Thailand Golf Course Renovations to Watch in 2026
Thailand's biggest domestic golf story in years is a new course at a club with real tournament history. In 2026 the design for a second eighteen at Thai Country Club is unveiled, the work of a celebrated architecture firm. Here is what is coming and why it matters for your trip.
The headline: a second course for Thai Country Club
The Thai golf story of 2026 is being written at Thai Country Club, the championship layout east of Bangkok that has hosted top professional golf since the late 1990s. In May 2026 the firm Robert Trent Jones II unveiled the design for an entirely new eighteen hole members course and a comprehensive practice facility on the property, the club's first major expansion in three decades.
Construction is set to begin during 2026, with the opening nine targeted for 2027 and the second nine to follow soon after. The brief from the architects is rooted in the origins of the game, with strategy, variety and ground game options to the fore, a deliberately different character from the lush, water lined original that visitors already know.
Why a second course matters here
Thai Country Club is not just any address. Since opening in 1996 it has hosted the 1997 Asian Honda Classic, won by a twenty one year old Tiger Woods, along with four editions of the Volvo Masters of Asia and three Thailand Opens. A second eighteen from a top tier architect turns a famous single course club into a genuine thirty six hole destination, the kind of place a traveling group can build a long weekend around without leaving the gate.
It also signals confidence in Thai golf at the premium end. While much of the region chases sheer volume, the move at Thai Country Club is about depth and pedigree, adding a course designed to sit alongside one of the country's most decorated layouts rather than simply bolting on more holes.
The wider Thai picture
Thailand remains one of Asia's most complete golf destinations, and the Thai Country Club project lands in a deep field. Down on the coast at Hua Hin, Black Mountain is regularly rated among the best in the country, while the Pattaya area is anchored by the three layouts at Siam Country Club, led by the Old Course. Closer to the capital, Alpine Golf Club is a long standing favorite of visiting groups.
None of those is being rebuilt in 2026, but together they explain why a new course at Thai Country Club matters. The country already has the supporting cast, and the addition of a fresh, strategy first design near Bangkok gives a Thailand trip another marquee reason to start or finish in the capital.
What it means for your trip
For now the practical takeaway is patience. The new Thai Country Club course is a 2027 opening at the earliest, so a 2026 Thailand golf trip still revolves around the established rota of Bangkok, Hua Hin and Pattaya, with the original Thai Country Club very much worth a round in its own right. The cool, dry season from November to February remains the prime window, when humidity drops and the courses present at their firmest.
Green fees across the leading Thai clubs are quoted seasonally and shift with peak demand, so treat any figure as indicative for the 2026 season and always confirm directly before booking. If a thirty six hole Thai Country Club is on your wish list, the smart move is to plan a return once the new nines open and watch the construction updates through 2026 and 2027.
Our take
Thailand has long been one of the easiest places in the world to assemble a great value golf trip, with warm winters, fine resorts and a tee sheet that rewards the well organized. The Thai Country Club expansion is the most interesting domestic project in years because it is about quality, not just capacity, the work of a celebrated design firm at a club with genuine tournament history. Our advice is to play the original on your next visit, keep Black Mountain and Siam on the itinerary, and pencil in Thai Country Club as a thirty six hole headliner the moment the new course opens.
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Questions
What is being built at Thai Country Club?
Robert Trent Jones II unveiled the design in May 2026 for a new eighteen hole members course and a comprehensive practice facility at Thai Country Club near Bangkok. Construction is due to begin in 2026, with the first nine holes targeted for 2027 and the second nine to follow soon after.
When is the best time to play golf in Thailand?
The cool, dry season from November to February is the prime window for a Thailand golf trip, with lower humidity and firmer courses. March and April are hotter, and the wettest months fall through the middle of the year, though showers are often short.
Which Thai courses should anchor a 2026 trip?
Black Mountain at Hua Hin, the three courses at Siam Country Club near Pattaya and Alpine Golf Club near Bangkok are among the country's strongest, alongside the original championship course at Thai Country Club itself.
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Researched and written by the GolfForKings editorial desk. Renovation and opening details verified June 2026 from the architects, clubs and golf industry sources; projects and dates change, so always confirm directly. Last reviewed June 2026.