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The golf in Phuket is extremely good. The Thai's really know how to make the game very enjoyable. The courses are well kept, the greens and fairways are healthy, the management insists on all players using a caddy to pull your bag along, repair pitch marks and divots and if you are lucky, to read the occasional putt. There a five golf clubs on Phuket, some designed by star golfers but all maintained to the highest level and accessible to all levels of player. The most popular times for teeing off are either early morning so that you start when it is cooler, or early afternoon, so that you finish your round when there is usually a breeze and the temperature is a little cooler. Sunrise is between 6:00 a.m. and 6:30 a.m. Sundown is around 6:30 - 6:45 p.m.
 
 
Blue Canyon Country Club
Blue Canyon Country Club is located on 720 acres of prime land on Phuket, and is recognized as being among the most exclusive golfing establishments in the region. Cradled in a secluded, verdant valley, against a magnificent backdrop of the majestic Phang Nga Mountains and Andaman Sea, Blue Canyon offers two award-winning 18-hole championship golf courses: the Canyon Course and the Lakes Course. Often considered one of the best layouts in Asia, the Canyon Course is the jewel of Phuket golf. Every hole is memorable and the outside restaurant provides spectacular views of the course.

Loch Palm Golf Club
Spread over the lush, rolling 160 acres hilly plateau, this 18-hole, par 72 course has been masterfully designed to blend beautifully with the natural terrain. Nestled below a panoramic range of peaks, the layout surrounds the largest lake on any golf course in Phuket, Crystal Lake. And with more than 1400 towering palms lining the fairways, you' re treated to the most serene atmosphere along with many challenging hazards and greens.

Complimenting the golf course is a sprawling country-style clubhouse. Loch Palm is the only golf course in Phuket offering the option of golf carts for those who' d rather ride than promenade during their match.

Phuket Country Club
Lovely course where every hole provides a different challenge. This is a fun/user friendly resort golf course set in a valley with the golf course meandering through hills and limestone cliffs and traversing 3 distinct environments (6 holes in undulating hills, 6 holes on the level and 6 holes through landscape forest).

Laguna Phuket
The Andaman Sea provides ample cooling breezes on this course. Adjacent to the Laguna Hotel Complex, the greens and fairways have been fashioned out of sand dunes and coconut plantations. Carved out of the existing sand hills, the front 9 holes, a par 36, meander through a once flourishing coconut plantation. Players must be exact on their tee shots, as water comes into play on 5 out of the 9 holes. The back 9 features water on 8 out of the 9 holes. Playing to a par 35, golfers will enjoy the challenge of the back-to-back par 5 finishing holes, and the three par 3' s. The 11th hole, although only 138 yards, will leave a lasting impression.

Thai Muang - Phang Nga province
Thailand's only true beachside golf course is located about 40 km north of Phuket and runs right along the Andaman Sea shore. This golf course offers breathtaking scenery with memorable three finishing holes which are superb starting with a reachable dogleg left Par 5 followed by the annoying little Par 3 17th, and finishing with the extremely difficult Par 4 18th.


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