SAM Tuyen Lam Golf Club is located about 15 kilometers from Dalat City, taking about 20 minutes from town and 20 minutes from the airport. The SAM Tuyen Lam Dalat golf course was Canadian designed and sits in a deep valley. The golf course is located on the eastern shores of the Tuyen Lam Lake and is surrounded by large mountains and towering pine trees which makes for excellent scenery and year round cool golf weather. However, morning fog covers the golf course and on most days golf is not possible until 9:00 or 10:00AM.
Many of the holes play from elevated tees to tight fairways. Drivers can be kept in the bag in most cases as accuracy over distance is favored at SAM Tuyen Lam Golf Club. Greens are well guarded with gentle slopes and feature all Bent grass. Fairways are normal Bermuda grass.
Facilities at SAM Tuyen Lam Golf course include a nice clubhouse, driving range and practice areas. The onsite restaurant, pro shop, and locker rooms are rather basic as are the 12 guest rooms at the golf resort. Nearby large luxurious villas and 5-star hotel are also stay-and-play options onsite. Service is fair and it is advisable to bring a Vietnamese translator to assists with all of the formalities. Although SAM Golf is hilly, the course can be walked or optionally golf carts are available for hire.