Thailand Golf Clubhouses: Facilities, Services, and Amenities (Part 2 of 2)
Facilities at such famous venues as the venerable Thai Country Club, with the best clubhouse in all Asia, can be quite daunting. Here is the second and final part of my clubhouse article covering food, locker facilities, and what to do prior to and after your game to get maximum enjoyment and realize the dream […]
Thailand Golf Clubhouses: Facilities, Services, and Amenities (Part 1 of 2)
All of the Thailand golf courses have these grand structures like the one from the Chiang Mai Green Valley Country Club, shown at left. But what is inside and how does such facility affect your game? For the many regular golfing visitors to Thailand, you will be aware of the excellent facilities and services available […]
Thailand Rental Golf Balls and Golf Ball Diving (NOT Driving)
Every Thailand golf course sells used golf balls, both just outside the front gates to the course and also on the course itself. These balls, in sometimes new condition, can be “purchased” for around 200 baht for a half dozen (around 75 cents each), a significant savings from the new prices. Most of the time […]
Golf In Chiang Mai
Golf up North is much different from the rest of the Kingdom. As you can see from the original photo at left (click on the thumbnail for a great high resolution shot), there are many mountains, and thus frequent elevation changes at many of the Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai courses. Also, be located high […]
Thailand Back Breaker or Great Golf Tip To Ensure Consistency?
Here is a tip I came across on a French golf medical blog that had done great things to improve my game. I have taken the liberty to translate the most important aspects of the tip and I urge everyone to give this some thoughts and try it our next time you are on the […]
Golfing in Thailand: A Personal Short Story (Part 4 of 4)
Here is the final part of Shankar’s story. I hope you found this interesting and enjoyed his unique writing style. Stopping briefly for a quick bite and some Coke and so on for our caddies, we went across to the West course for our second half. Fortified well by the rather excellent snacks available at […]
Golfing in Thailand: A Personal Short Story (Part 3 of 4)
Here is Shankar and Matthew’s story about their second day golfing in Bangkok, at the venerable Pinehurst Golf Club. By the way I wonder what will happened to this club once the airport moves as the only real attraction is the proximity to Don Muang. Part II – Pinehurst Golf and Country Club, Klong 1, […]
Golfing in Thailand: A Personal Short Story (Part 2 of 4)
Here is the continuation of Shankar’s story, and another Thailandgolfzone worldwide scoop! Shankar and Mathew have just finished the front nine at President Country Club………… We stopped then at the golf hut to re-vitalize our systems with some chilled water and a plantain fruit for some extra energy, (sorely needed to tackle the particularly dangerous, […]