What is the best golf course in Hua Hin?
You have three days by the sea, a set of clubs and a driver waiting. Black Mountain Golf Club leads the list. It opened in 2007 with 27 holes across three nines, designed by Phil Ryan of Pacific Coast Design, the club says. Our verdict: book it for a modern championship test. For other tastes, three runners-up stand out.
For history: Royal Hua Hin. Opened in 1924, it was the first golf course built in Thailand, according to the club. A Scottish railway engineer designed it. It is the sentimental choice for golfers who love the game's history.
For a Jack Nicklaus design: Springfield Royal Country Club. The club lists 27 holes designed by Jack Nicklaus, in Cha-am just north of Hua Hin. Choose it for the Nicklaus name.
For clear prices and twilight golf: Pineapple Valley. The former Banyan Golf Club publishes its seasonal rates in full, and its fees drop after 14:00. A group knows the cost of every round before it lands.
For a mixed group. If your group mixes strong and newer golfers, play Black Mountain one day and Royal Hua Hin or Palm Hills the next. Everyone gets one round that suits them.
For an easy, relaxed round: Palm Hills Golf Club. Its 18 holes were designed by Max Wexler. Every golfer takes their own cart here.
The courses, compared
Hua Hin's main courses differ in age, design and price. The fees below are each club's own published visitor rates for 18 holes, checked in October and November 2026. Caddies and carts are extra unless we say so, and a caddie tip is customary on top.
Black Mountain Golf Club. 27 holes (East, North and West nines), opened 2007, designed by Phil Ryan. The rate page lists a green fee of ฿3,500, a caddie at ฿350 and a compulsory cart at ฿750. The page carries no date, so we confirm the rate when we book. With three nines, ask which two are in play on your day.
Pineapple Valley Golf Club (formerly Banyan Golf Club). Designed by Pirapon Namatra. The club's 2026 rate table shows ฿4,500 from November 2026 to March 2027, for the green fee only. After 14:00 the fee drops to ฿2,500. A caddie is mandatory at ฿400, and a cart is optional at ฿850.
Springfield Royal Country Club. 27 holes by Jack Nicklaus, in Cha-am. The club does not publish its visitor green fee. Its newsletter says the guest cart rate rose to ฿850 per round from 1 June 2026.
Palm Hills Golf Club. 18 holes by Max Wexler. The club's booking page lists a caddie at ฿350 and a cart at ฿700, and it does not allow shared carts. The green fee is not published.
Royal Hua Hin Golf Course. 18 holes, par 72, 6,678 yards from the men's tees, according to Hua Hin Municipality. It is open to visitors. Its high-season card for November 2026 to March 2027 was not yet posted when we checked.
Getting between courses. Most courses lie inland from the beach hotels, so you need a car. We send one driver for the whole trip, with space for clubs and a cool box of water.
Club hire and dress. Most clubs hire out sets and sell balls and gloves in the pro shop. Wear a collared shirt and tailored shorts or trousers, and bring a hat and sunscreen. Check each club's dress rules before you play.
Majestic Creek Country Club. Another Hua Hin course that we book on request. Ask us for the current rate.
How much is a round of golf in Hua Hin?
Published visitor green fees in Hua Hin run from ฿3,500 to ฿4,500 for 18 holes in the 2026-27 high season. Black Mountain is at the lower end and Pineapple Valley at the top. Add ฿350-400 for a caddie and ฿700-850 for a cart. Afternoon rates are lower where clubs offer them.
A worked example. At Black Mountain, the published green fee, caddie and compulsory cart add up to ฿4,600 for 18 holes. Add a caddie tip and lunch at the clubhouse. At Pineapple Valley, the green fee and mandatory caddie come to ฿4,900 before the optional cart.
Twilight rounds. Pineapple Valley's table shows ฿2,500 after 14:00 and ฿1,900 after 16:00 in the high season. Its October 2026 green fee was ฿4,100. Twilight golf suits a short stay, but the light goes quickly in the cool season.
Tipping. Pineapple Valley says it is customary to tip your caddie at least ฿400 for 18 holes. That is a fair guide across Hua Hin.
Why rates differ. Weekend, holiday and high-season rates are higher at most clubs. For the full national table of published fees, see our golf green fees data. Our golf guide covers every region.
When is the best time to play?
The best months for golf in Hua Hin are mid-October to mid-February. The Thai Meteorological Department calls this the cool season, with drier, fresher days. From mid-February to mid-May it is hot, so tee off early. From mid-May to mid-October, expect afternoon storms.
Rainfall. In the wet months, storms often build in the afternoon, so a morning round is the safer plan. Courses can close holes after heavy rain, and we check with the club the day before.
Heat and health. Carry water, drink often and use the cart's shade. Play 18 holes early, rest at midday and spend the afternoon by the pool or in the spa.
In any season, the first tee times of the morning are the most pleasant. We book them early in the high season, when the best slots go fast.
Where to stay for a Hua Hin golf trip
Stay by the beach and drive to the courses each morning. InterContinental Hua Hin Resort has 159 rooms, suites and pool villas in the town, and says Hua Hin Airport is 10 minutes away. Hyatt Regency Hua Hin, at Khao Takiab, has 205 rooms and suites, it says.
For a group, a private pool villa gives you one base to rest in after golf. See our golf villas, our Hua Hin hotels guide and the wider Hua Hin guide.
Example plan: three days. Day one: drive or take the train down, check in and play a twilight round. Day two: an early round at Black Mountain, lunch at the club and a spa afternoon. Day three: Royal Hua Hin in the morning, then lunch by the sea before the drive home.
For a wellness break. Chiva-Som, the wellness resort by the beach, has 54 rooms and suites, according to MICHELIN, and welcomes guests aged 14 and over. It suits a non-golfing partner while the golfers play.
Getting there. The fastest train from Bangkok, Special Express 43, takes 3 hours 1 minute, according to the State Railway of Thailand timetable. Hua Hin Municipality puts the town about 195 km from Bangkok. Chiva-Som says it is up to 3.5 hours by road from Suvarnabhumi Airport. A private jet can also land at Hua Hin Airport with permission.
How we choose
We rank courses on design, course condition on the day we checked, service and value. We print only each club's own published rates, with the date we checked them, and we never use agent prices. We recheck every six months, and a course that closes leaves the list.
No club pays to appear on this page. Where a club does not publish a rate, we say so rather than guess. Pineapple Valley's high-season rate runs to the end of March 2027, and we update the page when new cards appear.
Plan your Hua Hin golf week with Tanner
One planner covers the whole golf week: tee times, the car from Bangkok, a resort or villa, and a spa day at Chiva-Som. Send the number of golfers, your handicaps and your dates. We tell you honestly which course we would leave out. For a company day, see our corporate golf days. Tanner books the tee times, the caddies and the drives between courses in Hua Hin.
Groups and events. For a society trip or a company outing, we reserve tee blocks and book a private room for dinner. We can also arrange name boards and prizes. Tell us early, as the high season fills fast.
