Tiger Woods’ Last Thailand Golf Visit
Tiger Woods' last trip to Thailand as a golf professional in early 2000 was a bit of circus. Politicians, media and other VIP’s almost stormed his plane when it touched down in Bangkok even before he could get his seat belt off. Tiger would describe it as the craziest week of his life but as […]
Golf Score Card Man
What do you do back home in the cold winter weather either before or after your Thailand golf holiday? Well how about sifting through all your golf memorabilia collected from past golf vacations? Here is a letter from a fellow reader of the Thailand Golf Zone that you might find interesting, and just maybe you […]
Top 5 Misunderstood Thailand Golf Rules
Why do people who golf in Thailand often play without following the rules? Do they want to cheat or is it just that they do not understand the rules of golf? Assuming the later, here are simple definitions of the 5 most frequently used rules that all Thailand golfers should understand: 1. OUT OF BOUNDS […]
How Many Golf Balls Can You Loose in Thailand?
Even with our eagle-eyed caddies here when golfing in Thailand, for some golfers it is not unusual to lose lots of golf balls, especially on golf courses where there is an abundance of water hazards, such as Summit Windmill Golf Club in Bangkok or Phuket Country Club, the New Course in particular. At last weeks […]
Where Is The Clubhouse?
What would you do if you were on the way to a Thailand golf course and came across this sign? Well I came across this sign at Lakewood Golf Club in Bangkok on Friday and it made me chuckle. Guess it put me in a good mood because I shot 3 under my handicap. The […]
Singha Thailand PGA Championship June 26-29, 2008
Here is a trip report from Graham Sampson, one of only a few professional PGA golf instructors in Northern Thailand. Santiburi Country Club in Chiang Rai recently hosted the Singha Thailand PGA Championship. The new Asian Tour event was presented by the Sports Authority of Thailand. Most golfers that have played Santiburi consider it one […]
How I Score Well By Not Scoring
Here is an amazing Thailand golf statistic. My best five out of my last 20 Thailand golf scores were all when I shot over well my handicap on the front nine and stopped counting on the back nice. How can this be? Here is what I found out. Normally I track my score hole by […]
Japanese Golf Course Designers In Thailand (Part 2)
Continuing with a look at the Japanese designers who have contributed to the development of golf in Thailand, other well-known architects include: Isao Izumi: Siam Country Club (1971), Pattaya, Yoshihara Aihara: Pinehurst Golf & Country Club (1990), Bangkok, and Isao Katsumata: Sawang Resort Golf Club (1993), Hua Hin. Siam Country Club is one of the […]
Japanese Golf Course Designers In Thailand
Much has been said about the role famous American and British golf course designers such as Nicklaus, Faldo, Dye, and Trent Jones in Thailand, but how about the Japanese? Well, in the next 2 articles I will focus on Japanese designers who have contributed to the development of golf here in the Kingdom and I […]
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 […]