Golf arrived in

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during the reign of

King Rama V Chulalongkorn ( th, จุฬาลงกรณ์, 20 September 1853 – 23 October 1910) was the fifth monarch of Siam under the House of Chakri, titled Rama V. He was known to the Siamese of his time as ''Phra Phuttha Chao Luang'' (พร� ...

at the

Royal Bangkok Sports Club The Royal Bangkok Sports Club (RBSC, th, ราชกรีฑาสโมสร) is an exclusive sports club in Bangkok, Thailand, best known to the public for its horse racing venue. Founded in 1901, it was the first racecourse in the country a ...

and Royal Hua Hin Golf Course. It was first played by nobles and other elites of high society but is now played by a wider segment of the population. Retail and fashion industries golf promotions are popular in the

Si Lom Road Si Lom Road (also written as Silom, th, สีลม, ) is a major street in the Thai capital Bangkok, best known for its commercial neighbourhood, which, along with the nearby and roughly parallel Sathon Road, forms one of the city's main bus ...

part of

Bangkok Bangkok, officially known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estimated populati ...

in Thaniya Plaza shopping mall. Santiburi

As of 2022, there are approximately 300 golf courses in Thailand. 124 golf courses were built between 1990-1995. An estimated 700,000 tourists fly into Thailand every year to play golf. Destination diversity and the choice of golf courses throughout the country are key factors attracting the large numbers of visitors coming to play golf in Thailand. The most popular destination for golfing in Thailand especially for tourists is the

Chonburi Province Chonburi (, , ) is a province of Thailand (''changwat'') located in eastern Thailand. Its capital is also named Chonburi. Neighbouring provinces are (clockwise from north) Chachoengsao, Chanthaburi, and Rayong, while the Bay of Bangkok is to th ...

, where there are 27 golf courses.

Significant Golf Tournament History

Honda LPGA Thailand The Honda LPGA Thailand is a women's professional golf tournament in Thailand on the LPGA Tour. First played in 2006 at the Amata Spring Country Club, the tournament moved to the Siam Country Club, Pattaya in 2007, on its Old Course. It was the ...

is an annual

LPGA The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) is an American organization for female golfers. The organization is headquartered at the LPGA International in Daytona Beach, Florida, and is best known for running the LPGA Tour, a series of wee ...

tournament held at Siam Country Club, Pattaya Old Course * The 1998 Johnnie Walker Classic was won by Tiger Woods at Blue Canyon in

Phuket Phuket (; th, ภูเก็ต, , ms, Bukit or ''Tongkah''; Hokkien:普吉; ) is one of the southern provinces (''changwat'') of Thailand. It consists of the island of Phuket, the country's largest island, and another 32 smaller islands o ...

. *

Thailand Golf Championship The Thailand Golf Championship was a golf tournament on the Asian Tour. It was played for the first time in December 2011 at the Amata Spring Country Club in Bangkok, Thailand. The purse in 2015 was US$1,000,000. For its whole existence, it was th ...

was a professional golf tournament on the

Asian Tour The Asian Tour is the principal men's professional golf tour in Asia except for Japan, which has its own Japan Golf Tour, which is also a full member of the International Federation of PGA Tours. Official money events on the tour count for Wo ...

held at

Amata Spring Country Club The Amata Spring Country Club is a private golf and country club near to Bangkok, the capital of Thailand. It hosts two high-profile golf tournaments which were introduced in 2006. The Royal Trophy is a team competition between Europe and Asia, and ...

Chonburi province Chonburi (, , ) is a province of Thailand (''changwat'') located in eastern Thailand. Its capital is also named Chonburi. Neighbouring provinces are (clockwise from north) Chachoengsao, Chanthaburi, and Rayong, while the Bay of Bangkok is to th ...

from 2011 - 2015. * The

Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship The Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship is an annual amateur golf tournament. It is played at various locations throughout Asia-Pacific. It is organized by the Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation (APGC) and was first played in 2009. It was organized in c ...

was held at

in 2012 and 2022. * Portmarnock won the 2016 World Club Championship at Ayodhya Links hosted by Pitak Intrawityanunt. *Black Mountain in Cha Am has hosted a number of European Tour and Asian Tour professional events:

True Thailand Classic The Thailand Classic is a professional golf tournament currently played on the European Tour. The tournament was created in 2015, as a co-sanctioned event between the Asian Tour and the European Tour. History The inaugural tournament was played f ...

Black Mountain Masters The Black Mountain Masters was a golf tournament on the Asian Tour, played in Thailand. The inaugural tournament was held in 2009 at the Black Mountain Golf Club and the prize fund was US$500,000. Johan Edfors Johan Edfors (born 10 October 1975) ...

2011 Royal Trophy The 2011 Royal Trophy was the fifth edition of the Royal Trophy, a team golf event contested between teams representing Asia and Europe. It was held from 7–9 January at the Black Mountain Golf Club in Thailand. Europe won the Trophy 9 to 7. ...

*Santiburi Koh Samui hosted the Asian Tour Queen's Cup a number of times.

Thailand's Professional Golfers

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Thailand's female golfers have won major championships and reached the #1 world ranking, notably

Ariya Jutanugarn Ariya Jutanugarn ( th, เอรียา จุฑานุกาล, , ; born 23 November 1995) is a Thai professional golfer who plays on the American-based LPGA Tour. She was born in Bangkok. She is the first golfer, male or female, from Th ...

Atthaya Thitikul Atthaya Thitikul ( th, อาฒยา ฐิติกุล, , ; born 20 February 2003) is a Thai professional golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour. She is the youngest golfer ever to win a professional golf ...

Patty Tavatanakit Paphangkorn "Patty" Tavatanakit (; born 11 October 1999) is a Thai professional golfer who began competing on the LPGA Tour in January 2020. On 4 April 2021, Tavatanakit accomplished her first win on the LPGA Tour the 2021 ANA Inspiration, a ma ...

Moriya Jutanugarn Moriya Jutanugarn ( th, โมรียา จุฑานุกาล; ; born 28 July 1994) is a Thai professional golfer. In 2009, Jutanugarn became the first female to win the Duke of York Young Champions Trophy. In 2013, she was named LPGA ...

. Male golfers

Thongchai Jaidee Thongchai Jaidee ( th, ธงชัย ใจดี; , born 8 November 1969) is a Thai professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour Champions. He formerly played on the Asian Tour and the European Tour. On the Asian Tour, he holds the record for ...

Kiradech Aphibarnrat Kiradech Aphibarnrat (; born Anujit Hirunratanakorn, 23 July 1989) is a Thai professional golfer who plays on the Asian, European, and PGA Tours. Amateur career In both 2003 and 2004, Aphibarnrat won his age group at the Junior World Golf Champi ...

Prayad Marksaeng Prayad Marksaeng ( th, ประหยัด มากแสง; born 30 January 1966) is a Thai professional golfer. Career Prayad was a member of Thailand's winning golf team at the 1987 South East Asian Games and turned professional in 1991. ...

Boonchu Ruangkit Boonchu Ruangkit (born 12 May 1956) is a Thai professional golfer who plays on the Champions Tour. Early life 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 hi ...

Pornanong Phatlum Pornanong Phatlum ( th, พรอนงค์ เพชรล้ำ; born 4 December 1989) is a Thai professional golfer playing on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. Professional wins (21) Ladies Asian Golf Tour wins (9) ^ ''Co-sanctioned by the Ladi ...

have had international success as winners. Many Thai professional golfers and aspiring amateurs compete in

All Thailand Golf Tour The All Thailand Golf Tour (or simply as ATGT) is the main professional golf tour played by both men and women in Thailand. All Thailand Golf Tour office is headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand. Originally the TPC Tour, it adopted the name All Thaila ...

tournaments.

Thailand's Golf Courses

*331 Golf Club *ACDC Golf Course *Ait Golf Club *Alpine Golf and Sports Club *Alpine Golf Resort Chiang Mai *Amata Spring Country Club *Aquella Country Club *Artitaya Country Club (Bangkok Royal Country Club) *Ayodhya Links *Ayutthaya Golf Club *Bangkok Golf Club *Bangna Navy Golf Course *Bangpakong Riverside Golf *Bangpoo Golf and Sport Club *Bangpra International Golf Club *Bangsai Country Club *Banyan Golf Club *Best Ocean Golf *Bhumibol Dam Golf Course *Black Mountain Golf Club *Blue Canyon, Canyon *Blue Canyon, Lakes *Blue Sapphire Golf and Resort *Blue Star Golf Course *Bodindecha Golf Club *Bonanza Golf and Country Club *Burapha *Cascata Golf Club *Chatrium Golf Resort Soi Dao Chanthaburi *Chee Chan Golf Course *Chiang Mai Inthanon Golf Resort *Chiangmai Gymkhana Club *Chiangmai Highlands Golf and Spa Resort *Chaophraya Dam Golf Course *Chonburi Century Country Club *Chuan Chuen Golf Club *Chulabhorn Dam Golf Course *Crystal Bay *Crystal Lake Golf Club *Dancoon Golf Club *Dhupatemiya Golf Course *Dongpukurd Golf Course *Dragon Hills Golf and Country Club *Dynasty Golf and Country Club *Eastern Star Golf Course *Ekachai Golf and Country Club *Emerald Golf Club *Evergreen Hills Golf Club and Resort *Flora Ville Chuan Chuen Golf Club *Forest Hills Country Club, Sir James Country Club *Friendship Meadows Country Club *Gassan Khuntan Golf and Resort *Gassan Legacy Golf Club *Gassan Panorama *Gold Canyon Country Club *Grand Prix Golf Club *Great Lake Golf and Country Club *Green Valley Bangkok *Greenwood Golf Club *Hang Dong Golf Club, Chiangmai *Happy City Golf Resort *Hariphunchai Golf Club *Hat Yai Resort and Golf Club *Hillside Country Home *Iyara Golf Course *Jiraprawat Golf Course *Jompol Por Golf Course *Jungle Golf Club *Kabinburi Sportclub *Kaeng Krachan Country Club and Resort *Kantarat Golf Course *Katathong Golf and Resort *Ket Udomsak Golf Club *Khao ChaNgok Golf and Country Club *Khao Kheow Country Club *Khao Yai Golf Club *Kiarti Thanee Country Club *Kirimaya Golf Club (The Country Club KhaoYai) *Kirinara Golf Course *Koh Hong Golf Club *Korat Country Club Golf and Resort *Krisda City Golf Hills *Krung Kavee Golf Course and Country Club *Krungthep Kreetha Sports Club *Kumlung-Ake Golf Course *Laem Chabang International *Laguna Phuket Golf Club *Lakewood Country Club *Lam Luk Ka Country Club *Lanna Golf Course *Life Privilege, Mission Hills *Loch Palm Golf Club *Lotus Valley Golf Resort *Mae Jo Golf Club and Resort *Mae Kok Golf Course, Mueang Chiang Rai *Mae Moh Golf Course *Mida Golf Club (The Lion Hills Golf and Country Club) *Milford Golf Club (Hua Hin Seoul Country Club) *Mission Hills Phuket Golf Resort and Spa *Mountain Creek Resort *Mountain Shadow *Muang Ake Golf Course *Muang Ake Vista Golf Course *Muang Ake Wang Noi Golf Course *Muang Kaew Golf Course *My Ozone Golf Club Khao Yai *Narai Hill Golf and Country Club *Navatanee Golf Course *NCR Golf and Resort *Nichigo Resort and Country Club *Nikanti Golf Club *Nong Samrong Golf Course *North Hill Golf Club *Northern Rangsit Golf Club *Pak Chong Country Club *Palm Hills Golf Club and Residence *Panorama Golf and Country Club *Panurangsri Golf Course *Panya Indra Golf Club *Parichat International Golf Links *Pattana Golf Club and Resort *Pattavia Century Golf Club *Pattaya Country Club and Resort *Phoenix Gold Golf and Country Club *Phutthalung Golf Club *Plutaluang Royal Thai Navy Golf Course *Phu Kradae Golf Course (Nakhon Phanom University Course) *Phuket Country Club *Pinehurst Golf Club *Pleasant Valley Golf Course *Plutaluang Royal Thai Navy Golf Course *Praphasi Golf Club *President Country Club *Prime City Golf Club *Rachakram Golf Club *Rajjaprabha Dam Golf Course *Rajpruek Club *Rancho Charnvee Country Club *Rangsit Sports Club *Rayong Green Valley *Recruit Training Center Golf Course *Red Mountain Golf Club *Riverdale Golf Club *Roi Et Golf Club *Rooks Korat Country Club Golf and Resort *Rose Garden Golf Club *Royal Bangpa In Golf Course *Royal Chiang Mai Golf Resort *Royal Creek Golf Club and Resort *Royal Dusit Golf Club *Royal Hills Golf Resort *Royal Hua Hin Golf Course *Royal Irrigation Dept. Golf Course *Royal Lakeside Golf Club *Royal Ratchaburi Golf Club *Royal Samui Golf and Country Club *Royal Thai Air Force Golf Course (Thong Yai) *Royal Thai Army Sports Center (New Course) *Royal Thai Army Sports Center (Old Course) *Royal Thai Fleet Golf Course A *Royal Thai Fleet Golf Course B *Royal Thai Fleet Golf Course C *Salaya Naval Golf Course *Sand Creek Golf Course *Santiburi Golf Club Chiang Rai *Santiburi Samui Country Club *Sawang Resort Golf Club *Sea Pine Golf Course *Siam Country Club (Old Course) *Siam Country Club Bangkok *Siam Country Club Plantation *Siam Country Club Waterside *Siam Rolling Hills *Siharatdechochai Golf Course *Silky Oaks *Silver Star Golf Course *Singha Park Khon Kaen Golf Club *Sirindhorn Dam Golf Course *Southern Hills Golf and Country Club *Springfield Royal Country Club *Sri Nakarin Dam Golf Course *St Andrews 2000 *Star Dome Golf Club (Wing 41) *Stonehill Golf Club *Subhapruek Golf Course *Suer Park Golf Club *Summit Green Valley Chiangmai Country Club *Summit Windmill Golf Club *Sunrise Lagoon Hotel and Golf *Suranaree Golf Course *Surin Army Golf Course (Fort Weerawatyothin) *Suvarnabhumi Golf and Country Club *Suwan Golf and Country Club *Tanyatanee Country Club *Thai Country Club *Thai Marine Golf Course Bangsaray *Thai Muang Beach Golf *Thana City *Thanarat Golf Club *Thanont Golf View *Thanya Golf Club *The Banyan Golf Club *The Emerald Golf Club *The Imperial Lake View Hotel and Golf Club *The Legacy Golf Club *The Majestic Creek Country Club *The Pine Golf and Lodge (Nongjok Golf Club) *The

*The Royal Gems Golf and Sports Club *The Royal Gems Golf City *The Royal Golf and Country Club *The Vintage Club *Thong Yai Golf Course *Tiger Wing Golf Club *Tongthai Banrai Golf Course *Toscana Valley *Treasure Hill *Tungsong Golf Course *Ubonrat Golf Course *Ubolratana Dam *Udon Golf Club and Resort *Unico Grande Golf Course *Uniland Golf and Country Club *Victory Park Golf and Country Club *Wangjuntr Golf Park *Waterford Valley, Chiangrai *Watermill Golf *Windsor Park and Golf Club *Wing 21 Golf Club *Wing 23 Golf Course *Wangjuntr Golf Park *Windsor Park and Golf Club *Woo Sung Castle Hill Country Club

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