Best golf courses: Around Pattaya

Around Pattaya: the table below provides brief details about the top golf courses in this country or region. Each golf club has been visited and/or researched by Where2Golf. Click on the course name below to discover more. The course ratings below range from 5 highest, to 2 lowest. They attempt to provide an indication of the golfing experience you might expect at the course (based on its design, condition and surroundings). Hover your cursor above the Rating Key for the rating definitions.
3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Chonburi
Japan Golf Promotion

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Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Chonburi

Designer

Japan Golf Promotion. Original design dates from 1958; course redesigned in 1987).

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Pattaya
Graham, David

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Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Pattaya

Designer

David Graham & Gary Panks

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Pattaya
Graham & Panks

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Nearest city

Pattaya

Designer

David Graham & Gary Panks

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Pattaya
Dale, David

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Visitors welcome

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Pattaya

Designer

David Dale of California-based Golf Plan.

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Chonburi
Takenaka, Thai

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Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Chonburi

Designer

Thai Takenaka

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Pattaya
Jones II, Robert Trent

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Nearest city

Pattaya

Designer

Robert Trent Jones Jr.

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Chonburi
Thomson, Peter

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Chonburi

Designer

Peter Thomson

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Chonburi
Dye, Perry

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Chonburi

Designer

Perry Dye

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Pattaya
Nicklaus, Jack

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Pattaya

Designer

Jack Nicklaus

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Chonburi
Fream, Ronald

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Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Chonburi

Designer

Ronald (Ron) Fream

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Pattaya
Gussan Co.

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Pattaya

Designer

Gussan Co.

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Pattaya
Griffiths, Denis

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Pattaya

Designer

Denis Griffiths

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Pattaya
Thomson, Peter

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Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Pattaya

Designer

Peter Thomson & Mike Wolveridge

5-star: Fabulous – courses don’t get much better than this.
Visitors welcome
Pattaya
Izumu & Schmidt-Curley

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Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Pattaya

Designer

Original design by Isao Izumu (1971); significant renovations by Lee Schmidt (Schmidt-Curley Design) (2007).

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Pattaya
Schmidt-Curley Design

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Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Pattaya

Designer

Lee Schmidt (Schmidt-Curley Design).

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Pattaya
Schmidt-Curley Design

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Nearest city

Pattaya

Designer

Brian Curley (Schmidt-Curley Design).

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Pattaya
IMG Course Design

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Pattaya

Designer

IMG Golf Course Design

3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
Visitors welcome
Pattaya
Local staff

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Pattaya

Designer

Designed by St Andrews 2000 staff.

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Pattaya
Muirhead, Desmond

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Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Pattaya

Designer

Desmond Muirhead

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Tournaments

124th US Open: the No.2 Course at Pinehurst once again plays host to this most illustrious championship (June 13-16). Wyndham Clark defends his title, having won at Los Angeles CC in 2023.

79th Women’s US Open: the second women’s major championship of the season gets underway at Lancaster CC in Pennsylvania. It’s the second time the championship has been held here.
(May 30-June 2).

Who's Who

Nelly Korda: won the Mizuho Americas Open (May 16-19) at Liberty National GC, continuing her extraordinary form in LPGA events. This was her sixth win in seven starts in 2024.

Xander Schauffele: recorded his first major championship win, and second record-equalling low score of 62 in a major. Only he, Branden Grace, Rickie Fowler and Shane Lowry have achieved this feat in a men’s major championship.

Marco Simone Golf & Country Club

Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.

Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.

Prince's Golf Club, Kent (UK)

Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.

Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available

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