Muang Kaew Golf Club | Bangkok | Thailand
The closest course to bustling Bangkok is anything but a big-city experience-lakes and creeks are so abundant, you'll think you stepped into the countryside. Indeed, water comes into play on every hole. And what a collection of holes it is. Completely redesigned in 2004 by the American duo of Lee Schmidt and Brian Curley (think Bali Hai in Las Vegas and Canyon River in Montana), the track is the model of deceit. The greens are big ... but fast.
The traps cast beautiful shadows ... but guard those greens in menacing ways. And what's an ideal angle to the flag one day, can be the opposite the next - huge dance floors allow for a multitude of pin positions, which greatly change the complexion of approach shots. Vichai Samokoses spared nothing remaking Muang Kaew (pronounced 'mung cow') five years ago. It shows not just in the course, but in places like the clubhouse and kitchen, which dishes up some of the best, post-golf grub in the Kingdom.
Features
- GETTING THERE: Twenty minutes from the airport and 20 minutes from downtown - making it the most conveniently located course in Bangkok.
- MASTERS MIRROR: With a creek that runs in front of the green and bunkers behind, the par-3 third looks eerily like the par-3 12th at Augusta National.
- SISTER TRACK: Northern Thailand's Chiang Mai Highlands Resort & Spa - another 'Kingdom' member - is owned by Samokoses, as well.
Contact
52 Moo8 Bangna Trad Hihgway Km.7.7, Bangkaew, Bangplee
Samutprakrarn 10540, Thailand
Tel: (662) 740 2693
Fax: (66 2) 740 2691
Web: www.muangkaewgolf.com
Email: adm(at)muangkaewgolf(dot)com
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