5 Best Golf Courses in Bangkok

Alpine Golf & Sports Club is one of the most technically difficult and visually stunning courses in Thailand. It’s often remembered as the site of Tiger Woods’ Johnnie Walker PGA Tour victory back in 2000. The course is impeccably maintained with rolling fairways and a series of water and sand hazards. The name Alpine is a reference to the hilly landscape, and while ‘alpine’ is a little exaggerated, the changes in altitude are unique to the typically flat landscape in the Bangkok area.

This course is challenging in the extreme. Long drives leave little room for error, and unless you have a machete ready to hack through the jungle, sliced shots will result in plenty of lost balls. Are you up for the challenge?

Thai Country Club is unbeatable in terms of overall experience as it offers world-class facilities, professional caddies and an interesting variety of holes. This prestigious golf club has seen among the world’s best play here, and although it is a technically difficult course, wayward shots can often be recovered with a shot out of the scrub. Experienced golfers looking for the complete package often state Thai Country Club as the #1 course in Thailand.

Hazards are as attractive to look at as they’re difficult to play around, with water features ringed by palm trees and gently undulating landscapes. It’s the perfect example of a tropical golf course. The clubhouse also serves an excellent daily buffet lunch, a fitting complement to a round of golf.

Lam Luk Ka Country Club is built on wetlands and is home to many tropical species of plants and animals for an unforgettable round of golf that is distinctly Thai. The variety of trees also provides welcoming shade – something you’ll be very thankful of if you have a midday tee off. There are 2 full 18-hole courses at Lam Luk Ka so reservations are usually easier to guarantee than at other courses. For intermediate players, the West Course offers a more modest challenge as the fairways are wide and the distances achievable with woods or irons – although several sloping greens still make putting a real test.

Natural, leafy and green: Lam Luk Ka feels a million miles away from the hectic streets of Bangkok, but it’s actually an hour outside of the city. This is one of the most relaxing courses to play in the Bangkok area with a natural soundtrack of birdsong and a clubhouse overlooking the 18th hole.