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12 Best Golf Courses in Bangkok

Expert rankings based on course quality, conditioning, value, and player reviews. From Tiger Woods' favorites to hidden gems.

Updated January 2026

Key Takeaways

Best Overall

Nikanti Golf Club - Unique design, world-class conditioning, all-inclusive experience

Best Value

Thana City (Greg Norman) - Designer pedigree at ฿2,100

Best for History

Thai Country Club - Tiger Woods' 1997 victory venue

Best for Night Golf

Summit Windmill - Nick Faldo design with floodlights

Bangkok offers some of Asia's finest golf, with courses designed by legends like Greg Norman, Nick Faldo, and Robert Trent Jones Jr. Whether you're chasing Tiger Woods' footsteps at Thai Country Club or experiencing the innovative design at Nikanti, these 12 courses represent the best golf Bangkok has to offer in 2026.

The Rankings

Nikanti Golf Club
#1
Thailand #2
PremiumAll-Inclusive

Nikanti Golf Club

Bangkok's most innovative all-inclusive golf experience

4.7
Pirapon Namatra / GolfEast · 2014
Weekday
฿5,500
Weekend
฿6,500
Twilight
฿3,500
  • All-inclusive package includes meals, cart, caddie—no hidden costs
  • Unique 6-6-6 format lets you play 6, 12, or 18 holes
  • Just 45 minutes west of Bangkok with guaranteed pace of play
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Our Take

If you're tired of the typical Bangkok golf routine with surprise cart fees, mandatory this, and optional-but-not-really that, Nikanti is the antidote. Located in Nakhon Pathom about 45 minutes west of central Bangkok, this is the closest thing Thailand has to an all-inclusive golf resort that isn't actually a resort.

Signature Hole

Hole 18 (Par 5) - A risk-reward closer where the clubhouse looms in view from the tee, tempting bombers to reach in two while water left and bunkers front guard the undulating green.

Pro Tip

Beat the traffic by booking the earliest tee time. you'll enjoy breakfast buffet, play 18, and be back in the city before the evening rush.

Alpine Golf & Sports Club
#2
Thailand #4
Championship GolfPremium Experience

Alpine Golf & Sports Club

Where Tiger won and island greens humble everyone

4.6
Ronald Garl · 1996
Weekday
฿5,850
Weekend
฿5,850
  • Hosted Tiger Woods' 2000 Johnnie Walker Classic victory
  • Island greens at 7 and 11 demand precision under pressure
  • Greens run 10.5+ on the stimpmeter year-round
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Our Take

Alpine sits about 75 minutes northeast of Bangkok proper, but the drive feels like teleportation. One minute you're navigating the concrete sprawl near Don Mueang, the next you're winding through Pathum Thani's rural outskirts, and then suddenly you're standing on terrain that shouldn't exist on land that was rice paddies thirty years ago.

Signature Hole

Hole 7 (Par 5) - A 555-yard beast where Tiger eagled en route to victory, the island green connected by a sliver of land makes going for it in two a gamble that haunts dreams.

Pro Tip

Every green slopes back to front. stay below the hole or three-putts become your new normal.

Thai Country Club
#3
Thailand #6
Private
PremiumChampionship

Thai Country Club

Bangkok's most prestigious round, worth the drive east

4.5
Denis Griffiths · 1996
Weekday
฿6,200
Weekend
฿6,200
  • Tiger Woods won here by 10 shots—walk the same fairways
  • Five-star service that makes every golfer feel like a VIP
  • Best-trained caddies in Thailand know every blade of grass
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Our Take

Look, if you're in Bangkok and want to play where Tiger crushed the field by ten shots, Thai Country Club is your pilgrimage. It's about 50 minutes east of downtown along the Bangna-Trad Highway. Not exactly next door, but the drive is worth it for what you get.

Signature Hole

Hole 6 (Par 3, 218 yards) - The toughest hole on the course with water right and bunkers front and back. Pros averaged 3.38 strokes here. good luck.

Pro Tip

The rough is thick Zoysia grass that will swallow your ball. when you miss fairways, just chip back out sideways.

The Royal Golf & Country Club
#4
Thailand #9
Championship GolfAirport Convenient

The Royal Golf & Country Club

Five Minutes from Suvarnabhumi, World-Class Greens Year-Round

4.6
Peter Thomson & Michael Wolveridge · 1990
Weekday
฿2,200
Weekend
฿2,800
Twilight
฿1,800
  • Closest quality course to Suvarnabhumi—perfect for arrival or departure rounds
  • Some of Bangkok's fastest, best-maintained greens roll true all season
  • Undulating fairways create genuine shotmaking challenges on flat terrain
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Our Take

Here's the thing about Royal Golf & Country Club that sets it apart in the Bangkok golf scene: location doesn't mean compromise. Plenty of courses close to Suvarnabhumi feel like afterthoughts, somewhere to kill time before a flight. Royal stands apart. Japanese architect Chohei Miyasawa built something that actually challenges golfers while sitting a literal five-minute drive from international departures.

Signature Hole

Hole 17 (Par 3) - A 230-yard monster that has high handicappers reaching for driver, with water guarding the approach and no bail-out.

Pro Tip

Golf carts are mandatory on weekends and beginners aren't permitted. this is a serious golf club that expects capable play.

Siam Country Club Bangkok
#5
Thailand #11
Premium ResortDestination Course

Siam Country Club Bangkok

Modern minimalism within striking distance of Suvarnabhumi

4.5
Toby Cobb (first solo design after Coore & Crenshaw / Tom Doak) · 2022
Weekday
฿5,100
Weekend
฿5,100
  • Toby Cobb's first solo design after Coore & Crenshaw training
  • Just 30 minutes from Suvarnabhumi Airport—perfect for arrival day golf
  • Turtle-back greens and pot bunkers unlike anything else near Bangkok
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Our Take

Here's the thing about Siam Country Club Bangkok: it doesn't play like anything else within an hour of the city. While most Bangkok-area courses lean on water hazards and conditioning to differentiate themselves, this Toby Cobb design goes a completely different direction. He takes links-inspired thinking and drops it onto gently rolling terrain near the airport.

Signature Hole

Hole 18 (Par 3, 100 yards) - A deceptively short finisher where the green looks unmissable until you find yourself three meters deep in a pot bunker left of the putting surface

Pro Tip

Aim for the middle of greens. those turtle-back surfaces will punish anything close to the edges with nasty runoffs.

Thana City Country Club
#7
Thailand #15
Airport ConvenienceGreg Norman Design

Thana City Country Club

Norman design minutes from Suvarnabhumi with jets overhead

4.4
Greg Norman · 1993
Weekday
฿1,999
Weekend
฿2,500
Twilight
฿900
  • 15 minutes from Suvarnabhumi makes it perfect pre-flight golf
  • Thailand's only Greg Norman design with genuine strategic challenge
  • Island greens and fast surfaces keep every shot interesting
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Our Take

If your flight out of Suvarnabhumi isn't until evening, Thana City is the answer to that eternal golfer's question: can I fit in one more round?

Signature Hole

Hole 18 (Par 4) - A 440-yard brute with water guarding the entire right side and wrapping around an island green, demanding precision when you're already tired.

Pro Tip

Book the Monday special at 1,999 THB for exceptional value, and order lunch before your round at Shark Bite. it'll be ready when you finish.

Summit Windmill Golf Club
#8
Night GolfAirport Convenient

Summit Windmill Golf Club

Night golf done right, minutes from the airport

4.3
Nick Faldo (6-time Major winner) · 1993
Weekday
฿2,200
Weekend
฿2,800
Twilight
฿1,600
  • Best floodlit night golf in Bangkok—play until midnight
  • Twenty minutes from Suvarnabhumi, perfect for layovers or late arrivals
  • Faldo design with genuine strategic teeth, not tourist fluff
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Our Take

Here's the thing about Summit Windmill: it shouldn't work as well as it does. A course this close to Bangkok's sprawl, running night sessions until the small hours, handling the volume it handles. You'd expect worn fairways and burned-out greens. You'd expect a municipal feel dressed in country club clothing.

Signature Hole

Hole 12 (Par 3) - Island green that looks intimidating under floodlights but rewards committed swings. The water reflects everything at night, making club selection feel more consequential than it probably is.

Pro Tip

Book twilight sessions mid-week to avoid five-hour rounds. weekend nights get absolutely packed.

The RG City Golf Club
#9
Private
Replica/TributeUnique Experience

The RG City Golf Club

Asia's only Augusta replica, 45 minutes from downtown

4.6
Ron Garl (Asia's first replica course) · 2004
Weekday
฿6,200
Weekend
฿6,200
  • Walk Augusta's Amen Corner without a green jacket invitation
  • Front nine features iconic holes from Oakmont to TPC Sawgrass
  • Fast greens and immaculate conditioning year-round
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Our Take

Here's the pitch: you're sitting in Bangkok traffic, dreaming about golf's most exclusive venues. Augusta National? Not happening. Oakmont during a US Open? Keep dreaming. But Ron Garl built something ridiculous just 45 minutes north of the city, and it actually works.

Signature Hole

Hole 12 (Par 3) - A faithful recreation of Augusta's Golden Bell, complete with the shallow green, Rae's Creek, and the swirling winds that make club selection a genuine gamble.

Pro Tip

Book an afternoon tee time and you might finish under the lights. the course offers partial night golf capabilities.

Riverdale Golf Club
#10
Championship GolfPremium Conditioning

Riverdale Golf Club

Championship terrain sculpted from Bangkok's flatlands

4.4
Jonathan Morrow & Al Tikkanen (Red Mountain designers) · 2010
Weekday
฿3,300
Weekend
฿3,300
  • Just 30 minutes from downtown Bangkok—rare for this quality
  • Dramatic elevation changes engineered on former rice paddies
  • Hosts Thailand Open—tournament-ready conditioning year-round
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Our Take

For Bangkok golfers tired of schlepping two hours to find interesting terrain, Riverdale is a revelation. Thirty minutes north of downtown, past factories and small villages that offer zero hint of what's coming, this Morrow-Tikkanen creation rises from the Pathum Thani plains like it has no business being there.

Signature Hole

Hole 8 (Par 3) - A diabolical twin-green design where you choose between a postage-stamp putting surface with a fronting pot bunker or a terrifying island green that makes Sawgrass look forgiving.

Pro Tip

Request to play the back nine first. you'll finish with the spectacular 6th, 7th, and 8th holes as your grand finale.

Ballyshear Golf Links
#11
Private
Links-StyleUltra-Premium

Ballyshear Golf Links

Gil Hanse's Masterpiece Just Minutes from Suvarnabhumi

4.3
Gil Hanse · 2021
Weekday
฿6,500
Weekend
฿7,350
  • Asia's only authentic recreation of legendary template holes
  • Just 25 minutes from the airport—perfect for pre-flight rounds
  • Fast, firm conditions unlike any other Bangkok course
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Our Take

Twenty-five minutes from Suvarnabhumi's runway chaos, you can be standing on turf that channels the spirit of Long Island circa 1917. That proximity to Bangkok's main airport makes Ballyshear either the most indulgent layover in golf or the perfect bookend to a Thailand trip, assuming you've got the connections to get through the door.

Signature Hole

Hole 8 (Par 3) - The Biarritz hole features a dramatic gully bisecting the green, demanding precision and nerve on your approach to one of golf's most storied template designs.

Pro Tip

Trust your caddie absolutely. blind shots abound and local knowledge is the difference between bogey and birdie.

Muang Kaew Golf Course
#12
Convenient LocationWell-Maintained

Muang Kaew Golf Course

Premium conditioning without the Bangkok traffic nightmare

4.2
Schmidt-Curley Design (Lee Schmidt & Brian Curley) · 1993
Weekday
฿2,900
Weekend
฿3,200
  • Just 20 minutes from downtown or Suvarnabhumi Airport
  • Schmidt-Curley redesign delivers championship-quality conditions year-round
  • Elevated greens and strategic bunkering rare for flat Bangkok courses
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Our Take

When you're staying in central Bangkok and have a morning flight to catch, or simply don't fancy spending ninety minutes each way battling traffic to reach some distant resort course, Muang Kaew becomes your best friend. It's the closest legitimate championship course to downtown, and the proximity to Suvarnabhumi makes it perfect for that last-round-before-the-airport scenario.

Signature Hole

Hole 13 (Par 5) - A blind tee shot followed by a 150-yard carry over water creates genuine risk-reward drama mid-round.

Pro Tip

No driving range on-site, so arrive warmed up or use the short game area to find your touch.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best golf course in Bangkok?
Nikanti Golf Club is widely considered Bangkok's best golf course, featuring a unique 6-hole loop design where no two holes play alike. It offers world-class conditioning, an all-inclusive green fee, and has been ranked #1 in Thailand by multiple publications.
How much do Bangkok golf courses cost?
Green fees range from ฿1,000 (~$29) at courses like Dynasty Golf to ฿7,350 (~$215) at premium clubs like Ballyshear. Most quality courses charge ฿2,000-5,500 including caddie. Weekend rates are typically 20-40% higher than weekdays.
Which golf course did Tiger Woods play in Bangkok?
Tiger Woods won the 1997 Asian Honda Classic at Thai Country Club and played Alpine Golf Club in 2000, praising it as 'spectacular.' Both remain top-tier choices and attract golfers wanting to walk in Tiger's footsteps.
What's the best time to play golf in Bangkok?
November to February offers ideal conditions with lower humidity and temps around 25-32°C. Year-round, book early morning tee times (6-8am) to avoid afternoon heat and thunderstorms. The rainy season (May-October) can still offer good golf - storms are usually brief.
Do I need to tip caddies at Bangkok golf courses?
Yes, tipping caddies is customary. The standard tip is ฿300-500 for 18 holes, with ฿500+ for exceptional service. Caddies are essential in Thailand - they read greens, find balls, and provide valuable local knowledge.
Can I rent clubs at Bangkok golf courses?
Most premium courses offer quality rental clubs (Callaway, TaylorMade, Titleist) for ฿1,000-2,000 per round. Call ahead to reserve your preferred brand and right/left-handed sets.

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