Where is the best place to golf in thailand?

Question

Some friends and I will be in Thailand at the end of January. Can anyone tell me where the best golf courses are? Ive heard Bangkok and Pattaya. Any pros and cons to each? Thanks for your feedback.

Answer 1

There are so many first class golf courses in Thailand it is unbelievable.
Pattaya has sevaral good couses, Kanchanaburi has several good courses,
Chiang Mai has several good courses. So does Phuket.
When I lived in Thailand, a friend of mine organised a golf tour every year. We would play a differenet course every day for nime days. I don't recall playing the same course twice when on tour.

The biggest benefit of golf in Thailand is the caddies. You get a caddy at each course, who knows the lie of each green, and who will quickly assess your ability, and help you with club selection. While they don't all speak English, then they do have methods of communicating which you can understand.



Take a look at

http://asiatours.net/golf/thailand/courses/index.html

Answer 2

http://www.golfdigest.com/
Golf in Phuket

Enjoy a round of golf against a tropical backdrop Phuket is probably the best place in Thailand for golf, with a number of first class courses in the area. Phuket golf courses offer a challenging round in warm tropical weather, drawing visitors from all over the world.

Altogether there are 81 holes to be played at three separate Phuket golf clubs and all of them are open to the general public and offer equipment hire, caddies and carts at reasonable prices.

However, Phuket gets full over the holiday season of December and January and visitors wishing to indulge in a game of golf in Phuket are advised to book in advance. Phuket is also hardly the cheapest place to play golf in Thailand and better value can be had in Bangkok and Chiang Mai. Generally a round will cost about 2000 baht ($50).

Blue Canyon Country Club offers two of the best golf courses on Phuket. The country club is located just seven minutes from the airport, on the north end of the island.

The Canyon Course is the club’s championship class course and is considered to be one of the best links in all of Asia. A par 72 course, the Canyon is 7179 yards of top flight golf. This challenging course includes water hazards on ten of its holes and more than 80 bunkers to trap the unruly ball. The course consists of four par threes and four par fives, with the nasty 600 yard 11th hole being the most difficult. Rated the easiest on the course, the 407 yard 4th hole is still a challenge and the yawning chasm on the 309 yard 13th hole can be a daunting sight to any player.


Green fees, caddies and carts are all affordable in Thailand The aptly named Lakes Course features water on 17 of the 18 holes but is still not as difficult as the Canyon. Larger greens and fewer bunkers (36) mean that this course is more suited to beginners and causal players. Highlights of the Lakes Course include the 4th hole, which doglegs from a gorgeous wide fairway into a knot of trees and foliage before a shot over a canyon to an elevated green, and the deceptive 18th hole, which gives players a choice between left and right hand paths around a huge tree in the middle of the fairway.

Laguna Country Club is located in the prestigious Laguna Compound which is home to some of the most exclusive homes and resorts on the island. Formerly the Banyan Tree Phuket Golf Club, the Laguna has been renamed and greatly upgraded in recent years. Despite the addition of more water hazards, this is still a relatively simple course for those who simply want to enjoy a lovely day on the links. Water is a factor on 14 holes of this par 71, 6654 yard course. The course has two holes that stand out from the rest. The 612 yard par five 17th hole snakes first left, then right and terminates in a triangular green, while the 373 yard, par four 9th hole offers up the challenge of an island green with up and down slopes to remind the player that this course still has its challenges. Although there are no golf carts, there are plans to introduce them and the walk is easily manageable.

Phuket Country Club offers two golf courses on either side of a road between Phuket Town and Patong Beach. The 18 hole Old Course is fairly flat and simple, and offers the definite possibility of a low score, while the nine hole new course has varied terrain and is a challenge to players of all abilities. Among the highlights of the Old Course are the 10th and 17th holes. The 10th features a water hazard where the fairway should be. This 557 yard par five offers the temptation of carrying the 240 yards to the green in one shot, possible but difficult. The 143 yard, par three 17th is almost an island green and getting to the wide putting surface is never simple.

Across the road on the nine hole New Course players are challenged by the 450 yard par five 8th hole which has two fairways, one on a plateau and one that lays up in front of a canal. The centre of the hole is dominated by trees and the two fairways link again in front of the green. The last hole on the course is a 545 yard par five that throws everything at players, including rough, a narrow fairway and a long water hazard on the approach to the green.

Answer 3

Slightly off subject, but if you make it to Bangkok then check out the Plaza Thaniya Mall, adjacent to Sala Daeng BTS (sky train) station. It's essentially a mall full of golf shops - I guess at least 30+.

Answer 4

phuket, huahin and chiang mai