TUDI’s ambitious mountain golf project opens in 2026 for the first 18-hole course
Phú Thọ Province is set to expand its golf infrastructure with the Montaña Golf Course, a 36-hole mountain golf complex currently under development west of Hanoi. Trade and Urban Development Investment JSC (TUDI), a privately-owned real estate developer, has been working on the project since 2018 in partnership with Olazabal Design.
The development spans 150 hectares of mountainous terrain with elevations ranging from 45 to 225 meters above sea level—a 110-meter total elevation difference that has made construction particularly complex. Lead architect Toni Ortner designed two championship courses exceeding 7,000 yards each, adapted to the rugged landscape.
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The East Course is completing its grow-in phase and is scheduled to open in Mar 2026. The West Course remains in early construction stages with no announced opening date. Supporting facilities include practice areas with a driving range, two short-game zones, and floodlighting for evening play.
Course specifications include Mach 1 Ultradwarf Bermuda greens and Tahoma 31 Bermuda fairways. Rain Bird provides the irrigation system, while Thompson Golf Management oversees agronomy and Jebsen & Jessen Technology manages course maintenance.
Phú Thọ Province currently operates seven 18-hole golf courses, making it a notable golf destination serving the Hanoi market:
With Montaña’s addition, Phú Thọ will have nine golf courses totaling 61 holes, strengthening its position as a multi-course destination within convenient driving distance of Vietnam’s capital.
The seven-year development timeline reflects the complexity of building golf courses on steep, densely vegetated mountain terrain. Construction has required extensive earthmoving—approximately 50,000 cubic meters daily at peak periods—using equipment including 80 excavators, 20 bulldozers, 120 trucks, and 20 rollers.
The design incorporates sophisticated stormwater management systems essential for Vietnam’s typhoon-prone climate, with fairway herringbone drainage extending 2,100 meters per hole and multiple irrigation lakes managing water flow across the site’s significant elevation changes.
Located west of Hanoi in Phú Thọ Province, Montaña aims to serve the capital’s golf market with mountain golf offering cooler temperatures and elevation-based shot-making different from the flat parkland courses common around Hanoi. The facility’s floodlighting system will accommodate evening play for Hanoi professionals seeking after-work golf options.
TUDI’s first golf course project represents a strategic diversification for the real estate developer, entering Vietnam’s expanding golf market at a time when the country targets 200 operational courses by 2030.
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