The Best Stay and Play Golf Resorts in Thailand
World class courses, year round warmth, caddies on every bag and value that no Western resort can touch. From the Hua Hin hills to the lagoons of Phuket, here are the Thai resorts where you can stay on site and play some of Asia's best golf. Our six, ranked, with verdicts and how to play them.
How we picked them
Thailand is the most rewarding value golf trip in the world. The courses are immaculate, the caddies are excellent, and a green fee plus a buggy and a caddie costs a fraction of an equivalent round in Europe or the States. For this list we wanted resorts where you can genuinely stay on site or within a few minutes of the first tee, so we weighed the quality of the golf first, then the standard of the lodging and the overall trip the resort makes for a group or a couple. We checked every designer, opening date and championship at the time of writing.
Green fees and resort rates in Thailand swing with the season, peaking in the cool dry months from November to February, and the monsoon hits the Andaman coast harder than the gulf. Treat any figure as a guide and always confirm directly before booking. The verdicts are ours. If you want any of these built into a costed itinerary, with tee times and caddies arranged, that is exactly what our concierge does.
The ranking
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Black Mountain Golf Resort, Hua Hin
Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan27 holes · on site villasOur number one and, for years, the most awarded course in the country. Phil Ryan designed the 27 holes through a former pineapple and mango plantation in the hills behind Hua Hin, with bold contours, a creek in play and superb conditioning that has drawn Asian Tour and European Tour events. On site villas and condominiums, a spa and a family water park make it a true stay and play. The best single golf resort in Thailand, and the obvious anchor for a Hua Hin trip.
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Banyan Golf Club, Hua Hin
Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri KhanParkland · resort residencesA short drive from Black Mountain, Banyan, now also known as Pineapple Valley, is the other half of Hua Hin's headline pairing. Designed by leading Thai architect Pirapon Namatra and opened in 2008, it runs from open plantation land up into the hills for a dramatic, photogenic back nine with mountain views. With its own residences and an excellent clubhouse restaurant, it is a comfortable base and the natural companion round to Black Mountain on any Hua Hin itinerary.
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Blue Canyon Country Club, Phuket
PhuketTwo courses · Canyon CottagesPhuket's most famous golf, and a course with real tournament history. Yoshikazu Kato laid out the Canyon Course in 1991, and it hosted the Johnnie Walker Classic three times, including the 1998 edition won by Tiger Woods. The sister Lakes Course adds a second 18. With its own Canyon Cottages on the property and the beaches and resorts of Phuket close by, Blue Canyon suits players who want a serious test of golf wrapped inside a beach holiday.
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Laguna Golf Phuket
Bang Tao, PhuketParkland · integrated resortThe golf at the heart of Laguna Phuket, Asia's original fully integrated destination resort, with a cluster of Banyan Tree, Angsana and other hotels around the lagoons. Paul Jansen completed an eighteen month redesign in 2015, reopening a par 71 that winds through coconut groves, water and tropical planting, with sand areas cut by more than half. For families and mixed groups who want hotels, beach and golf in one walkable resort, it is the easiest stay and play in Phuket.
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Santiburi Samui, Koh Samui
Mae Nam, Koh SamuiIsland course · beach resortThe only golf on Koh Samui, and a spectacular one, climbing into the jungled hills behind Mae Nam beach with huge elevation change, ocean panoramas and several genuinely dramatic holes. Paired with the Santiburi Beach Resort and Spa down on the sand, it is a one of a kind island stay and play. Not a tournament course, but for a couple combining a Samui beach holiday with a memorable round, nothing else in Thailand looks quite like it.
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Springfield Royal Country Club, Cha-am
Cha-am, Petchaburi27 holes · Nicklaus designJust north of Hua Hin at Cha-am, Springfield is a 27 hole Jack Nicklaus design and one of the best conditioned layouts in the region, with the Mountain and Lake nines forming the premier eighteen. The attached Springfield Beach Resort puts a stay right by the sea, and the location slots neatly into a wider Hua Hin and Cha-am golf week. A reliable, well run Nicklaus resort that rounds out the gulf coast cluster.
Designers, dates and host history verified June 2026. Hua Hin and Cha-am cluster tightly on the gulf; Phuket and Koh Samui are beach destinations a flight away with a wetter monsoon. Green fees move with the season, so always confirm access and fees directly before booking.
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Thailand golf questions
What is the best stay and play golf resort in Thailand?
Black Mountain Golf Resort in Hua Hin is our number one, a Phil Ryan designed 27 hole layout repeatedly rated the best course in Thailand, with on site villas, a spa and a water park. Hua Hin is the country's strongest golf cluster, with Banyan a short drive away, while Phuket offers Blue Canyon and Laguna for those who want a beach holiday alongside the golf. Always confirm access and fees directly before booking.
When is the best time for a golf trip to Thailand?
November to February is the cool, dry peak season with the most comfortable temperatures and the highest green fees and resort rates. March to May is hot, and the southwest monsoon brings more rain to Phuket and the Andaman coast from May to October, though Hua Hin on the gulf side stays drier. Play early in the day year round. Always confirm seasonal fees directly before booking.
Which area of Thailand is best for golf?
Hua Hin and neighbouring Cha-am form the densest golf cluster, with Black Mountain, Banyan and the Nicklaus designed Springfield within a short drive of one another and easy reach of Bangkok. Phuket suits players who want a beach resort holiday around the golf, led by Blue Canyon and Laguna, while Koh Samui and Pattaya add further options. Always confirm access and fees directly before booking.
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