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"Windmill Park Golf & Country Club: Designed by Nick Faldo, this 18-Hole, Par 72, golf course is very challenging from the back tees. It features a lot of water for most of the entire course and the Par 5 holes are all doglegs. The last hole is probably the biggest challenge where you have to hit onto an island where the clubhouse is also located."

Great Thai Professional Golfer

Thongchai Jaidee
is a Thai golfer who plays on the Asian Tour and the European Tour.
Thongchai didn't play golf until he was sixteen, and he later went into the Royal Thai Army. He didn't turn professional until he was around thirty years old, but he soon achieved success on the Asian Tour, topping the tour's order of merit in 2001 and 2004. He first played in a major championship in the 2001 U.S. Open and finished tied 74th. In February 2004 he became the first Thai to win a tournament on the European Tour by winning the Carlsberg Malaysian Open, an event which it co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour. In 2005 he successfully defended his title. In 2006 he received a special invitation to play in the Masters Tournament. He was the second Thai to play in the Masters after Sukree Onsham, who did so in 1970 and 1971, and by doing so, he became the first Thai to play in all four major championships.
After his victory in the Volvo Masters of Asia in 2006 he reached 75 in the Official World Golf Rankings. His best year-end ranking on the European Order of Merit has been 37th in 2006.
Thongchai was the first man to win US$2 million on the Asian Tour.
Prayad Marksaeng
He was a member of Thailand's winning golf team at the 1987 South East Asian Games and turned professional in 1991. He has been a member of the Asian Tour since it began in its modern form in 1995. He was won six events on the tour, becoming one of the first ten men to reach a million U.S. dollars in career earnings. He has also competed on the Japan Golf Tour and in 2008 won his first tournament in Japan at the Mitsubishi Diamond Cup Golf.
He represented Thailand at the 2007 OMEGA Mission Hills World Cup and has been featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings
Thaworn Wiratchant
He has won 10 events on the Asian Tour which is more than any other player. In March 2005, he won the Enjoy Jakarta Standard Chartered Indonesia Open, which is co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the European Tour, becoming the second Thai after Thongchai Jaidee to win a European Tour event. He topped the Asian Tour money list in 2005, becoming the first man to win more than half a million U.S. dollars on that tour in a season. In 2007 he won the Midea China Classic in a three man playoff.
Boonchu Ruangkit

As a young man, Boonchu tried for a career in kick boxing, but he gave it up after being knocked out cold in his third bout. He made his mark in golf when he won the 1985 Australian Amateur and he turned professional the following year. He has won five titles on the Asian Tour since its first modern season in 1995, and has several other victories to his name. He was the runner-up on the Asian Tour Order of Merit in 1995 and also made the top ten in 1998 and 2004. In the latter year he won the Thailand Open for the second time in his career at the age of 47.
In 2006 Boonchu turned fifty and became eligible to play in senior tournaments. He finished first in the 2006 Champions Tour Qualifying School and joined the Champions Tour in 2007.
Thammanoon Srirot
He has five Asian Tour wins and was one of the first ten men to reach one million dollars in Asian Tour career earnings. He has five brothers who are professional golfers and is a cousin of Asian Tour golfer Chawalit Plaphol, with whom he represented Thailand in the 2000 WGC-World Cup.
Chawalit Plaphol

He took up golf at the age of twelve and won team and individual gold medals for Thailand at the 1995 South East Asian Games. He turned professional in 1996 and has been a regular competitor on the Asian Tour since that year. He has won two Asian Tour events and in 2005 he achieved a career best order of merit placing of seventh. He also plays on the Japan Golf Tour, on which he was victorious in the 2004 ANA Open. He represented Thailand in the 2000 WGC-World Cup alongside his cousin Thammanoon Srirot.
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Bangkog Outstanding Courses

Outstanding courses
The major outstanding courses considered at different destinations are:
Bangkok

Bangpoo Golf & Sports
Bangsai Country Club
Best Ocean Golf and Hotel
Kiarti Thanee Country Club
Krung Kavee Golf Course & Country Club Estate
Krungthep Kreetha Sports Club
Muang-Ake Golf Club
Pinehurst Golf & Country Club
President Country Club
Rachakram Golf Club
Rose Garden Golf Club
Royal Lakeside Golf Club
Thana City Golf and Country Club
Thanont Golf View & Sport Club
Alpine Golf & Sports Club
Amata Spring Country Club
Bangkok Golf Club
Bangpakong Riverside Country Club
Cascata Golf Club
Green Valley Country Club
Lakewood Country Club
Lam Luk Ka Country Club
Legacy Golf Club
Muang Kaew Golf Club
Navatanee Golf Course
Panya Indra Golf Club
Royal Gems Golf & Sports Club
Royal Golf & Country Club
Subhapruek Golf Club
Summit Windmill Golf Club
Suwan Golf & Country Club
Thai Country Club
Vintage Golf Club
Windsor Park & Golf Club

Thailand Golf Courses

From Thailand’s about 200 golf courses more than 65 courses are categorized as outstanding out of which 25 - 30 are considered to be world class courses. Some of these are also complimented by their adherence to a traditional Thai-style look. They are:

Santiburi in Chiang Rai

President GC

Green Valley in Bangkok,

Eeastern Star near Pattaya

Windsor Park Bangkok

Mount Shadow near Pattaya

Imperial Lake View Cha Am/Hua Hin

Khao Kheow near Pattaya

Mission Hills GC's in Kanchanaburi/River Kwai and Khao Yai National Park

Legcy in Bangkok

Laem Chabang near Pattaya

Springfield Royal in Hua Hin

Mission Hills Phuket

Re-opened after extensive renovation has KIRIMAYA, the former Khao Yai Country Club.

Blue Canyon

Nichigo River Kwai,

famous Pinehurst
Bangphra
Crystal Bay near Pattaya
the honorable Siam Country Club
Chiang Mai Lamphun
Rose Garden
Phuket Country Club
Majestic Greek in Hua Hin.

Thailand Golfing Destinations

Bangkok & Central Region

Just outside of Bangkok are a variety of world standard golf courses and facilities in the neighbouring provinces of Cha Choeng Sao, Pathum Thani and Nakhon Pathom. The popular courses in this region that are chosen to host PGA tournaments are:

Alpine Golf & Sports Club has hosted many international competitions including the prestigious Johnny Walker Classic and the 13th Asian Games.

Thai Country Club has been voted Thailand’s Best Golf Course 2001-2007 and Best Club House in Asia 2000-2007. They have been host to many major competitions such as the Johnny Walker Super Tour, Asia Honda Classic and Volvo Masters Asia.
Amata Spring Country Club
Navatanee Golf Course
Other popular course in and around Bangkok include:
Muang Kaew Golf Course
Subhapruek Golf Club
Lam Luk Ka Country Club.
Hua Hin
Hua Hin is home to two well-known golf courses, the Black Mountain Golf Club and Royal Hua Hin, the latter of which was the country’s first course.

Pattaya
There are some well-known courses in Pattaya which include:
Laem Chabang International Country Club which is considered the finest golf course in the area and ranked in Thailand’s Top 5. Even Jack Nicklaus designed some of the course.
Siam Country Club
St. Andrews 2000
Mountain Shadow

Kanchanaburi Area
The most popular golf courses in this area are:
Nichigo Resort and Country Club championship course
Mission Hills Golf Club
Evergreen Hills Golf Club
Dragon Hills Golf and Country Club
Royal Ratchaburi Golf Club.

Northern Region
The Chiang Mai Lamphun Golf Club is a championship course which was the venue for the 18th SEA Games. The Lanna Sports Club is also one of the beautiful golf course in the region. Other places include:
Royal Chiang Mai Golf Resort
Mae Jo Golf Club, Resort & Spa
Gassan Khutan Golf Club and Resort
Gassan Lake City Golf and Resort
Gassan Marina Golf Club and Resort.

North-eastern Region
Khao Yai 300km from Bangkok, has a variety of different popular courses to play at, they include: Kirimaya Golf Resort, Mission Hills Khao Yai, Voyage Panorama Resort and Golf Club and Friendship Meadows Country Club.

Ko Samui
This island in the south of the country has only one full-size golf course, Santiburi Samui Country Club.

Phuket
This exotic tropical island in the Andaman Ocean is home to a host of world-class golf courses. The Blue Canyon Country Club which has been host to the Johnny Walker Classic, one in fact Tiger Woods won. Other venues include: Laguna Phuket, Thai Muang Beach Resort, Phuket Country Club, Loch Palm Golf Club and Red Mountain.

Golf in Thailand Today.

Article from Wikipedia :

Golf arrived in Thailand during the reign of King Rama V one hundred years ago. It was first played by nobles and other elitists of high society but over the past decade or so, the popularity of golf in Thailand has escalated, played both by local Thais and visiting foreign tourists and expatriates.
There are an average of 400,000 foreign golfers coming to the Kingdom annually, golf in Thailand has turned into a huge local industry with new courses constantly being developed.
Golf alone is annually bringing an income of 8 billion baht into the local economy. The country has been given the nickname 'The Golf Capital of Asia'.

Thailand has over two hundred courses which are rated as of the highest world standard. Many of them have been designed and created by some of the classic names in the golfing world such as Nick Faldo, Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Seve Ballesteros, Gary Player, and Greg Norman
Thongchai Jaidee is the country’s most successful golfers, winning a handful of major international tournaments. Other Thais who have had international success include Prayad Marksaeng and Boonchu Ruangjit.
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