Bangpra International Golf Club

18 holes, par 72 (7205 yards)

Designer: Japan Golf Promotion Co., Ltd.

Location: Sriracha town towards Chonburi

Distance: 40 minutes from Pattaya

Max. golfers per group: 

Weekday:  5

Weekend:  5

The mature course at Bangpra is a nice change from the newer and more heavily promoted Pattaya golf courses and is a good choice for Pattaya bound golfers who prefer well established golf courses over modern man made links.

Crystal Bay Golf Club

27 holes par 72/36 (7009 yards)

Designer: Thai Takenaka.

Location: between Pattaya and Chonburi

Distance: 45 minutes from Pattaya

Max. golfers per group: 

Weekday:  5

Weekend:  5

Crystal Bay has been described as a Hawaiian links style of course with its swinging palms and lush fairways. This course shares all the wonderful features that you will find on eastern Thailand courses; good tees, lush fairways and fair greens.

Emerald Golf Club

18 holes, par 72 (6628 yards)

Designer: Nick Faldo & Desmond Muirhead.

Location: Ban Chang, near Rayongi

Distance: 45 minutes from Pattaya

Max. golfers per group: 

Weekday:  5

Weekend:  4

The Emerald Golf Club since opening under new management in 2006 has done a great job to improve course and playing conditions to international standards. Originally named Ban Chang and then Rayong Century Golf Club the course is set into the mountains just outside Rayong and near to Eastern Star.

Khao Kheow Country Club

27 holes par 72/36 (7077 yards)

Designer: Pete Dye

Location: near Khao Kheow Open Zoo

Distance: 1 hour from Bangkok

Max. golfers per group: 

Weekday:  5

Weekend:  4

Overall Khao Kheow is one of the best values of all Pattaya golf course and ranks as one of the top Pattaya area courses, therefore making it a good choice for inclusion in any Pattaya golf package. Carts are optional, which also helps to keep costs lower than normal and affords all golfers a choice of walking or riding.

Mountain Shadow Golf Club

18 holes par 72 (6722 yards)

Designer: Ronald Fream

Location: halfway between Bangkok and Pattaya

Distance: 50 minutes from Pattaya

Max. golfers per group: 

Weekday:  5

Weekend:  5

Mountain Shadow Golf Club, formerly the Natural Park Hill Golf Club and part of the Panya group, was re-opened 2004 after a complete renovation, including the club house. Located halfway between Bangkok and Pattaya, the Ronald Fream designed Mountain Shadow is a very pretty course crafted out of a former mango plantation with beautiful flowers and trees providing a backdrop to every green.

Pattaya Country Club

18 holes, par 72 (6775 yards)

Designer: PGA (Thailand) Co., Ltd.

Location: towards Rayong, off highway 331

Distance: 25 minutes from Pattaya

Max. golfers per group: 

Weekday:  5

Weekend:  4

Pattaya Country Club is spread out on over 2,000 rai of park like land amist gentle rolling hills and is one of the closest courses to Pattaya. The golf course is relatively easy and good for golfers of all abilities.

Rayong Green Valley Country Club

18 holes par 72 (7096 yards)

Designer: Peter Thomson

Location: near Ban Chang towards Rayong

Distance: 40 minutes from Pattaya

Max. golfers per group: 

Weekday:  5

Weekend:  4

Set among rolling hills near the gulf of Thailand, Rayong Green Valley is one of the most picturesque and popular golf courses in Pattaya.

Siam Country Club, Plantation Course

27 holes, par 72 (7404/ 7495 yards)

Designer: Lee Schmidt and Brian Curley, USA

Location: 1 mile past Siam Country Club Old Course

Distance: 20 minutes from Pattaya

Max. golfers per group: 

Weekday:  4

Weekend:  4

The Siam Country Club Plantation Course is simply an amazing golf course; as the course plays as difficult as any golf course in Thailand. Nothing was spared by designer Lee Schmidt!

Wangjuntr Golf & Nature Park

36 holes, par 72 (7173/7641 yards)

Designer: Prasobchai Kasemsant

Location: Wangjuntr, Rayong Province

Distance: 1 hour from Pattaya

Max. golfers per group: 

Weekday:  5

Weekend:  5

Wangjuntr, a strange sounding and spelled name, is located in the seaside province of Rayong. The Wangjuntr Golf Club features two “twin golf course” layouts each featuring 18 fairways and 36 greens, the same arrangement as the Rose Garden Golf Club in Bangkok. Added to this trick, Wangjuntr Golf Park has two of the most challenging and stunning golf courses in Thailand.!!!

Burapha Golf Club

36 holes par 72/72 (6948 yards)

Designer: David Graham & Gary Panks

Location: near Laem Chabang

Distance: 30 minutes from Pattaya

Max. golfers per group: 

Weekday:  4

Weekend:  4

Burapha Golf Club, previously a member’s only course, has hosted several tournaments including the:

- Omega Tour Royal Classic 1997 (Asian Tour)

- Singha Pattaya Open 2003 - 2007

- Cotto (Windsor) Open 2003 - 2008

- Chevrolet Championship 2004 - 2005

- Amateur World Golf Championship 2004

- Thailand Amateur Golf Open 2004 - 2008

The two 18-Hole championship golf courses have been planned by Gary Panks and David Graham, both from Phoenix, Arizona. It is conveniently located near the Jack Nicklaus designed Laem Chabang International County Club and makes a good second choice for those on a Pattaya golf holiday.

Eastern Star Country Club & Resort

18 holes par 72 (7134 yards)

Designer: Robert Trent Jones Jr

Location: On the way to Bangchang

Distance: 45 minutes from Pattaya

Max. golfers per group: 

Weekday:  5

Weekend:  5

Eastern Star has been the venue for local and regional golf tournaments. It offers plenty of challenge for the experienced golfer, but also offers enjoyment for beginners. It is a "thinking man’s course" that can be successfully navigated with a little strategy and well-positioned shots. Tall mature coconut trees and some mango trees define the holes, enhanced by areas rich in flowers. There are numerous dog legs and a lot of water along its 18 fairways.

Greenwood Golf & Resort (Noble Place)

27 holes, par 72 (7015 yards)

Designer: Peter Thomson

Location: Highway 331, towards Chonburi

Distance: 40 minutes from Pattaya

Max. golfers per group: 

Weekday:  5

Weekend:  4

The Greenwood Golf and Resort (formerly Noble Place) makes heavy use of flowing fauna and extensive landscaping. Located among the tree lined hills of Chonburi the course and backdrop are very scenic.

Designed by the ’old master’ Peter Thomson, 5 times British Open champion, and Michael Wolverine, the ex-Noble Place is a thinking man’s, British style, course with many unique features.

Dotted with characteristic pot bunkers and areas of ’native’ lemon grass which require particular skills to escape from first time, there is also many strategically placed sand traps, but not a lot of water hazards. The 3 nine holes present a challenging layout requiring ingenuity, careful club selection and precision driving. Lots of fairway undulations gives a links feel to this hilly parkland setting. Each shot must be carefully anticipated as numerous pot bunkers await any errant shots.

Laem Chabang International Country Club

27 holes par 72/36 (7065 yards)

Designer: Jack Nicklaus

Location: between Pattaya and Chonburi at km 31

Distance: 30 minutes from Pattaya

Max. golfers per group: 

Weekday:  5

Weekend:  4

Laem Chabang Golf Club is a picturesque Jack Nicklaus designed championship course is the best layout in Pattaya and one of the truly one of Thailand’s finest. Laem Chabang is made up of 27 holes on 700 acres and makes use of 3 types of features which characterize each of the 9 holes. This handiwork is widely hailed by critics for the unique usage of the land’s mixed terrain of mountains, lakes and river valleys which are lovely as well as functional. Each type of terrain corresponds to a 9-hole course in a unique way, and as such each one is named Mountain, Lake and Valley.

Pattana Golf Resort and Sports Club

27 Holes, par 72/36 (7300 yards)

Designer: Gussan

Location: Siracha Chonburi off route 331

Distance: 30 minutes from Pattaya

Max. golfers per group: 

Weekday:  5

Weekend:  4

Pattana Golf Resort & Sport Club is a 27 hole layout consisting if three 9 hole courses exotically named Andreae, Brookei, and Calypso. At Pattana golfers can enjoy the feeling of being close to nature in this lush and well maintained course. The golf course is built on over 1,000 acres of land. Palm trees, large water hazards, undulating fairways and lightening fast Tifdwarf greens add to make a challenging layout, particularly well suited for low handicappers and scratch golfers. Combine this to the relatively windy conditions, especially when the afternoon trade winds off the Gulf of Thailand roll in and you have what is probably the second best golf course, just behind Laem Chabang, in the Pattaya area.Pattana also has some of the best facilities in Pattaya featuring several restaurants, excellent practice areas and a huge sports complex. The resort also has a variety of accommodations available including a 117 room hotel, a 70 room serviced apartment; and 35 private villas.

Phoenix Golf & Country Club

27 holes par 72/36 (6812 yards)

Designer: Dennis Griffiths

Location: 10 km from Pattaya near Jomtien beach

Distance: 25 minutes from Pattaya

Max. golfers per group: 

Weekday:  5

Weekend:  4

Phoenix Golf & Country Club, a Dennis Griffiths design, is set on wooded, rolling terrain. This Pattaya golf course comprises three nines - Ocean, Lake and Mountain, and has magnificent views of the surrounding mountains and the Gulf of Thailand. Large mango, eucalyptus trees and flowering shrubs add color and give a natural feel to the layout. Phoenix demands cautious shots on the fairways, but the greens are relatively easy with few undulations. Compared to most other Pattaya golf courses, there is not much water, except on the Lake nine. Hole 17 is a very though par four dogleg around the lake and requires accurate shot making to achieve par.

Siam Country Club, Old Course

18 holes, par 72 (7016 yards)

Designer: Isao Mazumi

Location: Off Sukhumvit Road

Distance: 15 minutes from Pattaya Beach

Max. golfers per group: 

Weekday:  4

Weekend:  4

Siam Country Club is one of the more famous Thailand golf courses, being built more than 35 years ago. Over the years the golf course has hosted several international golf tournaments. Nowadays the course is impeccably maintained, in excellent playing condition, and has been transformed into its previous glory. Read on. Siam CC is set in the low hills just a few kilometers from Pattaya and has been wonderfully landscaped to contain more than its fair share of mature trees, shrubs and plants. Various fruit trees on the course give one the impression of being in an orchard, especially when in season. The abundant “wildlife” in the form of sculptured bushes and hedges are a feature unique to Siam Country Club.

St. Andrews 2000 Golf Club

18 holes par 74 (7777 yards)

Designer: Desmond Muirhead

Location: near Ban Chang towards Rayong

Distance: 40 minutes from Pattaya

Max. golfers per group: 

Weekday:  5

Weekend:  4

Working with a spectacular, undulating natural topography, English born golf course architect Desmond Muirhead has created one of Pattaya’s most interesting golf courses, as St Andrews was built to replicate a Scottish links course. Located in Rayong, about 40 minutes from Pattaya and 1.5 hours from Bangkok, St. Andrews is accessible for golfers staying in either city.

The golf course offers an uncompromising challenge aimed at players with handicaps of 18 or lower. Playing at over 7700 yards to a par 74, this is a tough course. St Andrews features elevated tees and greens, tight landing zones, split elevation fairways, huge putting surfaces and while difficult to accept for the true golfer, two par 6’s, over 800 yards each! The back nine in particular has large elevation changes and views of the surrounding hillsides

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