Golf in Pattaya

Golf has probably become the most favourite "waste of time" for a large number of expats, tourists and Thais alike. To an even greater extent than the wide range of watersports activities provided along Pattaya beach, Golf has emerged as a typical specialty of the Eastern seaboard with more than twenty of Thailand's finest golf courses in tropically evergreen landscapes - most within a 60-minutes driving distance from Pattaya's residential areas.

Golf courses in the area are following:
- Burapha Golf Club
Sri Racha district, 30 km north-east of Pattaya. Tel. 038-372 700
36 holes, par 144.
Designed by David Graham and Gary Panks.
Green fee 2000 THB/ weekdays, 2500 THB/ weekends, holidays.
Exquisitely located in Sri Racha's rolling countryside and a skillfully landscaped tropical environment, Burapha Golf Club has been specially designed and created to evoke the elegance and traditions of the great American clubs and features two 18-hole golf courses and world-class facilities.
www.buraphagolfthailand.com

- Khao Kheow Country Club
220 Moo 12, Sri Racha (near Khai Kheow Open Zoo, about 45 minutes north of Pattaya). Tel. 038-298 224/7.
27 holes, par 72/36, 7077 yards.
Designed by Pete Dye.
Green fee (visitors) 1400 THB/ weekdays, 2000 THB/ weekends.
This course with its numerous large ponds, bunkers and hills, which surround the greens and fairways, catches a strong sea breeze and is a challenge both for amateur and professional players.

- Laem Chabang International Golf Club
106/ 8 Moo 4, Laem Chabang/ Sri Racha district. Tel. 038-372 273
www.laemchabanggolf.com
27 holes, par 108.
Designed by Jack Nicklaus!
Green fee (visitors) 2500 THB/ weekdays, 3000 THB/ weekends.
Regularly rated as one of Thailand's best golf courses, this world-standard championship course has hosted many professional tournaments. With its numerous bunkers, sand banks, water hazards and natural hazards in the shape of exposed rock formations, lakes, ponds and creeks, this beautiful course seriously challenges anybody's playing skills.

- Pattaya Country Club & Resort
Highway 331 Km 30 (15 kilometres east of Pattaya). Tel. 038-263 445/7
www.pattayacountryclub.net
18 holes, par 72.
Green fee (visitors) 1200 THB/ weekdays, 1800 THB/ weekends.
Caddy fee 200 THB.