Phuket Country Club

Designer: Dr. Sukitti Klangvisai
Holes/ Par/ Yard: 27 holes par 72/36 (6484/7150 yards)
Close: Open daily

Phuket Country Club (island’s oldest course; great views and scoring opportunities)

Phuket Country Club’s Old Course made its debut as the first championship-standard 18-hole golf course on the resort island. Its central location makes PCC only a short drive from all beach and hotel areas.

The Old Course at Phuket Country Club is a friendly resort golf course. Not intimidating or humiliating; wayward shots are not severely punished. High handicappers can score well, while at the same time, low handicap golfers will find the course quite a challenge.

The Phuket golf course is set in a valley with the golf course meandering through hills and limestone cliffs and traversing three distinct environments (six holes in undulating hills, six holes on the level, and six holes through landscape forest).

The layout gets off to a reasonably challenging start, with the front nine providing the most undulating and testing holes. Soring requires precise drives. The back-to-back short par-4’s at 6 and 7 are both played from elevated tees set right at the edge of the jungle. The slightly more open and flatter back-nine introduces the first water hazard of any significance at the par-5, 557 yards, 10th, and what an introduction it is.

The most famous golf hole in all Phuket, the 10th, from an elevated tee box, makes its way 180 degrees around a u-shaped fairway laid out around a large lake. It’s up to each golfer how much of the water hazard to bite off. Long hitters can go straight for the green, with an albatross or a hole-in-one a possibility. Love it or hate it, this hole is undoubtedly different and claims dozens of balls daily.

Water is also notable at the short par-4 16th and again at the island green par-3 17th, one of the best short holes in Phuket. An excellent array of straight-faced pot bunkers guard several greens, while the more open fairway bunkers show the driveline from the tee.

The aging clubhouse and facilities require some renovations to bring them up to the standard set by the golf course. Nevertheless, all the practice areas are open to the public, and they may be the most comprehensive golf training facility on Phuket island. The beauty and elegance of the course, together with the typical Thai charm and hospitality in the clubhouse, guarantee all golfing at Phuket Country Club a truly memorable occasion.

The new 9-hole course is typically reserved for members or played by those who only have a few hours for golf during their Phuket holiday. It opened as a par-34 but now plays a full 9-hole, par-36. The 9-hole course is also used as the back nine to the Old Course twice a month, usually every other Wednesday, when nine holes undergo maintenance.