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.

Southern Thailand, Thailand

The Canyon course at Phuket’s Blue Canyon Country Club is one of Asia’s more exacting golfing examinations. It is not possible to play poorly here and score well.

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.

Northern Thailand, Thailand

Designed by Robert Trent Jones Jnr and opened for play in 1992, Santiburi Country Club at Chiang Rai is not only one of the best-conditioned courses in the country, it’s also one of the most exclusive...

Southern Thailand, Thailand

Built on the site of an old tin mine in Phuket, Red Mountain Golf Club was Jonathan Morrow's first 18-hole design and he made a fantastic job of routing fairways through dense vegetation and around rocky cliffs.

Southern Thailand, Thailand

The Lakes course at Blue Canyon Country Club opened in 1999, eight years after the Canyon was created. Built on the site of an old mine, the fairways of the Lakes layout feature water hazards on all but one of the holes.

Northern Thailand, Thailand

The Chiangmai Highlands Resort is located in the scenic hills of northwest Thailand. The Schmidt-Curley-designed golf course, which opened for play in 2005, is a shot maker's course, making full use of the rolling ground.

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.

Northern Thailand, Thailand

Singha Park Khon Kaen Golf Club is set some 250 miles to the northeast of Bangkok and the layout was fashioned by Golf East’s Pirapon Namatra across Singha Beer’s former wastewater disposal area.

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.