Central Thailand

Central Thailand, Thailand

Formed in 2007 by thirty of Thailand’s wealthiest people, Ayodhya Links is one of the most exclusive golf clubs in Asia. Membership is by invitation so only the great and the good of Thai society mingle in the clubhouse...

Central Thailand, Thailand

Amata Spring Country Club was the venue for the Royal Trophy between 2006 and 2010 when the European professional team won three of the four events against their eight-man opponents from Asia.

Central Thailand, Thailand

Alpine Golf Club is a lush paradise within the rustic surrounds and in some ways more resembles a botanical garden specialising in the exhibition of palms.

Central Thailand, Thailand

The Old course at Siam Country Club was redesigned by Lee Schmidt and Brian Curley, reopening for play in 2007. A trio of holes regarded as the “Amen Corner” of Thai golf feature between the 15 and 17.

Central Thailand, Thailand

The Thai course architect Pirapon Namatra laid out the course at Pineapple Valley Golf Club in Hua Hin. Many consider the views from the short par three 15th tee across the ocean to Sing Toh island to be worth the green fee alone.

Central Thailand, Thailand

The Thai Country Club just outside of Bangkok was a very new course when it hosted the Asian Honda Classic in 1997. Almost to script, Tiger Woods won the tournament by 10 shots setting a course record of 64 on the way.

Central Thailand, Thailand

Laem Chabang International is the best golf course on Bangkok's Eastern seaboard, an area of Thailand that saw a boom in course development in the 1990s when bank credit was easy to come by.

Central Thailand, Thailand

Opened in 2007 and designed by Phil Ryan of Pacific Coast Design, the course at Black Mountain Golf Club is situated near the small town of Hua Hin and it quickly established itself as one of the best layouts in Thailand.

Central Thailand, Thailand

The 27-hole Plantation course at Siam Country Club is a Schmidt-Curley design that opened for play in 2008. It’s laid out in three loops of nine, appropriately named Sugar Cane, Tapioca, and Pineapple.

Central Thailand, Thailand

Royal Gems Golf City is Asia’s first replica course and it was designed, or duplicated, by Ron Garl. The front nine comprises nine of the world’s most famous holes and the homeward nine is a replica of Augusta's back nine.

Central Thailand, Thailand

Navatanee hosted the World Cup of Golf in 1975 which was won by the US team of Johnny Miller and Lou Graham. The event did more than anything else to instigate interest in the game in Thailand...

Central Thailand, Thailand

Opened in 1994 and designed by American architect J. Michael Poellot, formerly Vice President and Director of the Robert Trent Jones II Group, Rajpruek Golf Club is set in the heart of exotic Bangkok.

Central Thailand, Thailand

Configured with three returning 6-hole circuits, the 18-hole course at Nikanti Golf Club is a 2014 Pirapon Namatra design that’s set among former rice paddies to the west of Bangkok.

Central Thailand, Thailand

The course at St Andrews 2000 Golf Club is a Desmond Muirhead design where he set out fairways on rather hilly terrain. It plays to a par of 74, largely due to the layout featuring two par six holes.

Central Thailand, Thailand

Jack Nicklaus designed all 27 holes at the Springfield Royal Country Club at Cha-am. The Mountain (A) and Lake (B) nines make up the premier 18-hole configuration at this resort.

Central Thailand, Thailand

The American architect Denis Griffiths designed the 7,162-yard mountainside course at Chatrium Golf Resort Soi Dao Chanthaburi (formerly Soi Dao Highland Golf Resort).

Central Thailand, Thailand

Owned and laid out in 2011 by Dr Prachin Eamlumnow, Chairman of the Bangkok International Motor Show, the automotive-themed course at the Grand Prix Golf Club in Kanchanaburi is routed around a series of lakes in two returning 9-hole loops.

Central Thailand, Thailand

Rolling Hills is the fourth 18-hole layout to open at the burgeoning Siam Country Club. Unveiled in 2019, Rolling Hills is a Brian Curley design that’s located to the south of the Old course. The “wall of death” in front of the par five 15th green will not be quickly forgotten.

Central Thailand, Thailand

Opened in January 2017 and set to the north of Bangkok, the course at Royal Bang Pa-In Golf Club was fashioned on a vast 100-hectare site with no expenses spared by Schmidt-Curley Design. Huge undulating greens and risk and reward holes abound on this flat but exciting layout.

Central Thailand, Thailand

Measuring more than 7.000 yards from the tips, Riverdale Golf Club is a testing Jon Morrow and Al Tikkanen course. Elevated tees lead down to the valley fairways of the Chao Phraya River Delta.