  • Office

    +84 (236) 3958 000
  • Pro shop

    +84 (236) 3958 111
  • Fax

    +84 (236) 3958 112
  • Golf pro

    Peter Barber (Director of Golf).

About the course

  • The Course:

    18 holes. Seaside links course. Undulating terrain - a few slopes to climb.

  • Surroundings:

    Coastal duneland; limited residential; briefly seaside (East Vietnam Sea).

  • Designer:

    Greg Norman Golf Course Design (lead designer Harley Kruse).

Back
tees
Club
tees
Front
tees
Yards
7190
6212
5564
Par
72
72
72
SSS or slope
74.9
69.8
72.5

At the same location:

Above distances are for the Norman course. Also at Danang GC is the 18-hole Nicklaus course (par-73; 7380 yds from back tees; rating 75.7).

Location

Latitude:

15.975353

Longitude:

108.276382

How to get there:

2 km S of Hoa Hai / 14 km SE of Danang.

Danang Golf Club (Norman course)

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.

Est. 2010

The Norman course at Da Nang Golf Club, comprising the Dune and Ocean nines, is located on Vietnam's central coast, just south of the city of Danang. It was joined in 2020 by Danang GC's Nicklaus course, which lies to the west, alongside the Coco River. Directly to the south is the Montgomerie Links.

As the names of the two nine-hole loops imply, the course is a predominantly open layout, sculpted in the grand links tradition. Blown-out bunkers, firm and fast fairways, wild seaside vegetation, rugged dunes and waste areas, swales and hollows, and plantings of pine, all feature strongly in Norman's testing design. Wind can be a major factor on this stretch of the central coast, helping to tighten up the course and put added pressure on your shot-making. As if a Greg Norman design needed any tightening-up!

Most of the time you are tucked in behind a residential development of smart villas, which separate the course from the sea ... thankfully the homes don't detract from the expansive look or playability of the course itself.

Pick of the holes: at the par-4 15th the layout makes a brief bolt for the beach. You're rewarded with the beachfront short par-3 16th overlooking the East Vietnam Sea. But all too quickly its back inland along the par-4 17th (trisected by two small rivers), and the end of the layout's brief encounter with the seashore.

Stay&Play at Danang GC: adjacent luxury accommodation available, see Where2Stay section below.

List of courses: Vietnam

Visitors

Who can play and when?

Visitors welcome on weekdays and weekends.

Must book in advance.

Green fees

International visitor fee, 18-holes: weekdays 4.25million dong (c.US$175); weekends 5.65million dong (c.US$230). Cart and caddie fee included.

Contact club for full details, discounts, packages, etc. [Last updated: 2024].

Other information

Caddies and golf carts compulsory for non-members.

Practice facilities

Excellent

Did you know?

Roughly in the centre of Vietnam's eastern seaboard, looking out onto the East Vietnam Sea, you'll find the country's fifth largest city, Da Nang. Within a short drive from the city is a growing and impressive hub of "links" golf courses.

Amongst their number, and in the vicinity of the town of Hoi An (south of Da Nang) are: Danang GC (Nicklaus and Norman courses), Montgomerie Links (by Monty), Vinpearl Nam Hoi An (IMG Design), and Hoiana Shores (RTJ Jr). Just north of Da Nang is the Nick Faldo designed Laguna Lang Co.

Heading inland, and on the way to a "must visit" French-themed mountain village, is the "must play" Ba Na Hills layout by Luke Donald.

Published ranking

Vietnam's best courses (Golf Digest, 2022):
Danang's Norman course ranked 2nd best; Nicklaus course ranked 6th best.

Where2Stay

  • Sheraton Grand Danang Resort5-star

    35 Truong Sa St, Hoa Hai Ward, Ngu Hanh Son District, Danang, 550000 Vietnam.

    +84 236 3988 999

    Visit website

    Perched along tranquil Non Nuoc Beach, the Sheraton Grand Danang Resort offers luxury facilities just a short drive from the city of Da Nang, and its International Airport. The spacious hotel rooms and suites offer Smart TVs, complimentary Wi-Fi, marble bathrooms and private balconies with breathtaking views. There are several dining options within the resort, an outdoor infinity pool, on-site fitness centre and Spa. Two of Vietnam's top-rated golf courses (Danang GC and Montgomerie Links) are close by.

    • Golf at this hotel:

      Danang GC (1 km)

    • Golf within 10 km:

      Montgomerie Links (2 km)

    • Golf within 30 km:

      Hoiana Shores; Vinpearl-Nam Hoi An; Ba Na Hills (35 km)

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