Bloomberg reveals how Vietnam is becoming the new center of golf tourism

Vietnam is becoming an increasingly popular destination for golf enthusiasts, with dozens of new courses being built in the country, including the $1.5 billion Trump Organization resort, according to Bloomberg.

There are now about 100 golf courses in Vietnam, and by 2030 their number is planned to increase to about 200. More than 50 new facilities are already in various stages of development. According to the National Golf Foundation, the development of the golf industry in Vietnam accounts for almost half of all such projects in Asia.

Among the largest projects is the Trump Organization resort in the Red River Delta in northern Vietnam. The company belongs to the family of US President Donald Trump, the cost of its project is estimated at $ 1.5 billion.

Another major facility is being developed by TGR Design, led by American golfer Tiger Woods. The company is working on a championship field project for 18 holes south of Ho Chi Minh City.

Natural conditions make Vietnam attractive for the construction of golf courses. Architect Brian Curley, who designed seven fields operating in Vietnam, said the country's potential was "hard to overestimate." The country already has facilities created by famous players and architects, including Nick Faldo and Greg Norman.

According to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Vietnam, revenues from golf tourism grew by 67% compared to 2022 and reached $1 billion in 2025. The authorities are counting on further growth of revenues from this direction.

At the same time, demand from foreign players already leads to high loading of fields. In Danang, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, from October to April, when demand for the game is particularly high, there are often no vacant places on golf courses. Players have to book three to six months to play.

Earlier, in August 2025, Reuters reported that the Vietnamese authorities planned to evict thousands of farmers from Hungyen province in the north of the country because of the construction of the Trump Organization golf club. On the site of the future complex were farmland, where local residents grew fruits.

According to Reuters, the 990-hectare Trump Organization project was the first joint project of the Trump family business in Vietnam to receive approval from the authorities. The construction is carried out by the Vietnamese company Kinhbac City, and the Trump Organization should manage the finished complex.