Thailand’s golf appeal is as simple as ABC
By Mark Siegel Why do golfers from all over the world choose Thailand over other destinations? The answer is as simple as ABC.
It’s Back in 2022! Reasons to get Excited About This Year’s Centara World Masters Golf Championship
The Centara World Masters Golf Championship returns to Hua Hin in 2022 (8-14 May), and there’s a good many reasons to get excited about this year’s instalment.
End of Term Report on Golf
With the current Google generation, golf has been competing with families, whose main source of exercise is using their fingers on a computer or mobile. How many Dad’s these days are shouting upstairs to their teenagers…Who wants to join me for a round of golf? So where is golf going into the next decade? Will […]
The Thrill of Teeing Off on a New Course
Back home, you get used to playing regularly at your local golf club. Just arriving on the 1st tee at an Asian golf course feels so different.
An Unique Region in Thailand
For many golf vacationers, they are used to playing in Phuket, Hua Hin, Bangkok and Pattaya. However, Khao Yai with over seven golf courses, is also a very special golfers paradise. Its National Park is only just over two hours north of Bangkok and covers more than 2,000 square kilometers of forest and grassland. Here […]
Thailand’s Secret Weapon
According to Thai Super Star Thongchai Jaidee, Thailand’s secret weapon when playing a round of golf has to be the Thai caddies. With over 240 golf courses dotted around Thailand, you are literally spoilt for choice and can experience all types of challenges that you will never experience back home. The course notes on hole […]
Slow Play
With the high season upon us here in Asia, rounds of golf can start to take a little longer, as the clubs try to squeeze a few extra groups onto the course. Who wants to be stuck behind a five ball all busy gambling!
Asia Tops the World
Amazingly according to recent statistics, golf in Asia is on the rise with 205 new courses in various stages of design and construction. This more than any other continent. Asia Leads the Way in New Courses It means that 32% of all new undertakings currently identified worldwide, are taking place here in Asia. According to […]
Newbie Golf in Thailand
Contrary to popular belief and Swedish regulations, golf is fun and easy to learn, as my teaching pal pro Tony Meechai often says. With an abundance of great courses and fantastic coaches, Thailand is one of the best places in the world to learn the game. Here is a primer for golf newbies. The Absolute […]
Pattaya Golf Courses Update
Over the last several years I have rarely ventured to the Eastern Seaboard, and found myself quite out of touch with what is going on there. Recently this has changed and experiences over the last couple of months have reconfirmed three of my long-held beliefs, and updated my knowledge base: Pattaya is a great place […]