Blue
Canyon
Golf
&
Country
Club,
Phuket,
Thailand
-
(18
Holes,
6,415
yards,
par
72)
Blue
Canyon
Country
Club
is
one
of
the
most
prestigious
courses
in
Asia.
It
is
set
in
a
secluded
valley,
overlooked
by
Phuket's
famous
hills.
Host
to
the
Johnnie
Walker
Classics
in
1994
and
1998,
and
the
Honda
Invitational
in
1996.
The
club
offers
two
18
holes
championship
golf courses, Canyon
Course and Lakes
Course.
The
course
layout
is
very
exciting
and
creates
the
beautiful
scenery
of
the
placement
of
holes
in
a
natural
fields.
The
world
championship
Canyon
course
has
won
a
number
of
international
awards,
including "Asian
&
Pacific
Golf
Course
of
the
Year
1999"...
Navatanee
Golf
&
Country
Club,
Thailand
- (18
Holes,
6,906
yards,
par
72)
Navatanee
is
Thailand's
first
golf
course
designed
by
foreign
architect.
The
course
was
created
especially
for
the
1975
World
Cup
and
has
since
become
a
golfing
mecca
for
first
time
visitors
to
the
country.
Navatanee
offers
a
tranquil
retreat
full
of
mature
trees
and
beautiful
shrubs.
The
greens
are
well
protected
by
bunkers
and
there
is
a
mix
of
wide
and
narrow
fairways,
with
water
coming
into
play
on
five
holes.
Santiburi
Golf
&
Country
Club,
Chiang
Mai
,
Thailand
-
(18
Holes,
6,461
yards,
par
72)
This
course
was
opened
in
2003
and
is
truly
a
sensation.
It
is
located
at
the
slopes
of
Samui's
mountains
at
the
North
Coast
(Maenam)
and
offers
a
stunning
view
over
the
sea
and
the
neighbor
island
Koh
Panghan.
The
clubhouse
is
designed
in
a
luxury
style
as
the
Country
Club
and
provides
comfortable
changing
rooms,
a
big
Pro-Shop
and
a
restaurant
wit
a
huge
terrace.The
great
course
with
it's
difficult
mountain
and
valley
fairways
is
hard
to
cope
without
a
golf
cart
(compulsory).
Small
fairways
are
often leading
hill
up,
hill
down,
but
the
large
greens
make
the
landing
of
the
balls
a
little
bit
easier.
Forest
Hill
Golf
and
Country
Club
is
a
unique
concept
in
sports,
leisure
and
recreation
conceived
on
an
unprecedented
scale
of
magnificence.
Forest
Hill
Resort
is
a
perfect
blend
of
500
acres
of
verdant
beauty
and
finesse.
The
Golf
Course
is
an
eco-friendly
destination
that
has
retained
the
original
beauty
of
the
terrain
while
enhancing
it
with
fresh
plantation.
The
rich
hybrid
Bermuda
fairways
and
Tiff
dwarf
greens
along
with
the
shimmering
azure
blue
of
the
strategically
placed
lakes
enhance
the
uncontrived
style
of
this magnificent
course.
Mission
Hills
Golf
&
Country
Club,
Kanchanaburi
,
Thailand
(18
Holes,
6,310
yards,
par
70)
The
Mission
Hills
golf
course
opened
in
1915,
designed
by
Tom
Bendelow.
The
18-hole
"Mission
Hills"
course
at
the
Mission
Hills
Country
Club
facility
in
Shawnee
Mission,
Kansas
features
6,310
yards
of
golf
from
the
longest
tees
for
a
par
of
70.
The
course
rating
is
71.2
and
it
has
a
slope
rating
of
128
on
Zoysia
grass.
The
Alpine
golf
course
opened
in
1928,
designed
by
A.W.
Tillinghast.
Larry
Savvides
manages
the
course
as
the
General
Manager.
The
18-hole
"Alpine"
course
at
the
Alpine
Country
Club
facility
in
Demarest,
New
Jersey
features
6,711
yards
of
golf
from
the
longest
tees
for
a
par
of
72.
The
course
rating
is
73
and
it
has
a
slope
rating
of
134
on
Bent
grass.
Thai
Country
Club, Chachoengsao,
Thailand
- (18 Holes,
7,157 yards,
par 72)
Designed
under US
PGA international
standards
by Denis
Griffiths,
at that
time president
of the world-renowned
American
Society
of Golf
Course Architects,
opened in
December
1996. The
7,157-yard
course,
from the
professional
tees, was
tested during
the 1997
Asian Honda
Classic
won by Tiger
Woods.
The
high-tech
computer
designed
greens make
for many
interesting
pin placements.
The entire
course features
immaculate
conditions,
a neo-classic
design and
alkali variety
from hole
to hole,
along with
an abundance
of water
and sand
hazards.
The course
is a constant
test of
one’s
golfing
proficiency.
Springfield
Royal Country
Club, Petchaburi
, Thailand
- (18 Holes,
7,042 yards,
par 72)
This
course was
designed
by Jack
Nicklaus,
and opened
in 1993.
It has gained
a reputation
of being
one of the
finest courses
in Thailand,
and is now
established
as a golfers
must while
in Hua Hin
or Cha-am.
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.
Dragon
Hills Country
Club, Ratchaburi
, Thailand
- (18 Holes,
par 72)
This
club boasts
18 holes
of golf
which are
among the
finest in
the kingdom.
Designed
by Jim Engh.
An entertaining
and exciting
course pleases
the beginner,
as well
as the advanced
player.
The courses
offer a
combination
of undulating
fairways
and greens,
lateral
water hazards,
" water
carry holes",
dogleg holes
and subtle
placement
of bunkers.
Added to
this, the
scenic background
during play
is refreshing
for the
golfer.