Thai Golf After The Meeting
With positive signs that the global economy is at last showing signs of improvement, many companies are now scheduling overseas trips again, which means sending their staff back on the road and the Thai capital is again flooded with businessmen. But with a close eye on the bottom line costs, travel budgets are tight and […]
Smiling Caddies, Sunshine, and Thailand Golf
Living in Thailand perhaps we take for granted the pleasures of playing a round of golf. In most of Europe and the USA, snow has put a damper on all hopes for that post New Year round with your golf buddies. Can’t get the car out of the deep drifts!!! Here in Thailand we are […]
Three Wacky Rules Of Golf In Thailand
When golfing in Thailand either for holiday, sport or pleasure playing by the rules can be a beautiful thing. Here are three of the craziest rules that I have ever heard of (surely nobody obeys them when golfing in Thailand).
Thailand Tee Off Experiment
Despite my driver being a new Cobra ZL equipped with modern technological advancements, I kept it in my bag for my last 3 rounds played at Thai Country (Bangkok), Black Mountain (Hua Hin), and Amata Spring (Bangkok). Instead I used my 3-wood off the tee even though my 3-wood is four inches shorter than my […]
Thailand Golfers Undeterred By Thai Political Unrest
Thailand golfers and golf holidaymakers continue to play despite political turbulence, an Icelandic Volcano shutting down most flights from Europe, a brace of canceled travel plans and worries from skittish Asian golfers alike. Contrary to BBC, CNN, and other news reports, which tend to sensationalize events, the real fact is 99 percent of the country […]
Thai Golf after the meeting!
With positive signs that the global economy is at last showing signs of improvement, many companies are now scheduling overseas trips to Thailand again But with a close eye on the bottom line costs, Thailand travel budgets are tight and gone are the chances of grabbing a few extra nights at the Oriental in Bangkok […]
Stick It Close From The Rough Around The Thailand Greens
Every Thailand golfer lands in the rough sooner or late, especially on courses with narrow fairways such as Amata Spring in Bangkok or Santiburi in Samui or courses with rough between the fairway and green such as Bangpra in Pattaya. If the ball is near the green, the shot is very important, as a good […]
How I Avoided Three-Putting Golfing In Thailand?
Can you believe it? Over the past 2 weeks I played Thai Country Club twice, and Banyan Golf Club and Black Mountain Golf Club once each without a single three-putt. Here are the two steps how I did it. 1. Three years ago I took some lessons form an Australian golf professional in Bangkok. At […]
6 Thailand Golf Picks That Are “Twice As Nice” (Part 2 of 2)
Here are the final 3 picks for playing the best “Twice As Nice” Thailand golf courses. Two are Pattaya golf courses and the final one is a Phuket golf course. 4. Siam Country Club is situated just 10 minutes from Pattaya. The original Siam Country Club, built in 1971, is now called Siam Country Club […]
Asian PGA Tour a Frequent Visitor to Thailand in 2009 (part 2 of 2)
Here are the Thailand professional golf events scheduled for 2009. Increasing parity between golfers from Asian and Europe was quite evident as well during The Royal Trophy held Jan 09 – 11 at Bangkok’s Amata Spring Country Club. In a format very similar to The Ryder Cup, The Royal Trophy matches Asia against Europe. The […]