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Golf Courses in Thailand
Phuket
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Blue Canyon Country Club, Canyon Course Often considered
one of the best layouts in Asia, The Blue Canyon, Canyon Course is the jewel of
Phuket golf. The back nine is arguably the best in Thailand with several
memorable golf holes that will most likely be the center of your after round
discussions.
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Blue Canyon Country Club, Lakes Course The Blue Canyon
Lake golf course is the 2nd golf course at Blue Canyon Country Club and is a
mixture of water-filled canyons created by abandoned open cast tin mining with
natural land flow left relatively unchanged from the original jungle
contours. There are plenty of water hazards. In fact, water comes into play
on 17 holes!
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Laguna Phuket Golf Club Phuket Laguna is a resort golf
course with pleasant breezes from the Andaman Sea. It is not too demanding
and reflects the natural beauty and tropical surroundings of Bang Tao
Bay. The golf course is set on a valley floor overlooked by low wooded hills.
The fairways flow nicely, the bunkers are molded, and the greens are generally
large and welcoming. The front nine are particularly gentle; while some
difficulty comes into play by the time you reach the turn.
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Loch Palm Golf Club In danger of being overshadowed by
its exciting new companion course (Red Mountain Golf Club), Loch Palm is still
one of Phuket’s most popular and enjoyable layouts.This 18 hole course par 72,
6,555 yards palm tree-lined beauty recently completed a major re-design and
upgrade. Nestling beneath a panoramic range of jungle-clad hills, it is
easier-going and less undulating than the newcomer, although is still capable of
throwing down many challenges and giving your overall game a thorough workout.
On the front-nine your main objective will be keeping the golf ball on dry land;
many holes are played alongside the loch (a sizeable lake), which has a habit of
cutting across some of the gently undulating fairways.
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Mission Hills Phuket Golf Resort and Spa If you are
looking for a sea facing picture postcard golf course to play while in Phuket,
the Jack Nicklaus designed course at Mission Hills Golf Resort and Spa in Phuket
is the one to play. The golf course sits among mangrove forests on the scenic
north-east coast of Phuket. The course has incredible ocean views from almost
every hole and even includes several ocean holes playing out over the Andaman
Sea like you sometimes see on the televised PGA tournaments.
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Phuket Country Club Phuket Country Club's Old Course was
the first championship standard 18-hole golf course built on Phuket Island. It
is located almost in the center of Phuket and can easily be reached from any of
the main beach and hotel areas. The Old Course at Phuket Country Club is best
described as a friendly resort golf course. Not intimidating or humiliating;
wayward shots are not severely punished. High handicappers can score well, while
at the same time low handicap golfers will find the course quite a
challenge.
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Red Mountain Golf Club It's not difficult to see why
this Phuket golf course was named Red Mountain. It is harder, however, to
imagine how such a dramatically undulating landscape, where soft red rock and
dense jungle were the principal ingredients, could be transformed into a
challenging, yet playable layout. Red Mountain Golf Course opened in 2007 and
is now considered Phuket's most spectacular golf course. The course was designed
to take advantage of a huge variety of landforms and dramatic elevation changes,
making it Phuket's hilliest course. The entire Red Mountain site is an
abandoned tin mine. The hole routing explores the four corners of the former tin
mine property representing a memorable tour of Phuket's historical landscapes.
Cliffs and gullies etched in sandy tailings over the years by storm waters
feature on several holes. Towering cliffs cut out of the hills and flooded
canyons frame several other holes. Golfers face the full range of natures
hazards; wind, water, slopes and elevation changes. This is the highest golf
course on Phuket Island and dramatic views are realized from many of the points
on the golf course.
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