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Santiburi Samui Country Club is one of the two most beautiful golf courses in Thailand, with scenic sea view panoramas on almost every hole. Only Red Mountain in Phuket comes close to having such spectacular scenery. Santiburi may also be...
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With a limited number of golf courses in Hua Hin, this is Thailands most relaxing golf vacation spot. Long a favourite weekend getaway for Thais, Hua Hin is charming, relaxing and a golfers paradise. Between two and four hours drive from Bangkok, many golfers choose Hua Hin for a short stay, but you could easily spend a week golfing at the different courses. Golf in Hua Hin is a real treat with some excellent designs and most golf courses consistently in good condition. Very popular with the Europeans, a golf holiday in Hua Hin is just the ticket for a relaxing few days away from it all.
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Banyan Estate
& Golf Club
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The new Banyan
Estate and Golf Club Hua Hin's newest course offers 18 holes Par 72 with a
total 7,393 yards. Set in a beautiful Valley only 15 minutes
from the centre of Hua Hin, this course will certainly be
one to have on your list of golf in Hua Hin.
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Imperial Lakeview
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Address 80 Moo 4 Pranburi - Hubkrapong Rd., Sampraya, Cha-Am Petchburi 76120
Telephone (02) 261-9000 Ext. 4247, (032) 456-233-40
Fax. (032) 456-241
The first 36 hole Golf course in Hua Hin and is a good example of a top quality Hua Hin golf course.
The golf course is a favorite with both residents and visitors to the area and is situated a bit inland amongst small farms & pineapple plantations on a large parkland parcel.
For many golfers this is the most beautiful course in this region.
The Imperial Lake View original 18 hole championship course is well maintained and lives up to it’s name with small streams in abundance, and a large lake dividing the course in two.
This, together with mature trees, blind shots to some greens.
The long par 3, 14th hole is particularly tricky and features a tee box on a small island and the green at another island 210 yards away - all surrounded by water.
There are a number of easy par holes on offer making the course a balanced test of golf also for higher handicappers.
The desert course is uniquely designed to be different in so many ways that each shot must be carefully planned.
Mixing these nine holes with those from the main course provides most with an extremely fulfilling round of golf.
Lake View has just opened the Links course in late 2006, adding a further nine holes to the existing three courses.
Each hole is unique and combined with the Desert course maybe the top course in the Hua Hin and Cha Am areas. A luxury club house at Lake View offers pleasant ambience and good cuisine.
Clean and spacious changing facilities, a grass driving range and short game practice areas are available for all golfers.
The club house also features a pool with golf course view and spa. An on site 4-star 75 room hotel is a popular option for golf groups from Asia or local expatriates who prefer to play and stay at a full featured golf resort.
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Palm Hills
Golf and Country Club
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Address 1444 Petchkasem Rd. Cha-Am Petchburi 76120
Telephone (032) 520-801-9 Reservation : (02) 259-3726-7
Fax. (032) 520-820, (02) 261-3791
While spectacular mountains, lakes and sea horizontal vistas are compliment the exceptional appeal at Palm Hills Golf Resort & Country Club, a rare combination of environmental sensitivity master-planning for our golf courses’ layout is well-designed to challenge golfers of all levels.
Our 18-hole championship courses is well-designed by the world acclaimed golf architect Max Wexler to challenge golfers of all levels. Golfing at Palm Hills gives a unique golf experience with magnificent undulating rolling fairways that go up and down hills, lush greens and strategically placed hazards, yet enclaves upscale amenities including lavish clubhouses, fine and casual dining Chomtalay restaurant, state-of-the-art sports club and sophisticated Pro shop.
Palm Hills is blessed with a natural setting that is ideal for golf courses situated in the Hua Hin’s prime location, across from the international airport and 8 minutes away from the downtown.
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Springfield Royal
Country Club
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Address 193 Moo 6 Huaysainua Cha-Am Phetchaburi 76120
Telephone (032) 709-222, (02) 231-2244
Fax. (032) 593-227, (02) 231-2249
Springfield Village Golf & Spa offer 27 holes of top flight gold designed by Jack Nicklaus and Schmidt & Curly Gold Design. Course A is the mountain course. Course B is the lake course. Course C is the valley course. A fourth course is currently being designed and constructed.
The course its self has been designed to meet the needs of a championship course, but maintains an enjoyable challenge for golfers of all standards. Starting with a par 4 the first hole is a gentle 367 yards from the white tee, and on appearance looks to be quite simple. Hopes can quickly fade, as the well protected green can prove difficult & requires accuracy. Overall with the cleverly devised layout, views over streams, lakes & the gulf of Thailand, you will find this course very addictive.
Springfield offers other first class facilities apart from the course. The club house was constructed in an elevated position that will leave you with a lasting impression. The interior is beautifully finished in polished marble & granite, and portrays a feeling of opulence associated with grand palaces.
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The Royal
Hua Hin
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Address: Damnerkasem Road, Hua Hin, Prachuakirikhan
Telephone: 512 475
Although the Royal Hua Hin Golf Club 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 which lies adjacent to the clubhouse, contributing an air of elegance to the course.
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Majestic Creek
golf Course
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Address 164 Moo 4 tubtai, Hua-hin,Prachuabkirikhan 77000
Telephone (032) 520-162-6, (032) 619-167, (01) 942-3619
Fax. (032) 520-477
The Majestic Creek Country Club is a challenging course that was once rated by a German golf magazine as a 5-star international golf course. While I would not go that far, the golf course nevertheless is one of the better ones in Hua Hin, read on!
Designed by Dr. Sukkitti Klangvisai, the same Thai golf course designer as who is responsible for Phuket’s Loch Palm and Bangkok’s Ratchakram golf clubs, Majestic Creek features rolling hilly terrain with tricky greens.
A 7,123 yard layout that provides a range of different, well designed challenges to the player. Low handicappers will especially appreciate the course design which features many challenging tee shots. There are significant carries over lakes and a maze of streams wind around the course. Almost all the holes have water hazards (small lakes or creeks) as well as several bunkers. For a good score, precise shots and good nerves are required. One of the holes is an astonishing 770 yards long, the longest par 5 in Thailand. Try hitting that one in two!
Majestic Creek Country Club is a favorite among locals and expatriates living in Hua Hin as the course conditions are probably the most consistent year round as compared to all other Hua Hin golf courses.
Being set in the mountains just west of Hua Hin, Majestic Creek has nice surrounding scenery. Valleys in the nearby mountains supply water to the maze of streams winding around the course, and the builders have been careful to preserve them as natural hazards. which makes for some tricky shots over water.
The Bermuda grass greens tend to be on the slow side. However, all the greens slope one way or another which makes for difficult side hill lies if one is not careful with their approach shots. The palm tree lined fairways are superb and an absolute pleasure to walk and play on.
The clubhouse at Majestic Creek offers a full range of rental equipment, luxurious locker rooms, a pro shop, and nice outdoor golfer’s caf?. Other facilities include two putting greens, a chipping area and a grass driving range. The Majestic Beach Resort is associated with the golf course and operates a free shuttle service for golfers between the course and the hotel.
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Milford Golf
Course
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Address 174 Moo 1 Tombon Pak Nam Pran, Amphure Pranburi, Prachuabkirikhan 77220
Telephone (032) 572441
Fax. (034) 894311
The course is surrounded on three sides by forested hills. From the clubhouse, panoramic sea views give the course a "link" atmospheres. The large variation in elevation allows for many sweeping holes.
The eighteenth is a classical finishing hole played from an elevated tee and commanding a tee shot of 200 yards carry to reach the fairway.a 18 hole golf course in Hua Hin. Located in South with the most beautiful scenery face to the sea surrounded by the rolling hills . A 18 hole golf course in Hua Hin. Located in South with the most beautiful scenery face to the sea surrounded by the rolling hills .
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Black Mountain
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Address 565, moo7, Nong Hieng Road, Hin Lek Fai, Hua Hin 77110
Telephone 032 618666
Fax. 032 618628
Black Mountain is the 7th and newest golf course in Hua Hin and was transformed from lush jungle and pineapple plantations. The course is set in a valley, just next to the "Black Mountain’s", which are so named because of the large black rocks set into the mountains, providing a nice backdrop to many of the holes.
The golf course looks as natural as possible and maintains many of the original features of the site. The most important of these are the natural creeks that run throughout the course and the rocks that have been used as design features on many of the holes. Many of the original trees have been kept and many new trees have been planted to frame the holes.
Black Mountain is a test for the top golfers, but also very playable for the average golfer. All the holes provide the golfer with a safe route but for the more adventurous player there is a higher risk option with a potential greater reward. For example, the par 5, 6th peninsula green can be reached in 2 shots by aggressive long hitters, while casual golfers have a regulation path to the green almost requiring a 360 degree series of 3 shots. I suspect than many birdies can be had, if not an eagle now and then. Immediately following, the 7th hole, a par 4, provides two realistic ways to play the hole. Those who can carry their drives 230 yards or more over water will be rewarded with an easy chip shot to the green. Others, will need to 2 shots to skirt around the water, first left and then back right, making it almost impossible to par. Again, this hole is a good example of the risk –reward situation on each of the holes at Black Mountain.
Black Mountain offers generous fairways for the shorter hitters that become narrower for the longer tee shots. The greens are large with many pin positions, with different degrees of difficulty, and the course is well protected by many white sand sculptured bunkers.
Seashore Paspalum grass was used for the tees, fairways and rough. This grass gives a wonderful playing surface and a beautiful emerald green color. Tifeagle bermuda grass was used for the greens and this expensive hybrid grass is the same turf as is used on the greens at other championship courses in the Thailand like Thai Country Club.
The view from the clubhouse is stunning, and gives a panoramic view of the whole golf course. The clubhouse facilities on offer include fine dining in the restaurant, a well stocked golf shop and luxurious locker rooms.
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