Viet Nam is positioning golf as a key component of the country’s tourism and economic development, backed by a partnership between global sports and entertainment agency 54 and the Vietnam Golf Association (VGA).
As of 2025, Viet Nam had more than 90 operational 18-hole golf courses with the number expected to reach 200 by 2030.
According to Vietnam Tourism, golf tourism generated US$460 million in revenue in 2022 and is projected to surpass US$1 billion by 2025, accounting for around eight to 10% of the country’s total tourism revenue.
Nguyen Thi Thu Ha, vice president of the VGA, said, “Golf in Viet Nam has already produced some iconic venues, and Top 100 courses, which has given tremendous impetus for future developments. The time is now for us to harness this momentum and take things to the next level.”
Jed Moore, group CEO 54, said Viet Nam is on an “unmatched trajectory” in terms of growing domestic participation in golf, inbound visitation and new golf course developments.”
He said 54 was joining forced with VGA to supercharge growth and get behind the new national strategy “that will ensure the most efficient and impactful roll out of a national plan, covering social, economic and environmental factors”.
Source: Travel Weekly Asia
