Golf in Thailand

Where to play

Four bases do it best: Bangkok, Pattaya, Hua Hin and Phuket.

The best Thailand golf courses split by trip: Pattaya for golf and the party, Hua Hin for a pure golf week, Phuket for the views and Bangkok for a round before the rooftops.

For golf plus a party, Pattaya is the strongest base. Ask Tanner which base fits your group.

What a round costs

How much is golf in Thailand? The green fee is only part of it: add the caddie, the cart and a tip.

In Phuket, green fees run about ฿5,500–6,500 at Red Mountain, ฿4,500–5,500 on Blue Canyon's Canyon Course and ฿2,500–3,000 at Phuket Country Club (checked June 2026), with the caddie (฿300–500) and the cart (฿600–800) usually extra.

Weekend and holiday rates are higher, so play on weekdays where you can. Ask Tanner to price your rounds.

Do you need a caddie?

Yes. Caddies are mandatory at every course in Phuket, and at Black Mountain the caddie is the usual practice.

They read the greens, carry the clubs and keep the pace.

Tip your caddie at the end, more for a great round. Carry small notes, and hand the tip over yourself. Ask Tanner what the going rate is at your course.

Pattaya: golf by day, Walking Street after dark

Pattaya is the best golf base for a group: big courses close by and Walking Street after dark.

Siam Country Club's Old Course is the name everyone wants, and Tanner quotes it with the tee times.

Pattaya is about two hours from Bangkok by road, so a golf weekend fits after a Bangkok arrival.

Other Pattaya favourites include Siam Country Club's Waterside course, Laem Chabang, Chee Chan and Phoenix Golf.

See our Pattaya guide and Pattaya villas, and ask Tanner to book the tee times.

Hua Hin: the pure golf week

Hua Hin is the place for a pure golf week, a Thailand golf holiday with nothing to do but play and eat well.

Black Mountain sits about 12 km inland from central Hua Hin. The green fee is ฿3,500, plus ฿750 for the cart and ฿350 for the caddie, so a round comes to about ฿4,600 before the tip. It has hosted the True Thailand Classic, co-sanctioned by the European Tour.

Royal Hua Hin was established in 1924, Leading Courses says, and is billed as Thailand's oldest course.

Pineapple Valley, Springfield Royal, Banyan and Palm Hills fill out the Hua Hin list. See our Hua Hin guide, and ask Tanner for the van south.

Phuket: the scenic courses

Phuket has the most scenic golf, with Red Mountain and Blue Canyon the big names.

Red Mountain was built through a former tin mine, with big drops and climbs. Blue Canyon hosted the Johnnie Walker Classic, won by Tiger Woods in 1998.

Laguna, Loch Palm and Phuket Country Club are the other names, and Aquella in Phang Nga sits by the sea.

Phuket's courses are hilly, so take the cart.

The rest of the island: things to do in Phuket. Ask Tanner to pair the round with a beach club.

Renting clubs

For two or three rounds, renting saves the airline fee and the hassle.

Ask when you book whether the course rents clubs and what it charges.

Bring your own shoes and glove either way.

For a week of golf, bring your own; they pay for themselves. Ask Tanner to check club rental at your courses.

Bangkok: a round before the rooftops

Bangkok has dozens of courses around the city, so a round fits into any city trip.

Golfsavers lists Thai Country Club from ฿4,600 with caddie and cart, and Siam Country Club Bangkok from ฿4,200 with caddie and cart extra.

Tee off early to beat the traffic and the heat, and be back for sunset at a rooftop.

Build the city days with our Bangkok itinerary, and ask Tanner for the car to the first tee.

When to play

November to February, the cool, dry season.

Thailand is cool from November to February and hottest from March to May, and from June to October rain comes most afternoons.

Tee off early in any month: the first tee times beat the heat. Ask Tanner for the earliest slot.

A golf trip for the group

Golf in the morning, the pool in the afternoon, the clubs after dark: that's the trip.

A luxury van for up to 4 runs from ฿6,500 for 10 hours, with a party van for up to 10 and a coach for 20 or more, and the clubs go in the back.

A villa with a pool makes the base, so the group regroups between the course and the evening.

More ideas: bachelor party ideas and Bangkok vs Pattaya.

What four of you really spend

Four friends, one round at Red Mountain in Phuket, with the caddies and the carts.

Tanner's pick: four days in Pattaya, three rounds and two big evenings. It's the base where the golf and the party are both on the doorstep.

Insider tip: ask for the first tee time of the morning. You finish before the heat, and the afternoon is for the pool. Ask Tanner to lock the tee times.

Thailand golf courses in short

• Where: Pattaya for golf and the party, Hua Hin for a pure golf week, Phuket for the views, Bangkok for a round before the rooftops.

• Green fees: from about ฿2,500 at Phuket Country Club to about ฿6,500 at Red Mountain.
• Caddies: mandatory at every Phuket course, ฿300–500 a round there.
• Oldest course: Royal Hua Hin, established in 1924.
• Clubs: rent for two or three rounds, bring your own for a week.
• Best months: November to February; tee off early in any month.

Checked October 2026.

Next: plan your golf trip

Pick the base and the month: Pattaya for golf and the party, Hua Hin for golf only, Phuket for scenery.

Then book the tee times, the villa and the van.

Plan it with Tanner, and he sends back the courses and the evenings for your group.