The Best Golf Courses in Phuket
Phuket is Thailand's premier golf island, where Tiger Woods won at Blue Canyon and Red Mountain carves through an old tin mine. Lush, dramatic and served by caddies and five star resorts, it is built for a golf trip. Our ranked six, with verdicts and how to play them.
How we ranked them
Phuket squeezes a strong run of championship courses onto one tropical island, most of them within forty minutes of the beaches and the airport. The golf is lush and dramatic, routed through jungle, palm plantations, lakes and the striking scars of former tin mines, and the standard of conditioning and service, with a caddie on every bag, is among the best in Asia. We weighed the quality and conditioning of the golf, the strength of the setting and its lodging, how easily a visiting group can get on, and the pedigree of the design.
Every fact here, the designers, the opening years and the indicative green fees, was checked at the time of writing in June 2026 by the GolfForKings editorial desk. Fees move with the season and the year, and a caddie fee and cart are usually added, so treat the numbers as a guide and always confirm directly before booking. The verdicts are ours. If your group wants any of these built into a costed itinerary, with the flights, the transfers and the right resort secured, that is exactly what our concierge does.
The 6 best golf courses in Phuket
Blue Canyon Country Club, Canyon Course
The most famous course in Thailand and still the best on the island, the Canyon Course at Blue Canyon was carved by Yoshikazu Kato through an old tin mine, with deep water filled canyons framing many holes. It hosted the Johnnie Walker Classic three times, and in 1998 Tiger Woods came from behind to win here in front of huge galleries. Genuine tournament pedigree and a true championship test. The clear number one.
Red Mountain Golf Club
The most spectacular round on the island, built across a former open cast tin mine at Kathu where the earth glows red. Designed by Jon Morrow and Al Tikkanen, it plunges and climbs through canyon cut fairways and exposed rock with huge elevation changes and panoramic views. Dramatic, demanding and unlike anywhere else in Thailand, it pushes Blue Canyon hard for the top spot.
Blue Canyon Country Club, Lakes Course
The companion course at Blue Canyon, a second Yoshikazu Kato design woven around lakes and old rubber plantation rather than the deep canyons of its sibling. Gentler off the tee but with water in play on most holes, it lets a visiting group play two contrasting championship eighteens at the one club, and it has staged professional golf in its own right. A strong second string to the Canyon.
Laguna Golf Phuket
The most convenient resort golf on the island, reborn after a full redesign in the 2010s that lifted it into the front rank. Set inside the Laguna Phuket complex at Bang Tao beach, surrounded by lagoons, coconut groves and the area's cluster of luxury hotels, it is polished, scenic and easy to fold into a beach based stay. The pick for golfers who want the course on the doorstep.
Mission Hills Phuket
A Jack Nicklaus signature course on the quieter northeast coast at Pa Khlok, the only Phuket layout with genuine sea views, running along ridges above the Andaman with the islands of Phang Nga Bay in the distance. Breezy and open compared with the jungle courses inland, it offers a change of scenery and a relaxed resort round away from the busier west coast.
Loch Palm Golf Club
A gentler, parkland style course wrapped around the large Tunlae Lake in the Kathu valley, beneath the same red hills as Red Mountain and under the same ownership. More forgiving and walkable than its dramatic neighbour, with the lake in play on the closing stretch, it is an enjoyable, good value round that pairs naturally with Red Mountain for a two course day.
Designers and opening years verified June 2026 by the GolfForKings editorial desk. Phuket's courses are daily fee resort venues open to visitors, with a caddie on every bag. Always confirm visitor access, caddie and cart fees directly before booking.
Where they are, and indicative costs
Phuket's golf is spread around the island but nothing is far. The strongest cluster sits in the north near the airport, where Blue Canyon's two courses lie at Thalang and Mission Hills occupies the northeast coast. The Kathu valley in the centre holds Red Mountain and Loch Palm side by side, while Laguna sits on the northwest coast at Bang Tao among the main beach resorts. Most visitors base on the west coast beaches around Bang Tao, Surin or Kamala and drive twenty to forty minutes to each course. A week comfortably takes in all six.
| Item | Indicative 2026 | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Premium green fee | Around THB 4,000 to 5,500 | Blue Canyon, Red Mountain and Laguna, per round, varies by season |
| Caddie and cart | Around THB 600 to 1,200 | Caddie is mandatory, cart usually extra, plus customary tip |
| A week, all in | Around US$2,500 to US$4,500 per person | Resort lodging, several rounds, transfers, excluding flights |
Indicative third party figures for the 2026 season, shown to set expectations only. We are a guide, not an operator, and never quote our own pricing. Always confirm directly before booking.
Plan your Phuket golf trip
Tell us the courses you want and roughly when. One concierge costs the whole trip to the head, secures the resort and replies within one working day, with no obligation.
Phuket golf questions
What is the best golf course in Phuket?
The Canyon Course at Blue Canyon Country Club, Yoshikazu Kato's 1991 design near the airport, is the clear number one, the course where Tiger Woods won the Johnnie Walker Classic in 1998. Red Mountain, built on an old tin mine at Kathu, runs it close for sheer drama. Our ranking weighs the golf, the setting and the ease of access together.
When is the best time to play golf in Phuket?
November to April, the dry northeast monsoon season, is the prime golf window, with sunshine, lower humidity and firm conditions. The green season from May to October brings warm, humid weather and heavy showers, often in the afternoon, with lower rates and quieter courses, so early tee times work well. Caddies and morning starts help year round in the heat. Always confirm conditions before you travel.
How much does a golf trip to Phuket cost in 2026?
Indicative 2026 green fees run from around THB 4,000 to 5,500 per round at the premium courses, with a caddie fee and cart of roughly THB 600 to 1,200 usually added. A week with resort lodging, several rounds and transfers typically lands between US$2,500 and US$4,500 per head excluding flights. Always confirm directly before booking.
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