Vung Tau won two gold medals, two silvers, and one bronze in the national golf championship that was held at the Ocean Dunes Golf Club in the central province of Binh Thuan.

The medals will count at the National Games to be held in Da Nang in December, with golf becoming a medal sport for the first time. Some other sports like shooting and archery will also follow their own schedule but their medals will be treated as a National Games medal.

Ho Chi Minh City bagged two gold medals to finish second while golfers from host Binh Thuan won a silver and two bronze medals to finish third in the championship which ended on Sunday.

Vung Tau’s gold medals came in the women’s individual and team events. In the former, it was a Vung Tau 1-2, with Tang Thi Nhung taking the gold with a score of 221 and Ngo Bao Nghi the silver.

Their success also helped win the team gold medal.

Vung Tau also won a silver medal in the women’s team event and a bronze medal in the men’s individual event from Pham Viet Hung.

Trinh Van Tho of Ho Chi Minh City played consistently to lead every round before easily winning the men’s individual gold with 291 strokes. Tho’s excellent form helped HCM City clinch gold in the men’s team event.

Huynh Van Son won the only silver medal for Binh Thuan with 296 strokes.

Binh Thuan also took two bronze medals in the men’s and women’s team events.