Golf Courses: Hua Hin

Springfield Royal Golf Club

    Course information:
  Designer: Jack Nicklaus Mountain and Lake Course. Schmidt & Curly
  Valley Course
  Opened: 1993
  Holes: 27
  Par: 108

Course lengths:
Mountain Course:
Gold tees 3530, White tees 3160 and Red tees 2870 PAR 36
Lake Course:
Gold tees 3533, White tees 3121 and Red tees 2790 PAR 36
Valley Course:
Gold tees 3673, White tees 3251 and Red tees 2991 PAR 36

Springfield Royal Country Club presents the golfer with a wonderful, 27 beautifully designed, landscaped holes - each challenges your senses of aesthetics as well as your golfing skills.Opened in 1993, this intriguing course will provide a challenge for golfers of all standards as they thread their way through well-placed hazards to greens of the highest standard. Accuracy is required at all times as the fairways are flanked by a series of hillocks and covered by a forest of small trees.

Springfield Royal Country Club offer 27 holes of top flight gold designed by Jack Nicklaus and Schmidt & Curly Gold Design. Course A is the mountain course. Course B is the lake course. Course C is the valley course. It is a true Jack Nicklaus masterpiece. A championship course with five sets of tees to play from, the course offers varying degrees of difficulty that accentuate the dramatic lush landscape. Be prepared for some long carries if you are brave enough to play from the back tees.

Palm Hills Golf Club & Residence
    Course information:
  Designer: Max Waxler
  Opened: 1992
  Holes: 18
  Par: 72
  Course lengths: Blue tees 6888, White tees 6373 and Red tees 5498

The course opened in December 1991, and is distinct in the way that it is considered the first of the "new" championship golf courses. The beautiful Palm Hills Golf and Country Club was designed by the talented "Max Wexler". In 1993 it was the principal venue for the inaugural THAILAND WORLD PRO AM golf tournament. Praise was copious; both from the competitors and the British PGA.

This is a par 72, 18-hole course. The fairways-Bermuda 419, and the greens-Tiff Turf. The course is one of the areas most beautiful, and has been remarkably well designed. The owners have gone to extreme lengths to preserve the natural beauty of the surrounding mountains. The fairways are generous, and lead to receptive green. Hazards, in the form of water, come into play on 12 of the 18 holes. Usually it does not require a great drive to overcome the obstacle. The gentle terrain of the course is the rule.
There are 2 distinct parts of this course. The out and in 9-hole are separated by both the Clubhouse and an outcropping from the nearby mountains.

Majestic Creek Country Club
  Course information:
  Designer: Dr. Sukitti Klangvisai
  Opened: 1993
  Holes: 27
  Par: 108
 

Course lengths:
A Course:
Blue tees 3406, White tees 3133 and Red tees 2695 PAR 36
B Course:
Blue tees 3555, White tees 3222 and Red tees 2863 PAR 36
C Course:
Blue tees 3289, White tees 3053 and Red tees 2789 PAR 36

The golf course was opened in 1993. Local golf architect, Dr. Sukitti Klangvisai designed this intriguing course.

This is a par 72, 27-hole course. The fairways "Zoysia", and the greens "Zoysia". This course nestles against the Thai/Burma mountain range. Natural water hazards abound on this course, due to it being crises-crossed by many mountain streams. Majestic is a beautiful course and it lies inland, and although the surrounding terrain is relatively hilly, the course is situated on a pleasing plateau. The "tempo" of this course is established from the first tee. Tempting dogleg offers a chance to beat par, but trouble is never far away on this tantalizingly designed course.

Royal Hua Hin Golf Club
  Course information:
  Designer: Max Waxler
  Opened: 1992
  Holes: 18
  Par: 72
  Course lengths: Blue tees 6888, White tees 6373 and Red tees 5498

Founded during the reign of H.R.H. King Rama VI in 1924. The Royal Hua Hun Golf Course was commissioned by H.R.H. Prince Kampaengpetch, and designed by a Scottish railway engineer, Mr. A. O. Robins.This is a par 72, 18-hole course. The fairways-Zoysia, and the greens-Zoysia. This golf course is less than 1 kilometers from down town Hua Hin.

The fairways are bordered by mature trees, which provide for some shady lies after a "wayward" shot. Natural hazards include raiding monkey troops from the jungle, who are noted for their ball stealing antics. Other than on the first and second holes, there is no other real water hazards.