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Hole In One Thailand

At my Thailand golf vacation company, we are always happy when one of our golfers achieves a hole in one – if only because we can celebrate with them!

Last week, there was a double cause for celebration: one of our guests at Blue Canyon Country Club, Phuket, a 28-handicapper from the US tee’d off with a 3-wood and aced the 221-yards, par 3 17th hole on the Canyon course, described by Fred Couples as "one of the best par 3's anywhere in the world".

The next day, another of our clients, a 10-handicapper from Germany, hitting a 5-iron, holed out on the 167-yards 14th hole of the A-B course at Laem Chabang International Country Club in Pattaya.

What a week hey!

This set me wondering about the odds of holes-in-one. In a recent issue of Golf Digest I discovered many great nuggets of information about the subject, even breaking the odds down by quality of play:

The Best Way To Bring Your Golf Clubs To Thailand

Often, I get questions from clients of my golf travel company firstly as to whether to bring their golf clubs with them or to hire when they are here; and secondly, if they bring their clubs with them, what sort of golf travel or carry bag should they use? I have dealt in a previous posting with the question of rent or bring your own clubs.

Actually, I too wrestle with the second question. When I pack to leave on a golf trip, the main conundrum is always which travel bag should I use for my clubs? Should I take the hard case, the one that looks like a portable coffin, the soft sided case which runs the risk of club damage from the gorillas that seem to work in airport baggage handling, or the soft-sided hybrid?  The problem with these options is that they each require that I pack my clubs into a travel bag that I will have to later remove and store after reaching my destination.