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Vietnam: 35% Off | Men’s Journal

The Communists may have won the “American War,” but Vietnam has fallen to the ultimate capitalist weapon — golf — with nearly 20 world-class courses now open. Rounds are very affordable (often less than $100), as are a crop of fine hotels and restaurants. The country’s oldest and best layout is Dalat Palace Golf Club, 50 miles north of Ho Chi Minh City, in the center of a mountaintop... Read moreThe Communists may have won the “American War,” but Vietnam has fallen to the ultimate capitalist weapon — golf — with nearly 20 world-class courses now open. Rounds are very affordable (often less than $100), as are a crop of fine hotels and restaurants. The country’s oldest and best layout is Dalat Palace Golf Club, 50 miles north of Ho Chi Minh City, in the center of a mountaintop city built by the French in the 1920s, which plays up and down hills and along a series of lakes with lush, New England–like bent grass ($90; vietnamgolfresorts.com). Live like a French colonist at the grand Sofitel Dalat Palace Hotel ($200) and its authentic restaurant, Le Rabelais. View page