AGIF accompanies “Vietnam Golf & Leisure Awards 2024”  01:23, 17/01/2024

Formerly known as the "Voting for Best Golf Courses in Vietnam" organized every two years by Vietnam Golf & Leisure Co., in collaboration with the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, General Department of Physical Education and Sports as well at the Vietnam Golf Association, after nine successful iterations the event was upgraded to "Vietnam Golf and Leisure Awards (VGLA)" in 2022. This refreshed format has greater diversity in voting criterias and categories. The voting section is for candidates in the two fields of golf courses and golf services. The 11th awards this year will be extremely attractive with many new golf courses participating and new voting categories that golfers love.

"The awards will not only promote the beauty of golf in Vietnam to the world, but also encourage golf courses and brands to make more efforts to create the best golf products and services for domestic and foreign golfers,” said Mr. Pham Tien Van, President of Vietnam Golf & Leisure Co., Head of the Organizing Committee.

Especially, “Vietnam Golf & Leisure Awards 2024” will be elevated even further when it becomes an important part of the Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF) Conference taking place from September 17-19, 2024 in Hanoi, which was honored by the World Golf Awards as "The World's Best Golf City Destination in 2023".

Accordingly, the press conference announcing and awarding VGLA 2024 will be held on September 19 with more than 100 AGIF representatives, which will widely promote Vietnam’s golf courses and outline development of the golf industry in Vietnam and around the world.

AGIF President Mr. Chris Gray said: "We are very honored to cooperate with Vietnam Golf & Leisure. Including these esteemed awards in the official program of AGIF 2024 will be a key highlight of the AGIF Conference.”

Vietnam Golf & Leisure Awards 2024

Voting Process

• Media campaign: 1 March-31 May 2024
• Golf course supervision: June-July 2024
• Jury decision: August 2024
• Announcement and Awards Ceremony: 19 September 2024

 Voting Categories

• All 18-hole golf courses put into operation in Vietnam before December 2023
• Hotels and services serving golfers at golf locations
• Hotels and services serving golfers at golf locations

Members of the Jury

• Vietnam Golf & Leisure
• AGIF representative
• Representative of Vietnam Golf Association
• Representative of Vietnam National Administration of Tourism
• Representative of General Department of Physical Education and Sports
• International golf experts

Award titles for golf courses

1. Vietnam's Best Course
2. Vietnam's Best New Course
3. Best Challenging Course
4. Best Landscaping Course
5. Best Environmental Friendly Course
6. Best Operation Course
7. Most Attractiveness Tourism Cours
8. Best Golf Resort Course
9. Best Club-house Course
10. Best Caddie Course
11. Best Operation Course
12. Best Championship Course
13. Best Community Supporting Course
14. Best Maintained Course
15. Best Service Course
16. Best F&B Course
17. Best Golf Academy
18. Best Driving Range
19. Best 3D Golf Center

Awards titles for golf services

1. Best Golf Hotel/Resort
2. Best Hotel/Resort Staycation
3. Best Spa Hotel-Resort
4. Best F&B Service Hotel/Resort
5. Best Airlines
6. Best Car Brands
7. Best Banking System
8. Best Pro-shop
9. Favorite Golf Brands