A representative of the Vietnam Golf Association (VGA) said that Vietnam's number one golfer Nguyen Anh Minh will be absent from the 2025 National Golf Championship, taking place from August 18 in Gia Lai. Currently, Nguyen Anh Minh is focusing on important tournaments in the US.
When asked whether Nguyen Anh Minh's absence from the 2025 National Golf Championship will affect his chances of winning a place at the 33rd SEA Games or not? General Secretary of the Vietnam Golf Association - Mr. Vu Nguyen shared: "Currently, the Vietnam Golf Team has not yet completed the list of participants in the 33rd SEA Games.
Snooker Nguyen Anh Minh is a highly skilled face that Vietnamese men's golf has and the coaching staff will review the force based on the competition achievements to award the best player.
Two years ago, at the 32nd SEA Games in Cambodia, athletes Nguyen Anh Minh, Le Khanh Hung and Doan Uy made history by winning the silver medal in the men's team event. After that, Le Khanh Hung won the individual gold medal for men while Nguyen Anh Minh won the bronze medal.
The Vietnamese golf team was once underrated before the 32nd SEA Games. However, everyone was amazed by the achievements of a gold medal, a silver medal, and a bronze medal of the Vietnamese golfer.
Now, the Vietnam Golf Team cannot create a surprise. We prepare our forces to participate in the 33rd SEA Games as having won medals and all opponents will focus on grasping the expertise of Vietnamese athletes.
When participating in the tournament in Ninh Binh (May 2025), athlete Nguyen Anh Minh once expressed: "I will focus on competing to achieve the best results in the tournaments and determined to win a place to participate in the 33rd SEA Games".
The Deputy General Secretary of the Vietnam Sports Golf Association and also Director of the National Golf Championship - Mr. Nguyen Thai Duong affirmed: "The competition results of the 2025 National Golf Championship are one of the professional bases that help the Vietnam Golf Team evaluate the players and select the competing forces.
Preparing for the 33rd SEA Games is cautious. Everyone knows that in golf, the moments between victory and loss are very fast, so each shot must always be carefully calculated.
Golf at the 33rd SEA Games will organize four events including men's individual, women's individual, men's team and women's team. In the last three tournaments, golfers from Thailand and Malaysia were the ones with the best results.
The Thai golf team won a gold medal at the 30th 2019 SEA Games, two gold medals at the 31st SEA Games and two gold medals at the 32nd SEA Games. Mr. Vu Nguyen assessed that Thai golfers will dominate the 33rd SEA Games because they will play at home.
