Phuket Golf Courses Overview
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Phuket
Country Club was the original championship-standard
golf course in Phuket. It is located in the middle
of the island almost exactly equidistant from Phuket
Town and Patong Beach. There are actually two sections
to the course: one nine-hole part and an 18-hole course
on the other side of the road with a clubhouse for
each.
With some 27 bunkers in hilly surroundings and only
one water-free hole, it can seem frightening but in
reality it's not and is a relatively easy course.
• Good location
• Not too challenging
• Reasonable rates
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Loch
Palm Golf Club is built around Crystal Lake, the
largest body of water on any Phuket golf course. Loch
Palm has smooth slopes and dramatic elevation changes.
It will take you across and around ravines and plateaus,
testing skills at many levels of play.
The course has recently undergone extensive renovations
so expect the unexpected on this 18-hole par 72 course
that winds between lakes and trees and which takes
you both uphill and downhill. The 6,555-yard course
is well worth trying out and features a large clubhouse
for that after-game drink.
• Newly renovated
• Compact course
• Good for all levels
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Laguna
Phuket Golf Club, formerly the Banyan Tree Phuket
Golf Club has had all its greens reshaped and the
once flat course now features several inclines. Laguna
Phuket Golf Club is ranked among the top 10 in Asia
and is a favourite of Nick Faldo. This 18-hole leafy
course also features a full-length driving range,
practice bunkers and a chipping area.
Despite the recent changes it is not too difficult
to play here and a modern electric drinks and cold
towels cart is available at all time. Close by there
is excellent accommodation at the Banyan Tree, Sheraton
Grande, Allamanda, Dusit Laguna Resort Hotel and Laguna
Beach Hotel.
• In Top Ten Asian Golf Resorts
• Excellent accommodation close by
• Challenging
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The Red
Mountain Golf Course is Phuket's newest. Surrounded
by lush tropical rainforest, Red Mountain is also
the highest Tee-off point on the island and subsequently
has wide and sweeping views out over Chalong and Phang
Nga Bays.
Giddying drops and dazzling contours make this Phuket's
hilliest course and, like many other courses on the
island, the site was once a tin mine. The course is
a lesson in variety, with both large and small greens
and natural local grasses have been preserved in some
rough areas to complete the natural look. Fairways
and tees are grassed with Seashore Paspalum; a popular
turf being used at other Thailand championship courses.
• Brand new course
• Wonderful panoramic views
• Clever, challenging design
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Blue
Canyon Country Club, the venue of the Johnnie
Walker Classic in 1994 and 1998 (when Tiger Woods
won it) and the Honda Classic in 1996, was awarded
'Best Championship Course in Asia' in 2001 by Asian
Golf Magazine as well as Best Course in Thailand.
The par 72 course features many lakes, mature trees
and smooth fairways as well as bunkers in unusual
settings and is designed for golfers of all levels
and skills. If your ball fails to reach the putting
area, don't be too upset: Both Greg Norman and Nick
Faldo suffered the same fate some years back.
• Top international course
• Mere minutes from the airport
• Many facilities
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Mission
Hills Golf Resort is the newest addition to Phuket's
amazing golf courses. Situated in the northeast of
the island where most of the island's mangroves are
to be found, Mission Hills was conceived by Nicklaus
Design and features large white-sand bunkers, Sea-Isle
grassed fairways and beautiful views out over Phang
Nga Bay as well as 6,686 yards of golfing bliss.
After your 19th-hole experience why not chill out
in the spa? For real Mission Hills fans there is excellent
onsite accommodation in the form of Mission Hills
Phuket Golf Resort and Spa.
• On-course accommodation
• Excellent facilities
• New course
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