What is the best golf course in Pattaya?
You have a weekend, a car from Bangkok and a set of clubs. Siam Country Club's Old Course is the round to book first. It opened in 1971 and was renovated by Schmidt-Curley Design in 2007, the club says. It is the classic championship test near Pattaya. For other tastes, four runners-up stand out.
For a modern course: Siam Country Club Waterside. Opened in 2014 and designed by IMG, according to the club.
For variety: Siam Country Club Plantation. A 27-hole complex by Schmidt-Curley, opened in 2008. Three nines let a group play a different combination each day.
For a Jack Nicklaus design: Laem Chabang International Country Club. The club describes a Jack Nicklaus Signature Design with 27 holes on 700 acres, across its Mountain, Lake and Valley nines. Go for it if you want the Nicklaus layout.
For a relaxed first round: Phoenix Gold Golf. 27 holes across Mountain, Ocean and Lakes nines. It opened in 1993 to a Denis Griffiths design and was upgraded in 2014-2015 by Pirapon Namatra.
The courses, compared
Pattaya's main courses differ in age, design and price. The fees below are each club's own published visitor rates for 18 holes, as we found them in October and November 2026. Caddies and carts are extra unless we say so. Weekend rates also apply on public holidays.
Siam Country Club Old Course. 18 holes, opened 1971, renovated by Schmidt-Curley in 2007. Weekday ฿6,500; weekend and public holiday ฿8,500.
Siam Country Club Waterside. Opened 2014, designed by IMG. Weekday ฿5,700; weekend and public holiday ฿6,700.
Siam Country Club Plantation. 27 holes, opened 2008, Schmidt-Curley. Weekday ฿5,700; weekend and public holiday ฿6,700.
Siam Country Club Rolling Hills. The club's page lists the same visitor rates: weekday ฿5,700; weekend and public holiday ฿6,700. A non-playing follower pays ฿2,500.
The Siam Country Club rules. Across its courses, the club says caddies are required for every player at ฿500, with tips generally from ฿500. Carts are required too, at ฿1,000, and each golfer must have their own cart.
Laem Chabang International Country Club. 27 holes, Jack Nicklaus Signature Design. The club does not publish a visitor rate on its site; its October 2026 offer was for Thai nationals and residents only. We quote on request.
Phoenix Gold Golf. 27 holes. The club's price list shows ฿3,000 on weekdays and ฿3,500 at weekends, with a caddie at ฿400 and a cart at ฿700. The list carries no date, so we confirm it when we book.
Our tip. If you can play only one round, choose the Old Course on a weekday. For two rounds, add Plantation or Laem Chabang for a change of style.
Booking tee times. Siam Country Club is busy in the high season, especially at weekends. We ask for tee times once your dates are firm, and we split a large group across two courses if one is full.
Chee Chan Golf Resort. Its high-season visitor rate for 2026-27 was not yet published when we checked. Ask us for the current rate.
How much is golf in Pattaya?
Published weekday visitor fees for golf near Pattaya run from ฿3,000 at Phoenix Gold to ฿6,500 at Siam Country Club's Old Course. Weekend and public holiday rates are higher. Caddies and carts are extra at most clubs, and a caddie tip is customary on top of the fee.
A worked example. On a weekday at the Old Course, the green fee, the required caddie and your own cart come to ฿8,000. Add a tip of at least ฿500, as the club suggests. At Phoenix Gold, the published weekday fee, caddie and cart add up to ฿4,100.
Why rates differ. Course quality, service, the day of the week and the season all change the price. For the full national table of published fees, see our golf green fees data.
Caddies, carts and rules
At Siam Country Club, every golfer takes a caddie at ฿500 and their own cart at ฿1,000, the club says. Tips generally start at ฿500. Other clubs set their own rules, so we confirm caddie and cart terms with each course when we book your tee times.
Dress code. Most clubs ask for a collared shirt and tailored shorts or trousers. Denim and beachwear are not accepted. Check each club's dress rules before you play.
When to play. The best months are mid-October to mid-February, which the Thai Meteorological Department calls the cool season. From mid-February to mid-May it is hot, so tee off early. From mid-May to mid-October, afternoon storms are common, and a morning round is the safer plan.
Heat. Drink water on every hole and use the cart's shade. Play early, rest at midday and spend the afternoon by the pool.
Pace and etiquette. Your caddie will guide you on local rules, yardages and greens. Be on the first tee early, and let faster groups through if you fall behind.
How far are the courses from Bangkok and Pattaya?
Pattaya is about 150 km south-east of Bangkok, a two-hour drive, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand. Pattaya Marriott Resort and Spa puts its Jomtien hotel 90 minutes from Suvarnabhumi Airport. Most of the courses sit inland from the beach, so plan on a car each day.
By private jet. U-Tapao, south of Pattaya, has a private jet terminal. Any public airport in Thailand can take a private aircraft with permission from the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand.
Day trip or stay? A day trip from Bangkok is possible for one round, but it means four hours in the car. For two or more rounds, stay in Pattaya and play fresh each morning.
Where to stay for a Pattaya golf trip
For a golf group, we'd choose a private pool villa in Pratumnak or Na Jomtien. You get one home, a pool for the afternoons and a chef for dinner. Couples may prefer a beach resort. See our Pattaya hotels guide and our golf villas.
Example plan: three days. Day one: drive down from Bangkok and play a late round at Phoenix Gold. Day two: the Old Course in the morning, lunch at the club and an afternoon by the pool. Day three: Laem Chabang or Plantation, then the drive home.
For non-golfers. Partners can spend the day at a spa, on a boat to the islands or at the beach clubs. We plan their day in parallel and bring everyone together for dinner.
An evening on the water. A sunset cruise on a private yacht ends a golf day well. See our Pattaya yacht charter.
An evening in town. Sky 32 at Grande Centre Point Pattaya is one of the city's rooftop bars. Our Pattaya guide covers the rest of the city, from beaches to dinner.
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 never agent prices. No club pays to appear here. We recheck every six months, and a course that closes leaves the list.
Where a club does not publish a rate, we say so rather than guess. Rates printed without a date on the club's page are confirmed again when we book, and we tell you before you pay.
Plan your Pattaya golf week with Tanner
One planner for the whole golf week. Send the number of golfers, your handicaps and your travel dates. We book the tee times, a pool villa, a car from Bangkok and a yacht or rooftop evening. If a day trip is not worth four hours in the car, we say so. Tanner sets the tee times, caddies and cars across Pattaya's courses in one plan. Our golf guide covers every other golf region in Thailand.
Groups and company days. For a society trip or a company outing, we reserve tee blocks across Siam Country Club's courses and book a private room for dinner. We can also arrange name boards, prizes and photos. Tell us early, as the cool season fills fast.
