Banyan Club | Hua Hin | Thailand
Pineapple patches, bougainvillea beds and, of course, Banyan trees come into play on this hillside course just outside the charming coastal town of Hua Hin, which for almost a century has been the preferred holiday retreat of the Thai Royal Family. The course is fit for a king too, nestled as it is in a mostly-enclosed, bucolic bowl without a home or resort in sight.
The clubhouse, situated on the highest part of the property, offers stunning vistas (especially at sunset) of the Burmese Mountains, while the layout itself provides golfers an undulating journey as difficult as they want it to be - four sets of well-spaced tees make it play anywhere from 5,087 to 7,361 yards. Four types of grasses comprise the track, which is exquisitely maintained despite its youth. (The course opened Oct. 1, 2008). If your playing partners don't allow you any do-overs, take solace at the club's comfy watering hole, Mulligans, where you're encouraged to have another.
Features
- Named third best course in Thailand at the annual Asian Golf Monthly awards November 2011.
- GETTING THERE: About two-and-a-half hours by freeway from Bangkok, or, a mere 12 kilometers from Hua Hin town and the Anantara Hua Hin Resort & Spa.
- SEA OF DISTRACTION: The short, par-3 15th is anything but a bargain - stunning views of Koh Sai in the distance, coupled with a shallow green guarded in front by a deep trap, test anyone's mettle.
- LEGENDS OF THE GAME: Banyan GC was designed and constructed by GolfEast, a team of architects that led the Thai golf boom of the 1980s and '90s.
Contact
Banyan Golf Club, Hua Hin
101 Moo 9, Tab Tai, Hua Hin, 77110
Prachuabkirikhan, Thailand
Tel +66(0) 326 16200
Fax +66(0) 326 16222
Web: www.banyanthailand.com
Email: Reservations(at)banyanthailand(dot)com
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