Green Fees in Chiang Mai: What It Costs to Play in 2026
Chiang Mai is Thailand's value capital for golf. The published rates here bundle green fee, caddie and cart into one number, and in the 2026 green season that number is about 2,750 baht at Chiangmai Highlands, 3,700 at Alpine and under 2,000 at the Gassan courses, roughly 55 to 105 dollars for mountain framed golf that would cost double on the resort coasts. Here is the full table, plus when to go and what to add for tips and transfers.
Photograph: Alpine Golf Resort Chiangmai, via Google
How Chiang Mai pricing works
Two habits make northern Thai golf easy to budget. First, the booking rate you see is usually the whole round: green fee, caddie fee and shared cart quoted as one bundle, with only the caddie tip, around 300 to 400 baht and always deserved, plus any club hire on top. Second, the calendar does the discounting for you. From April through October the clubs publish green season rates like the ones in our table; from November to March, the cool, clear premium months, the same rounds cost meaningfully more and the good morning times go early.
The other lever is daylight. North Hill and Gassan Legacy run floodlit night golf from late afternoon at the lowest all in prices in the region, and Summit Green Valley prices its afternoons slightly under its mornings. Play dawn or dusk in the hot months and Chiang Mai becomes one of the cheapest serious golf cities in Asia.
Chiang Mai green fees, course by course
| Course | The course | Indicative 2026 all in rate |
|---|---|---|
| Chiangmai Highlands | The region's modern benchmark, 27 holes of Schmidt Curley design in the hills southeast of the city | 2,750 baht (1,600 green fee, 400 caddie, 750 cart) |
| Alpine Golf Resort Chiangmai | The premium tee sheet of the north, a championship parkland that has hosted Thailand's biggest tour events | 3,700 baht (2,500 green fee, 400 caddie, 800 cart) |
| Summit Green Valley | Mature riverside parkland in Mae Rim, 15 minutes north of the old city | 3,300 baht mornings, 3,200 afternoons |
| Royal Chiang Mai | Peter Thomson design in the Mae Faek valley, quiet and walkable rice country golf | 2,100 baht all in |
| Mae Jo Golf Club | Tight, tree lined and underrated, 20 minutes northeast | 2,850 baht all in |
| North Hill Golf Club | City edge course with floodlights; the after work round of Chiang Mai | 2,500 baht day, 2,100 night golf |
| Gassan Legacy, Khuntan and Panorama | Three sister resorts south toward Lamphun, the budget end with real quality | 1,950 to 2,100 baht; Legacy night golf from 1,650 |
Rates are indicative, per player, and exclude the customary caddie tip of 300 to 400 baht and club hire. We do not quote our own pricing; always confirm directly before booking. Check tee time availability.
Where the value hides
Time the season, not just the course
November to February is the postcard window: dry air, 25 degree afternoons, Doi Suthep sharp on the horizon. Pay the high season premium happily then. The green season delivers the table above with morning storms you can usually beat off the tee by 7 am. The one stretch to avoid is roughly late February to early April, when agricultural burning smogs the valley; the courses stay open, but the mountain views, half the point of Chiang Mai golf, disappear.
Bundle the transfers
The clubs sit 20 to 50 minutes from the old city in different directions, and packaged rates that fold round trip hotel transfers into the golf typically add only about 1,000 to 2,000 baht per person, less in bigger groups. For a five round week that is cheaper and far less hassle than daily taxis with clubs. Pair the golf with a night market and temple itinerary and Chiang Mai becomes the rare destination where the non golfers in the group are not making a sacrifice; our Thailand guide and Thailand golf holidays page set out the full two stop routes with the coast, and the best courses in Thailand ranking shows where the north stands nationally. Country wide fee tables live in our Thailand green fees guide.
Staying near the golf? See our recommended Chiang Mai stays, from old city boutiques to fairway side resorts.
Plan your Chiang Mai golf trip
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Chiang Mai green fee questions
How much does it cost to play golf in Chiang Mai?
In the 2026 green season from April to October, an all in round, green fee, caddie and cart together, runs about 2,750 baht at Chiangmai Highlands, 3,700 at Alpine, 3,300 at Summit Green Valley and 1,950 to 2,100 at the Gassan courses and Royal Chiang Mai, roughly 55 to 105 dollars. High season from November to March prices run meaningfully higher. Rates are indicative; always confirm directly before booking.
Do Chiang Mai green fees include a caddie?
The published booking rates are normally quoted as a bundle of green fee, caddie fee and cart, and a caddie is effectively standard at every club, with the caddie fee itself only 300 to 400 baht. The customary tip, around 300 to 400 baht per round, is extra and well earned. Club rental and transfers are the other line items to budget; packaged rates with hotel transfers typically add about 1,000 to 2,000 baht per person depending on group size.
When is golf cheapest in Chiang Mai?
The green season, roughly April to October, when the discount rate cards drop and twilight deals appear, such as night golf at North Hill from about 2,100 baht and Gassan Legacy from 1,650 all in. The trade off is heat and afternoon storms, so play at dawn. The premium window is November to February, cool, dry and clear, when rates rise and tee sheets fill. Avoid late February to early April if you can: that is northern Thailand's smoky burning season.
Is Chiang Mai cheaper than Phuket or Bangkok for golf?
Yes, consistently. Chiang Mai's headline courses cost roughly half their equivalents on the Phuket and Pattaya resort strips, and the gap widens against Bangkok's premium clubs. The golf itself, mountain framed and far less crowded, gives nothing away. For a full country comparison, fee tables across all the regions are in our Thailand green fees guide.
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Researched and written by the GolfForKings editorial desk. Fees verified June 2026 from current booking rate cards. Last reviewed June 2026.