"Bangkok's most intellectually demanding course — a faithful recreation of C.B. Macdonald's lost 'Lido'."
| Designer | Gil Hanse |
|---|---|
| Year Opened | 2021 |
| Location | Bangkok region |
| Design Inspiration | Lido Golf Club by C.B. Macdonald (1914) |
| Character | Classical links, strategic, demanding |
| Setting | Flat links terrain, wide fairways |
| Target Golfer | Serious, historically-minded players |
| Par | 72 |
Ballyshear Golf Links is Bangkok's most intellectually serious golf offering — a course built for players who understand and appreciate golf history. The design is a faithful contemporary recreation of C.B. Macdonald's legendary Lido Golf Club (1914), a Long Island layout considered among the finest classical designs ever created, and destroyed decades ago by development. Ballyshear resurrects it in Southeast Asia for a new generation of golfers.
Macdonald's design philosophy — wide corridors, multiple strategic approaches, ground game emphasis, and template holes derived from the greatest holes in golf history — is preserved faithfully throughout. Playing Ballyshear demands a different mental approach from the typical resort experience: bump-and-run, links creativity, and strategic positioning matter far more than conventional shot selection.
For discerning golfers with a deep love of classical golf architecture and a desire for something genuinely unique in Thailand's golf landscape, AGS regards Ballyshear as an extraordinary discovery. It sits in an entirely different cultural category from the resort courses that dominate the market — and that is precisely its value.