Thailand's golf infrastructure has been maturing for over three decades. With more than 300 courses distributed across five distinct regional circuits — Bangkok, Hua Hin, Phuket, Pattaya, and Chiang Mai — Thailand offers a breadth of golf travel that no other Southeast Asian country can match.
From our years of engineering Thai golf circuits for Australian clients, here are the 10 layouts that stand above the rest in 2026.
1. Black Mountain Golf Club
Location: Hua Hin | Designer: Schmidt-Curley | Par: 72 | Rating: ★★★★★
Thailand's finest course by consensus. Multiple Golf Digest Thailand #1 rankings. Host of the Asian Tour's Thailand Classic. Schmidt-Curley's design uses Hua Hin's Black Mountain backdrop and natural terrain changes to create risk-reward challenges throughout all 18 holes. An essential inclusion on any Thailand golf circuit.
2. Blue Canyon Country Club (Canyon Course)
Location: Phuket | Designer: Yoshikazu Kato | Par: 72 | Rating: ★★★★★
Phuket's most prestigious golf address. The Canyon Course hosted four Thai Opens and the 1998 Asian Tour's flagship event. Deep canyon hazards, lakeside holes, and immaculate conditioning make this a bucket-list Phuket experience.
3. Pineapple Valley golf club
Location: Hua Hin | Designer: Schmidt-Curley | Par: 72 | Rating: ★★★★★
Black Mountain's closest competitor in Hua Hin. Pineapple Valley's undulating terrain and elevated tee boxes create spectacular views of the Gulf of Thailand. Conditioning matches Black Mountain's high standard. Often paired with Black Mountain for a two-day Hua Hin circuit.
4. Laguna Phuket Golf Club
Location: Phuket | Designer: Colin Montgomerie (redesign) | Par: 71 | Rating: ★★★★☆
Set within the Laguna resort precinct, this Montgomerie redesign offers the most accessible luxury golf experience in Phuket. Water features, sea views from elevated holes, and the ability to walk back to your resort villa for lunch make it the ideal centrepiece for resort-focused golf trips.
5. Red Mountain Golf Club
Location: Phuket | Designer: Lee Schmidt / Brian Curley | Par: 72 | Rating: ★★★★☆
Built on a former tin mine, Red Mountain's rust-coloured terrain and dramatic elevation changes create the most visually distinctive golf in Phuket. The landscape views across rice paddies and mountain ridges are genuinely extraordinary from the elevated back nine tee boxes.
6–10: The Supporting Circuit
6. Siam Country Club (Old Course)
Pattaya's flagship — a classic Thai layout with mature trees and a long competitive history. Host of numerous Asian Tour events.
7. Springfield Royal Country Club (Hua Hin)
Jack Nicklaus design in Hua Hin — the third piece of the Hua Hin championship triple with Black Mountain and Pineapple Valley.
8. Alpine Golf Club (Chiang Mai)
Northern Thailand's premier highland layout. Consistently cool temperatures, spectacular mountain views, and a course that rewards accuracy in the valley approaches.
9. Thai Country Club (Bangkok)
One of Bangkok's most prestigious addresses — the home of the Honda LPGA Thailand for many years. Lush tropical fairways, water throughout, and excellent conditioning make this a strong Bangkok inclusion.
10. Nikanti Golf Club (Bangkok)
Bangkok's most striking modern design — an island-green course with dramatic water features and a private club feel. Host of the Thailand Mixed in recent years.
AGS engineers Thailand circuits around 3–5 of these courses depending on your itinerary duration and regional preference. Explore the Thailand golf hub or compare with our Vietnam top 10 to build the ideal dual-destination trip.
