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Golf in Hua Hin
For many years, Hua Hin has been regarded as one of the best golfing locations in Thailand . You will be spoilt for choice here as there are 9 top quality courses all within a 30 minute drive of the town centre |
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| The courses within 30 minutes drive of Hua Hin are: |
| Black Mountain Golf Club (15 minutes) 2nd Top Golf Course in Asia |
Par 72 |
| Phil Ryan |
7345 yards |
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Black Mountain opened in April 2007 - some 14 months after construction started. Set in a valley less than 15 minutes drive from the centre of town, Black Mountain is visually stunning and quite a stiff walk for those prepared to take to the course on foot. There is more than 1,200 yards difference in length between the black and the white tees making the golf an enjoyable test for the average golfer and the low handicapper.
http://www.bmghuahin.com/ |
| Dragon Hills Golf & Country Club (120 minutes) |
Par 72 |
| Global Golf Design, Inc |
6812 yards |
About two hours from Hua Hin or Bangkok, Dragon Hills is well worth the time it takes to drive there. Many rate it is as the best layout in the country and certainly the signature holes from 10 through 12 are scenic and challenging. A feature of Dragon Hills is that one only sees the fairway and/or green that one is playing - great for layout designers but a source of many possible penalty strokes for lost balls and unplayable lies.
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| Imperial Lake View Hotel & Golf Club (25 minutes) |
Par 72 |
| A/B/C - Roger Packard; D - Ronald Fream |
6915 yards |
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The first golf club in the Hua Hin area to have 36 holes, Imperial Lake View, with its 72-room hotel, offers the keen golfer an idyllic retreat with a choice of courses and a resort set in tropical gardens. Known for its slick greens, Lake View offers the Desert (`C`) course which many professionals regard as the best 9 holes in the Hua Hin area. Littered with bunkers, the Desert challenges all handicappers and is followed by the Links-style `D` 9 which is more open, but much longer.
http://www.imperialhotels.com/ |
| Kaeng Krachan Country Club (70 minutes) |
Par 72 |
| Chird Boonyaratavej |
7331 yards |
Just over an hour`s drive from Hua Hin, Kaeng Krachan is one of the area`s best kept golfing secrets. Rarely busy, the couirse is long off the back tees and provides a good golfing challenge for all golfers. The fairways are fairly generous , but to miss them off the tee will mean losing at least one stroke. The greens, vastly improved in the last couple of years, are difficult to read so advice from one`s caddie can save a number of shots. A third nine, designed by Jack Nicklaus, was opened in March 2008..
http://www.kaengkrachanresort.com/ |
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| Majestic Creek Country Club (30 minutes) |
Par 72 and 36 |
| Dr Sukitti Klangvisai |
6982 yards |
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Majestic Creek, one of the most scenic courses, generally plays long as the luscious fairways do not permit the ball to run far. The two par 5`s at the end of each 9 on Courses A and B are seldom reached in two - even by the pros. Keeping the ball below the pin will help to save strokes as the greens are mostly sloped from the back. The new `C` course is not as pristine in condition as the original 18, but still offers golfers a challenge with several tough holes to score level par.
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| Palm Hills Golf Resort and Country Club (15 minutes) |
Par 72 |
| Max Wexler |
6892 yards |
Wide fairways and large greens make Palm Hills a very user-friendly course. To offset this there is a fair amount of water to cross as lakes used for irrigation have been blended into the undulating layout. While the greens may be large, they are very slick and difficult to read. Due to its close proximity to Hua Hin, Palm Hills is very heavily used and as a consequence a round can take around 5 hours to complete in the high season.
http://www.palmhills-golf.com/ |
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| Royal Hua Hin Golf Course (5 minutes) |
Par 72 |
| A.O. Robins |
6678 yards |
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Thailand`s oldest course, opened in 1924, is a natural layout out in wooded land rather than the resort style so popular today. There are no water hazards except for the most wayward shots to the right on the second hole, but the average golfer will have enough problems keeping out of the trees. The course has been leased for 30 years by Singha Brewing Company which has effected improvements to the course condition as well as refurbishing the clubhouse.
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| Royal Ratchaburi Golf Club (90 minutes) |
Par 72 |
| Artanan Yomchinda |
6785 yards |
Every golfer has favourite layouts and Royal Ratchaburi is one of ours. The course, always in excellent condition, is marked by the contrast in the layout of each 9. Our signature hole is the 16th where there are two fairways with water on both sides. The left fairway is the more direct route to the green which is protected by bunkers and more water. It`s not a long hole but it can pose a problem with club selection.
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| Sawang Resort Golf Club (75 minutes) |
Par 72 and 36 |
| Isao Katsumata |
6959 yards |
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Set in the Khao Yoi hills just over one hour north of Hua Hin, Sawang Resort weaves its way through heavily wooded countryside. On the original 18, holes 1 and 10 are friendly but thereafter each nine offers the golfer a challenge in reaching greens in regulation. Intensive work on the course has seen both fairways and greens improve in condition. Sawang Resort also has a limited amount of accommodation available on site.
http://www.sawangresortgolf.com/ |
| Springfield Village, Golf & Spa (25 minutes) |
Par 72 and 36 |
| A/B - Jack Nicklaus; C - Schmidt and Curley |
7063 yards |
The original 18 holes features the full Nicklaus theme - long par 4`s, big bunkers, plenty of water, most of the trouble to the golfer`s right and an island green. For the middle handicapper, the par 4`s will require regular use of fairway metals. The `C` course, while still maturing, is also a testing layout and requires patience in the attempt to match par or play to one`s handicap.
http://www.springfieldresort.com/ |
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| The Banyan Golf Club (10 minutes) |
Par 72 |
| Golf East Design and Construction |
7393 yards |
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Opening in October 1,2008, the Banyan Golf Club is 7 kilometres south of Hua Hin - about 10 minutes drive from the town centre with access gained from Soi 112. The Banyan is set in a valley basin with some spectacular views and Golf East, the Thai design company, has retained the original contours when the land was used for growing pineapples. Long at 7,393 yards off the back tees, The Banyan will test the low handicapper while the club golfer will also find the course a good test off the front tees which are 1,378 yards shorter.
http://www.banyanestatehuahin.com/ |
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