ChiangMai Highlands Golf & Spa Resort
2006 - architect Lee Schmidt of Schmidt-Curley 18h. par72 - 45 Km East of city.
Designed with golfing pleasure in mind, this stunning and beautiful 18-holes course dominates the hilly landscape of Chiang Mai. This challenging course in such a perfect climate of Northern Thailand is a pleasure for all. The temperate weather is very comfortable for those who like warm weather but not too hot. The clubhouse and locker room facilities are second to none and the wonderful Thai and Western cuisine will be a delight for all to enjoy.



MaeJo Golf Club
2004 - architect Mr. Seni Thirawat 18h. par 72 6537 yards - 20 mn near to ChiangMai city.
The course features rolling zoysia grass fairways and large challenging Korea Velvet greens with beautiful views of Doi Suthep and other surrounding mountain ranges. With thousands of matured Longan, Lychee, Mango, Pomello, and Tangerine trees alongside its fairways, the golf course looks and plays more like a well-matured course rather than a newly constructed one. The course also features several elevated tees to make plays on the holes more interesting and challenging.


Gassan KhunTan Golf & Resort
2004 - architect Gassan Co 18h. par 72 7068 yards (27-36 holes will be developed in 2006-07) - 55 Km South of ChiangMai.
With an opening in July 2004, Gassan Khuntan Golf Course offers initially an 18 hole world-class golf course which will challenge at the same time that the stunning views, peaceful and tropical surroundings calm and nourish you. Carefully designed and well tended landscaping that emphasizes and enhances the natural panoramic mountain views that surround you surrounds all this. For experienced golfers !
The most luxury Golf resort with Northern Thai architecture, 80 room swimming pool & spa..


Royal ChiangMai Golf Resort
1996 - architect Robert Thompson 18h. par72 6969 yards - 40 mn North of city
Located in the northern hills of Chiangmai, at the site of an ancient orchard, has a panoramic view of the mountains of the North. With altitude, the air is a fresh and humidity drop. The design is more of a 'links' style with bumpy rolling fairways, pot bunkers and closely mowed front-green. They have a good reputation of the maintenance and operation of the course.
Luxury Hotel 60 rooms.


Alpine Golf Resort (AKA ChiangMai - Lamphun GC)
1990 - 2008 architect Ron M. Garl;18h. par 72 7540 yards - 20 Km East of city. The course is set in a spectacular natural valley surrounded by beautiful rolling hills. Wide undulating fairways and large greens make this course a dream come true for golfers and their families and a pleasure to play for experienced and beginner golfers alike. Thousands of mature native golden teak trees, together with well designed traditional-style buildings give the golf course its unique, distinctly Northern character. Hole number nine, where the tee shot needs to be placed between water hazards on both sides of the fairway, followed by a long carry over the big pond to a sloping green.
4-star Alpine Golf Resort & Heritage Spa - 78 rooms & suites


ChiangMai Summit Green Valley CC
1990 - architect Denis Griffiths 18h. par 72 7177 yards - 25 mn from city centre.
Renamed Summit Green Valley in 2008, Located between the river Ping and Doi Suthep, the mountain that gave Chiangmai its fame, this long driving course with wide-open fairways, lay out on flat fields and separated with big palm tree, requires positioning the first shot on the correct side to approach well-protected greens. Water hazards on most holes.
Thai, Chinese european or japanese restaurant. Angsana Spa (massage & sauna)


Lanna GC
1972 - architect Dr Chana Chayakul 27h. par 36 6,564 yards 36h. par 72 7174+3289 yards - 12 Km from city centre.
This 27 holes course is developed together with the facilities of horse riding track, shooting, swimming pool and tennis courts. At the first, 18 holes were developed from 1972 to 1975 and later 9 holes were added by using the horse-riding track. As for 18 holes are laid out on flat fields and separated with grown up big tree, offering welcomed shade, but difficult rough. The history of the course more than 20 years makes players feel a good atmosphere and dignity.


MaeMoh GC Lampang - 120 Km south of ChiangMai.
1984 EGAT 18h. par 72 6374 yards
This, not so well known course, is located 30 km from the provincial city of Lampang, adjacent to the famous clay mines in the Lampang area. This well-grown course, with its spectacular design and fairways going up and down with an impressive mountain backdrop, makes for an unforgettable day of golf. Great golf in a mountainous site where level difference has its importance. Some blind tee-shots, fast greens and you have here an excellent test of golf. The hole number 10, a short par 3 of only 130 yards might stir your emotions.


Gassan Lake City GC
2005 - architect Gassan Co. 18h. par72 7089 yards - 20 mn South east from city.
Chiang Mai's newest championship golf course, the extraordinary Lake City, designed by Gassan's owner, noted Thai architect Pravit Reang-Po, mirrors the unique clubhouse and the sculpted bunkers of Gassan's Khuntan Resort. Also a target golf and risk-reward layout, Lake City has expansive water hazards on every hole. Many of the par-4s can be driven yet danger lurks. The short approach shots to the greens demand precision and proper placement so Lake City rewards thoughtful play over pure power.


Gassan Marina Golf Club
2007 - architect Gassan Co 18h. par72 7600 yards - 20 mn South east from city.
A third golf course - Gassan's Marina - has been opened in early 2007.

Back to top

Santiburi Country Club
1993 - architect Robert Trent Jones Junior, 18h. par 72 6965 yards - 15 mn from city centre.
This course is regarded as one of the best in Asia. Each hole has its own complexion, each stoke played requires attention. The fairways, the greens are very well attended. The environment, the level of service is high class. Great golfing experience in a superb landscape amongst hills, lakes and streams under the shade of trees of a hundred years. Don't miss it !


Waterford Valley GR
1995 - architect Rathert International 18h. par 72 6961 yards - 35 km North east from ChiangRai city.
At the northern tip of Thailand you will find this fantastic course with a bird eye view of the mountains bordering Burma. Your caddie will be well appreciated here, as some shots are difficult to apprehend. All clubs in your bag will be played, and the level change will challenge your choice of club. You will be pleased to have played this gem.
hotel et appartments


Regina GC - Burma (Myanmar)
Myanmar (Burma) - architect Mr. Tansawat GCSAA 18h. par 72 6603 yards - about 2 Km from Tachilek - MaeSai border checkpoint.
Enjoy the valley vista of the golf course or entertain yourself at Regina Shan Yo Ma Complex duty-free shop (& casino).

Back to top

Black Mountain GC
2007 - architect Phyl Ryan (Pacific Coast Design) 18h par 72
located just 10 Km west of HuaHin.
The aim of the designer was to create a golf course that looks as natural as possible, with natural creeks that run throughout the course and the natural rocks that have been used as design features on many of the holes. The use of seashore paspalum for the tees, fairways and rough, tifeagle bermuda grass on the greens gives a wonderful playing surface .
The view from the clubhouse is truly stunning, and gives a panoramic view of the whole course.


Banyan Golf & Resort - HuaHin
2008 - architecte Pirapon Namatra de Golf East Co., Ltd. 18h par 72 7361 yards
located just 10 Km south of HuaHin
Hua Hin's newest golf course The Banyan Golf Course. Nothing can compare with the initial impact of the natural environment, as the course has been built around the lie of the land the trees and rock formations as nature intended. A must to play !



Springfield Royal CC
1993 - architect Jack Nicklaus 18h. par 72 7063 yards
located 10 Km off the Cha-Am - HuaHin road at equal distance from Huahin or Chaam.
One of Thailand's premier courses, this intriguing course will provide a challenge for golfers of all standards as they thread their way through well-placed hazards to greens of the highest standard. Accuracy is required at all times as the fairways are flanked by a series of hillocks and covered by a forest of small trees.


Imperial Lake View GC
1993 - architect Roger Packard 27h. par 72 6915 yards
located off the Cha-Am - Pranburi bypass road at equal distance from Huahin or Chaam.
The course is truly absorbing. Although rolling fairways and spectacular mounds surround the greens - many of which are hidden by the trees - make some shots rather tricky, golfers are helped out by well defined fairways to get back on the right track. Particularly absorbing is the par three 14th where the player tees off from one small island with the intent of landing their ball on another small island 207 yards away.
Hotel & golf club with adjoining 75 room hotel.


Palm Hills R&CC
1992 - architect Max Wexler 18h. par 72 6892 yards
located off the HuaHin Chaam road, 10 Km from HuaHin.
Set against a beautiful backdrop of Petchaburi's mountain range and some amazing views of the Gulf of Thailand. Separated by a rocky outcrop that extends from the mountain range, the course runs from east to west with lakes at each end and incorporates fast greens with some tricky borrows. The clubhouse fits well with surroundings. It too is stunningly beautiful.


Royal HuaHin Hillside GC
1924 - renovated in 1985 - architect A.O. Robins 18h. par 72 6678 yards
located in the center of the town.
2007 - Management by the Santiburi Group
Although opened in 1924, major renovations were carried out in the 1980's that have brought the club up to its present day standards. A round here is truly an unforgettable experience as players are continually faced with majestic views of the Gulf of Thailand. The par three 14th is one to behold, for a beautiful Thai temple forms a picture-worthy background. Testament to the club's age, and the Asia of the period that the club was built in, is the sight of the old Hua Hin, Bangkok-Singapore railway station that lies adjacent to the clubhouse, contributing an air of elegance to the course.


Majestic Creek CC
1993 - architect Dr Sukitti 18h. par 72 7123 yards
located 25 Km west of HuaHin on the road to Burmese border.
This course needs to be played with both imagination and skill. A maze of streams wind around the old course, which slowly trickle down from the surrounding mountains. However, be careful you don't exhaust yourself; one of the holes is an astonishing 770 yards long.


Milford Paradise(AKA HuaHin Seoul Golf Club)
1992 - architect Robert McFarland 18h. par 72 6125 yards
located on the way from Hua Hin to PranBuri.
The course has a feel of a "links" due to its seaside location and is surrounded on three sides by forested hills. The natural lie of the land makes for a large angle of elevation on most of the holes, which adds to the interest and challenge of the course.

Back to top

Nichigo R& CC (Kanchanaburi)
1992 - architect Mitsuaki Kobayashi 27h. par 108 18h par 72 7113 y - close to Kanchanaburi city.
Self-contained golf & recreation centre with 3 nine-hole golf courses are rated among the best in the country. The course layout in a good placement matches with the surrounding natural scenery in Kanchanaburi and creates the exciting and challenging holes. The named 27 holes, the Mountain, the Lake and the River, have the different kinds of arrangement.



Mission Hills GC &R (Kanchanaburi)
1990 - architect Jack Nicklaus 18h. par 72 7046 yards - 1 h 45 mn by car from the city centre of Bangkok.
Set on a sloping shallow hill, mature palms line the fairways of this outstanding course that relies on water, sand, trees and - Nicklaus's specialty - waste bunkers for hazards. The course has a choice of five well-spaced tees for players to choose from and provides luxurious accommodation in its lakeside lodges.

Back to top

Santiburi Samui Country Club
2004 - architect Pirapon Namatra, Quality Golf Consultants 18h. par 72 6881 yards
located on a hillside of the northern coast.
Koh Samui's first golf course and promises to provide both challenge and charm with a lush tropical setting and spectacular views across Mae Nam Bay and the neighbour Koh Phangan. Waterfalls and creeks run through the land adding lush, natural beauty with the hills providing a serene backdrop. Santiburi Samui Country Club sets itself in a class of its own! A must to play !


Bophut Hills CC
located 3 Km from Chawaeng, on the Bophut road
(2006) 9 hole "Pirapon Namatra Design" Golf Course


Royal Samui Golf & Country Club
Located 8 Km from Chawaeng, on the road to Lamai;
(2009) 9 holes ; only for advanced players. The bumpy access road should be improved soon !

Back to top

Blue Canyon CC
1991 - architect Yoshikazu Kato 2x18h par 72 Canyon 7179 yards / Lake 7129 yards - 25 mn drive from Phuket town.
One of the most legendary golfing clubs in Asia. The course layout is very exciting and creates the beautiful scenery of the placement of holes in a natural field. The 18 holes with undulating fairways and greens are arranged with bunkers and natural water hazards. No.13 hole of par 4 and No.14 hole of par 3 are well known among the golfers.
Luxury hotel & Club-house (50 rooms & suites).


Mission Hills Phuket GC
2005 - architect Jack Nicklaus 18h. par 72 6806 yards
located north east of Phuket island.
With incredible ocean views, this course is well worth playing when travelling through Thailand. Hole #4 has spectacular view into the Andaman Sea beyond the green, set up as an island of grass in a sea of sand.
Luxury resort - 70 rooms & suites

Red Mountain GC
2007 - Designer Jon Morrow & co-designer Al Tikkanen, 18h par 72 6900 yards
located near Katu, in the heart of Phuket, between Patong Beach and Phuket City
The brand new Red Mountain is Loch Palm’s sister course. Winding its way through a truly dramatic former tin mine site , it has been cleverly routed to take advantage of a huge variety of landforms and dizzying elevation changes. Scars left from the tin mine era have been imaginatively incorporated into the overall scheme, creating a unique character at the same time as establishing an indelible link with an important era in the Island’s past.


Phuket CC
1989 18h par 72 6484 yards - 10 mn drive from Phuket town.
Built over a reclaimed tin mine site, the 9 holes of 18 are laid out on a hilly country and the rest 9 holes are laid out a flat fields. Hole #10, 557 yards par 5, is one of the most unusual hole you will find anywhere; a dog-leg right that snakes around an enormous lake and is reachable in one! To achieve it, you must aim 90 degree right of the fairway and be able to carry your drive 240 yards over the water.


Laguna Beach GC
1990 - architects Max Wexler and David Abell - 18h. par 71 6850 yards
The golf course is one of the resort facilities for guests staying in one of the many famous resort hotels such as Banyan Tree, Sheraton Grande, Dusit Laguna Resort Hotel and Laguna Beach Hotel. The course features a wealth of scenic lagoons, coconut groves and undulating fairways, set against the dramatic backdrop of the surrounding mountains and Andaman Sea. Water looms on 13 of the 18 holes and threatens to swallow any shot veering too far to the side.


Loch Palm GC
1996 - architect Dr. Sukkiti Klangvisai 18h par 72 6555 yards Loch Palm Golf Club is the golf club with 18 holes and operated as the newly renovated golf course taken over from Phuket Century Country Club. It takes about 15 minutes from Phuket town by car. The 18 holes are well assigned around the Lake in the course and players enjoy the challenging and exciting golf with a good view.


Thai Muang Beach GC
1993 - architect Pete Dye 18h. par 72 7028 yards
Thai Muang Beach Golf & Marina is located in the beach near Andaman sea. It takes about 30 minutes from Phuket International Airport by car. The 18 holes are laid out on flat fields and arranged in a good placement of bunkers and water hazards. Players can enjoy golf in a fresh breeze from the seaside.

Back to top

Landscape
What shock in Thailand is the space and the surroundings with lush and tropical vegetation, the water presence everywhere, and magnificent skirts surrounded by the mountains or bordered by the sea.

Certain Golfs are known for their unusual settings like the golf of The Royal Thai Air Force which is on the estate of Bangkok International Airport between the runway of international airport and the one of the army.

Of the same sort in the North, the Mae Moh Golf Club; which belongs to the EGAT (Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand), is situated on the site of former coal mine of central electrical station.

Facilities
Majority of the clubs in Thailand offer luxurious facilities with restaurants, sport rooms, Pro shop and very often a hotel, a golf school, etc. The well-known golf courses nearby the capital or in the South nearby the seaside or in the North surrounded by the mountains provide the exceptional hotels.

Caddies
Caddies, often the young girls and women, are obligatory. They all know the golfing tricks including the course interpretation, which can put useless points on a score card. It is recommended to reward them by a tip.

Refreshment areas
Throughout the course, about every 2 or 3 holes, you will find a rest place, a refreshment area or you can quench the thirst, taste a slice of pineapple or of fresh mango, nibble a brochette of chicken or a salad of green papaya.

Golf carts
All golf courses actually propose golf carts as they get the habit with the Asian players. We can play in electrical cart, but on most of the golf courses it is necessary to remain on the paths, which sometimes becomes less practical. Some golf courses like Santiburi Samui have imposed the rule to use the cart.

Back to top