Waiting for explosive moments at the National Golf Championship - Gia Lai 2025
TPO - Since joining the VGA Tour in 2022, the National Golf Championship has become a top-notch playground, honoring the best golfers in Vietnam. The 2025 season will witness the reunion of four champions from previous seasons: Doan Xuan Khue Minh, Nguyen Nhat Long, Nguyen Duc Son and Le Chuc An, promising to bring a dramatic and emotional competition in Gia Lai.
Báo Tiền Phong•18/08/2025
The National Golf Championship - Gia Lai 2025 takes place on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the successful August Revolution and National Day September 2; at the same time, it is an activity to celebrate the establishment of the new Gia Lai province - merged from the two provinces of Gia Lai and Binh Dinh.
The National Golf Championship has left its mark with many worthy champions, including the top young talents of Vietnamese golf, such as: Nguyen Anh Minh - ranked 42nd in the world amateur golf, US Junior Amateur runner-up, Bronze Medalist of SEA Games 32; Nguyen Nhat Long - champion in 2023; Nguyen Duc Son - champion in 2024; Le Chuc An - champion in 2023 and 2024.
The National Golf Championship - Gia Lai 2025 will be an important test of golfers' ability and competitive spirit before entering the 33rd SEA Games arena, scheduled to take place in Thailand later this year.
All ready for the top performances of the National Golf Championship - Gia Lai 2025
All is ready for the top performances of the National Golf Championship - Gia Lai 2025.
report Golf can make a major contribution to elite sport as well as the economy
Mr. Nguyen Thai Duong - Deputy General Secretary of Vietnam Golf Association, Tournament Director, Permanent Deputy Head of the Organizing Committee of the National Golf Championship - Gia Lai 2025.
Mr. Nguyen Thai Duong - Deputy General Secretary of Vietnam Golf Association, Tournament Director, Permanent Deputy Head of the Organizing Committee, said: "In order for golf to develop further in the community, I think it is necessary to reduce the cost of playing golf, because golf is being prejudiced that 'this is not a sport', but a luxury hobby. Meanwhile, golf can absolutely make a great contribution to high-performance sports as well as the economy.
By comparison, Thailand currently attracts 800,000 to 1 million golfers, bringing in 2 to 2.5 billion USD to the economy. Meanwhile, Vietnam, with its long coastline and increasingly becoming a favorite destination for international tourists, only attracts about 100,000 golfers, bringing in 300 to 500 million USD. Therefore, golf has a lot of potential to develop further, and if we have the right and focused strategy, golf will become an important factor in the economy, thereby reducing the cost of playing golf, then attracting more people to this sport.
With the prestige of the tournament and the strong influence of the media, the National Golf Championship - Gia Lai 2025 will certainly contribute to promoting the image of Gia Lai province - a locality that is growing strongly with the goal of becoming a center of marine economy, a center of science - technology and innovation, an important point of artificial intelligence application in Vietnam, and at the same time one of the major tourism and sports centers of the country.
Reporter Quang Thai (Vietnam News Agency) asked: As the defending champion and having competed on many courses in the region, how does Duc Son evaluate the FLC Golf Links Quy Nhon course, the host of this year's tournament?
Golfer Nguyen Duc Son said: "The FLC Golf Links Quy Nhon course is really beautiful, the grass is smooth and especially the area around the green is very well cared for. The terrain of the course is quite rugged, with typical mountainous features, creating many challenges for golfers. In terms of landscape, it can be affirmed that this is one of the most beautiful golf courses I have ever experienced. If choosing a destination for a family trip combined with golf, FLC Golf Links Quy Nhon will definitely be one of the top addresses".
"Gia Lai has a lot of potential to develop golf, because it owns international-class golf courses and the golf movement is also increasing in the number of athletes. We have organized many golf tournaments of local clubs. In the future, with increasing interest and if the cost of playing golf decreases, I believe golf will develop strongly."
Mr. Bui Trung Hieu - Deputy Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Gia Lai province, Deputy Head of the Organizing Committee of the National Golf Championship - Gia Lai 2025
report Golf could become a new engine for the economy
Journalist Phung Cong Suong agrees that golf is a sport that requires high costs and investment. However, from another perspective, golf can become a new driving force for the economy. “In many countries around the world, a large golf community has developed, creating a golf economy through golfers' consumption. In our country, there are about more than 100,000 golf games on courses nationwide. If we take advantage of this to develop tourism and attract investment through golf, this will certainly bring great economic benefits,” shared the co-head of the Organizing Committee of the National Golf Championship - Gia Lai 2025.
report Bonus difference between men and women's table
Reporter Hoang Qui ( Voice of Vietnam ): This year's prize structure is 1.2 billion VND, of which 1 billion VND is for the men's category and 200 million VND is for the women's category. This difference is quite large. Can the Organizing Committee share more clearly about this issue?
Mr. Nguyen Thai Duong - Deputy General Secretary of Vietnam Golf Association, Tournament Director, Permanent Deputy of the Organizing Committee.
Mr. Nguyen Thai Duong - Deputy General Secretary of the Vietnam Golf Association, Director of the tournament, Deputy Standing Member of the Organizing Committee, said: "In fact, not only in golf but also in many other popular sports such as football, there is a difference in prize money between men and women. In the professional arena of the PGA Tour, the prize fund for men's tournaments is usually from 4 - 5 million USD, while in the LPGA Tour (women) it is only about 500,000 to 1 million USD.
We always want to aim for more balance, but this depends on many factors, the most important of which are the participation of sponsors and the number of viewers. Obviously, in the men's group, the attraction is greater, the sponsors are more interested, so the prize money is higher. Vietnam is no exception to that general trend."
Regarding the pressure of defending the National Golf Championship, golfer Nguyen Duc Son said: “This year’s course is really difficult and challenging. I have had about 5 practice sessions, experiencing many different types of terrain to have the best preparation. My goal is to compete at the highest level possible, and I hope to bring a performance that satisfies everyone.”
report Golfer Nguyen Duc Son talks about his chance to come to golf
Answering a reporter's question about his chance to play golf, the reigning Men's Champion of the 2024 National Golf Championship Nguyen Duc Son shared: "I came to golf by chance. My parents wanted to guide me to tennis, but one day, around the 26th of Tet, my father took me away from the tennis court to the golf course. He realized that I had the right qualities to play golf. And after a while, when I was 6 years old, my father asked me about the choice of playing tennis or golf. I chose golf. Looking back now, after 12 years, I have never regretted this decision."
Regarding the sports development plan and strategy for 2026, Mr. Bui Trung Hieu - Deputy Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Gia Lai province, Deputy Head of the Organizing Committee of the National Golf Championship - Gia Lai 2025, said that up to now, the locality has not had a specific schedule. "However, we are in the process of exchanging and negotiating with the Department of Physical Training and Sports and national sports federations, with the goal of bringing many large-scale sports events to organize locally. Thereby, not only promoting the mass sports movement but also promoting the image, culture and tourism to domestic and international friends", said Mr. Bui Trung Hieu.
Journalist Phung Cong Suong - Editor-in-Chief of Tien Phong newspaper , co-Head of the Organizing Committee, talked about choosing Gia Lai to host the National Golf Championship in 2025.
report Three great meanings of the National Golf Championship
Firstly, the tournament aims to discover, honor and support talented young golfers on their journey to conquer the international arena. From here, many faces have affirmed their position not only domestically but also in the international arena.
Second, in the context of golf being a new sport in Vietnam, the tournament contributes to changing public perception of a sport with a history of more than 100 years in Vietnam. Golf is also the only sport closely linked to the economy, promoting community development. Currently, Vietnam has about 80 golf courses, while Japan and Korea have thousands of courses, showing that there is still a lot of room for development, especially in meeting the needs of international and domestic tourists.
Third, the tournament brings the breath of sport to the localities, joining hands to promote socio-economic development. Each time it is held, the tournament not only creates a top-notch sports playground, but also contributes to spreading the local image, from cuisine, landscape to cultural values to the community. Thereby, the tournament becomes an important bridge to promote tourism, especially golf tourism, contributing to bringing the image of Vietnam closer to international friends.
The reigning men's champion of the 2024 National Golf Championship Nguyen Duc Son.
At the press conference, golfer Nguyen Duc Son said he has not had the opportunity to try Gia Lai cuisine because he follows a special diet. "Hopefully after the tournament ends, I will be able to try Gia Lai cuisine, because I believe the dishes here will be wonderful," said the 2024 National Golf Champion.
"Since the beginning of the year, we have hosted 60 events, attracting more than 30,000 athletes to Gia Lai. We identify sporting events as not only spiritual food and inspiration, promoting the spirit of sports training, but also helping to bring a huge economic source to the locality.
Mr. Bui Trung Hieu - Deputy Director of Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Gia Lai province, Deputy Head of Organizing Committee
"Every meter of grass, every meter of green shows our dedication. We hope golfers and fans can feel our hospitality."
Mr. Nguyen Tien Danh - Director of FLC Golf Link
report Hope golfers and fans can feel the hospitality of FLC Golf Link
Mr. Nguyen Tien Danh - Director of FLC Golf Link, said: “Previously, FCL Golf Links Quy Nhon has a lot of experience in organizing major tournaments, so we are very confident in hosting the National Golf Championship - Gia Lai 2025. To prepare for the tournament, we have comprehensively upgraded the course system to international standards. Every meter of grass, every meter of green shows our dedication. Hopefully, golfers and fans can feel our hospitality.
Mr. Nguyen Tien Danh - Director of FLC Golf Link.
As for FLC Golf Links Quy Nhon, we consider this an opportunity to affirm our position on the Vietnamese golf map, at the same time act as a bridge for Quy Nhon - Gia Lai with domestic and international friends, as well as contribute to the development of golf in Gia Lai and across the country."
report Affirming Gia Lai's position on Vietnam's sports and tourism map
Speaking to the press, Mr. Bui Trung Hieu said that in recent years, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Gia Lai province has advised the Provincial People's Committee to organize many diverse sports activities, contributing to spreading the spirit of training and improving people's health, while promoting the image of Gia Lai land and people to domestic and international friends.
Mr. Bui Trung Hieu - Deputy Director of Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Gia Lai province, Deputy Head of Organizing Committee.
“We are honored to be trusted by the Department of Sports and Physical Training and Tien Phong newspaper to choose Gia Lai as the host of the National Golf Championship - a prestigious sporting event with high professional quality. Hosting the tournament not only affirms Gia Lai's position on the national sports map, but also opens up opportunities to promote tourism and culture, bringing the image of Gia Lai closer to the public,” said Mr. Bui Trung Hieu.
To promote the image of Gia Lai, the locality focuses on preparing the best infrastructure, security, accommodation services and meticulous organization, leaving a good image in the eyes of golfers and tourists.
“Quy Nhon – Gia Lai also scores points thanks to the friendliness, openness and hospitality of the people here, which has become a key factor in helping the tournament and locality promotion strategy achieve success. At the same time, the professional media team has contributed to spreading the beautiful and dynamic image of Quy Nhon – Gia Lai to domestic and international friends, affirming the position of the locality on the map of sports and tourism in Vietnam”, Deputy Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Gia Lai province, Deputy Head of the Organizing Committee, emphasized.
report FLC Golf Links Quy Nhon brings new experiences to golfers
Answering the question of reporter Ngoc Chau ( Vietnam Law Newspaper ) about the difficulties in preparation, journalist Phung Cong Suong - Editor-in-Chief of Tien Phong Newspaper , co-Head of the Organizing Committee, said: "After 3 years of organizing in Vu Yen, Hai Phong, we decided to bring the 2025 National Golf Championship to Gia Lai province with the beautiful FLC Golf Links Quy Nhon golf course, to bring a new experience to golfers.
Talking to the golfers this morning, I learned that many golfers had arrived at the course nearly two weeks ago, showing their seriousness and preparation for the tournament. Organizing the tournament far from Hanoi, we encountered many difficulties in the preparation process, from transportation to logistics. However, everything went well with active preparation, enthusiastic support from the provincial leaders and smooth coordination from the Department of Physical Training and Sports, the Vietnam Golf Association and related units.
It can be affirmed that, up to this point, everything is ready for the tournament and we are waiting for the first swings, the start of a successful season."
With serious, methodical and responsible investment, no matter where it is held, the National Golf Championship will always be a prestigious and classy playground; a place to gather the best golfers in Vietnam and a launching pad to help Vietnamese golf get closer to international standards.
report Award rules
The 2025 Gia Lai National Golf Championship has a total prize value of up to 1.2 billion VND, of which 1 billion VND for the men's category, 200 million VND for the women's category and will be awarded according to the Prize Regulations of the VGA Tour System.
According to the tournament rules, golfers competing as amateurs will not receive prize money. Professional golfers in the next positions will be promoted to receive the empty prize money due to the amateur golfers ranked above them.
In addition, amateur golfers who pass the cut will have their entry fee refunded (this fee is taken from the Prize Fund). In case there are not enough professional golfers to receive the prize according to the prize structure, the remaining prize money will be divided equally among the professional golfers who receive the prize.
Specifically, the male champion of the National Golf Championship - Gia Lai 2025 will receive 180 million VND, equivalent to 18% of the total prize fund of 1 billion VND of the male category. Meanwhile, the winner of the female category will receive 60 million VND, equivalent to 30% of the total prize fund of 200 million VND of the female category.
In addition to the prize money, the three athletes with the best results in each group will be awarded gold, silver and bronze medals by the Department of Sports and Physical Training.
report The Organizing Committee of the National Golf Championship - Gia Lai 2025 met the press before the opening day
Attending the press conference were:
Journalist Phung Cong Suong - Editor-in-Chief of Tien Phong Newspaper , Co-Head of Organizing Committee
Mr. Bui Trung Hieu - Deputy Director of Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Gia Lai province, Deputy Head of Organizing Committee
Mr. Nguyen Thai Duong - Deputy General Secretary of Vietnam Golf Association, Tournament Director, Permanent Deputy Head of Organizing Committee
Mr. Nguyen Tien Danh - Director of FLC Golf Link
2024 National Golf Championship Men's Champion Nguyen Duc Son
Representatives of Central and Gia Lai provincial press agencies.
The National Golf Championship - Gia Lai 2025 takes place from August 18 to August 23 at FLC Golf Links Quy Nhon, gathering 150 of the best golfers in the country, including professional golfers of Vietnamese nationality and amateur golfers with a handicap index no higher than 5.0 (men) and 10.0 (women).
Journalist Phung Cong Suong - Editor-in-Chief of Tien Phong Newspaper, Co-Head of the Organizing Committee of the National Golf Championship - Gia Lai 2025, with golfers before the opening day of the tournament.
Golfers will compete in a 4-round stroke play format, each round consisting of 18 holes (72 holes in total). After the first 36 holes, the organizers will make the cut, selecting the 50 best male golfers and 12 best female golfers for the final two rounds. The winner is the golfer with the lowest gross score after 4 rounds.
qoute FLC Golf Links Quy Nhon Course brings great challenges
Sharing before the National Golf Championship - Gia Lai 2025, Head of the Referee Board Vu Quan said that the referee team's preparations have been completed, from setting up to marking the course to ensure perfect competition conditions for golfers participating in the competition. He emphasized that the FLC Golf Links Quy Nhon course with its high level of difficulty will bring great challenges, promising to create a dramatic competition and find the most worthy champion.
Video: Organizing Committee of National Golf Championship - Gia Lai 2025 offers flowers and incense at Quang Trung Museum
Ready for the National Golf Championship – Gia Lai 2025
photo Many challenges await golfers at FLC Golf Links Quy Nhon
A links golf course running along the coast, FLC Golf Links Quy Nhon was formed on a natural sand hill, designed by Nicklaus Design - the world's leading company in golf course design, and Flagstick is responsible for construction.
Construction started in May 2015 and was completed in January 2016. FLC Golf Links Quy Nhon was completed in just 8 months, setting a world record for construction speed.
FLC Golf Links Quy Nhon consists of two courses, Ocean Course and Mountain Course, FLC Golf Links Quy Nhon has a total of 36 holes on an area of 18 hectares. The National Golf Championship - Gia Lai 2025 takes place on the Ocean Course with a total length of up to 7,273 yards.
The easily recognizable features are the holes often designed in a dogleg style, with narrow fairways and multi-level greens, combined with high bunkers.
This is the hot season, so before competing, golfers should prepare all necessary equipment to ensure their health. In addition, provide water regularly for the body, keeping yourself in the best condition throughout the 4 days of competition.
video Reunion of Champions
National Golf Championship 2025 - Reunion of champions.
At the 32nd SEA Games in Cambodia, Vietnamese golf had the most successful tournament in history when winning 3 medals: Gold Medal for Men's Individual (Le Khanh Hung), Bronze Medal for Men's Individual (Nguyen Anh Minh) and Silver Medal for Men's Team. This is the motivation for the team to aim for a higher goal in Thailand later this year.
report Important test before SEA Games 33
The National Golf Championship - Gia Lai 2025 will be an important test of golfers' ability and competitive spirit before entering the 33rd SEA Games arena, scheduled to take place in Thailand later this year.
The atmosphere was focused, urgent but full of excitement and comfort, just like the spirit of the National training trip was being "miniature" and continued to live right in the heart of the 2025 National Golf Championship.
In the first selection round through two National Amateur Championships including Vietnam Amateur Open (VAO) and Vietnam Ladies Amateur Open (VLAO) 2025, the first four names to win a place at the 33rd SEA Games were revealed: Nguyen Trong Hoang and Ho Anh Huy (VAO champion and runner-up) along with Le Chuc An and Anna Le (two Vietnamese female golfers with the best results in VLAO).
The 2025 Gia Lai National Golf Championship will decide the remaining spots in the team. This promises to create fierce competition when nearly 80% of the players in the National team are present, including prominent names: 2023 National Champion Nguyen Nhat Long, current champion Nguyen Duc Son, and rising young talents such as Nguyen Tuan Anh, Tran The Bao, or Nguyen Viet Gia Han or Doan Xuan Khue Minh in the women's group.
qoute Eagle's achievements explode before the National Golf Championship - Gia Lai 2025
During a practice session to prepare for the National Golf Championship - Gia Lai 2025, Nguyen Viet Gia Han scored his first hole-in-one in his career at hole 14 of the Ocean course at FLC Golf Links Quy Nhon.
Golfers Do Duc Khang, Nguyen Dang Minh, and Nguyen Bao Phat excellently scored Eagle at hole 5 of Ocean course.
These are all promising names in the Vietnamese golf community, young golfers with competitive spirit and the spirit to conquer the peak.
New experiences, new challenges await golfers of the National Golf Championship - Gia Lai 2025
report National Golf Championship comes to Gia Lai for the first time
From 2022 to 2024, the National Golf Championship was held in Hai Phong City and achieved success beyond expectations in both expertise and media effects. In particular, the rounds were broadcast live on many digital platforms, attracting tens of thousands of viewers every day - contributing to strongly spreading the image of a classy, civilized sport with great development potential in Vietnam.
Nguyen Viet Gia Han scored a 'super product' HIO before the National Golf Championship - Gia Lai 2025.
Based on the wishes of golfers and the proposal of the Vietnam Golf Association to bring the National Golf Championship to many different tournaments, especially in the southern provinces, Tien Phong newspaper has proposed to coordinate the organization of the 2025 tournament in Gia Lai.
report 125 golfers compete
Men: 106 (professional: 65; amateur: 40)
Female: 19 (Professional: 5; Amateur: 14)
Nguyen Viet Gia Han scores a 'super product' HIO before the National Golf Championship - Gia Lai 2025
Head of Referee Board Vu Quan: FLC Golf Links Quy Nhon brings the biggest challenge
2023 National Champion Nguyen Nhat Long is not afraid of the challenges of FLC Golf Links Quy Nhon
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