Phuket Golf Course Reservation Center, Review Golf Course detail and Photo for your perfect golf game in Thailand

Hole 1 Par 4 HCP 5 So named because of the green setting among a crater rich in white dragon seams, this ‘monster’ par 4 is probably the most difficult hole on the course and the start of the ‘home’ stretch. The fairway is wider than it appears from the tee though there is very little playable rough. Stay left from the tee for easier an approach to green. Beware water short and right of the green. If playing safe, make sure of the yardage as fairway runs down towards water at lay up area. A safer play may be to go for green on your second shot, but err left. Correctly weighted shots landing slightly short will “collect” onto green.

Hole 2 Par 3 HCP 6 Though the hole can be set up many ways, depending on selected tee and hole locations, the bottom line is accuracy. Players who can shape the ball have an advantage with a 50 yard long green angled into the lake from left to right. Risk reward is again on offer. Only the brave (and foolish) will play for the back, right hole location. Others play safe to the front half of the green and take their chances of 2 putting.

Designer’s tip
This Designer loves ‘fear factor par 3’s! This hole can be visually terrifying if you allow it to be! A soft, left to right shot is a great weapon here. Aim at the left side of the green, dial your clubface open just a degree or two open, trust your swing and swing confidently along your aim line. Que sera sera! Don’t be intimidated. Fear has no place in your mind on this kind of hole.

Hole 3 Par 4 HCP 10 Accuracy is essential. Though barely over 300 yards only heroes and zeros will risk driver on this hole. Play your best long iron or straightest wood club to the left side of the turn point and then a short iron up to an elevated green.

Designer’s tip
The 15th plays deceptively uphill, so take one more club on both tee and approach shots.

Hole 4 Par 4 HCP 14

At the 16th tee kiosk, you are sitting at by far the highest point on a Phuket Golf Course, more than 330 feet above the 14th green, so breathe deeply before selecting your strategy on this devilish short but stunningly pretty par 4!
Regulation play is possible using virtually any club in the bag from the tee, so consider your club selection very carefully. Long hitters will comfortably be able to drive the green, but double figures are also easily within your reach!
Find the fairway from the tee. Don’t get sucked into a left side pin position. Missing the green right may be a far better option.

Designer’s tip
On very tight par 4 holes, you may find it useful to imagine you are playing a par 3. In this case the green (landing area) is one of the biggest you would ever play!

Hole 5 Par 3 HCP 18 The green centre is nearly 150 feet below the Pro tee. Wind felt at the tee may not affect your shot as expected down below! Take 2 clubs less than normal and swing easy to keep the ball flight lower. The green is huge, but you must find the right part of the green to avoid 3 putts.

Hole 6 Par 5 HCP 4

Though long on the scorecard, accuracy is again the key as almost all straight drivers will reach 300 yards and more. Your stance on this ‘roller coaster’ fairway will dictate your second shot strategy. Water waits on the right, the Canyon on the left and numerous bunkers for slightly misplaced shots.

Designer’s tip

Don’t just blaze away on your second shot. Manage your game! Decide which target landing area gives you the best chance of success, check your yardage carefully and choose the club that will get the job done. Remember; shots tend to be sliced from downhill lies. Select a more lofted club than normal to counter the effects of the slope, aim a fraction left playing the ball a little closer to the ‘high’ foot and allow your body balance to go with the slope at address to make the lie ‘flat’. Finally, don’t try to help the ball into the air with you swing; you already selected a more lofted club to take care of that!

Hole 7 Par 4 HCP 12

Setting the tone for the entire round, risk reward options are presented from the outset. Only very confident drivers will take on the narrow, blind landing area. A lost ball is almost certain for failure to hit the fairway.

On the first shot of the day, the best strategy may be to play to the wide, visible landing area and have faith in your accuracy from a flat lie with a mid-iron to the green. Don’t let the cliffs left of the green influence your approach as a deep swale will catch shots even slightly short and right.

Pro Tip

Check tips on holes 10-18 before writing this one and finalizing other.

Hole 8 Par 5 HCP 8

A short par 5 a very wide fairway is rarely seen on modern courses, but this tee shot provides a welcome opportunity for golfers to ‘open up’ with the driver early in the round. Drives played up the more dangerous left side create better visibility and easier playing angles for the second and approach shots.

The elevated green is perhaps the most severe on the course and strong players must beware of too much spin on approach.

Pro Tip

On very wide fairways like this it’s easy to get careless with alignment. Pick a definite spot on the fairway to focus your aim.

Hole 9 Par 3 HCP 16

The unique green setting, created by years of storm water run off through sandy tailings, is another but different reminder of the mining history of the site.

Short is dead, so accurate club selection is vital. Best percentage strategy may be to err long and right if you can trust your short to get up and down from the putting hollow behind. To further reward precise short iron play, the green is divided into three distinct sections. Putt from one to another will be difficult with the largest section at front right creating very fast putting situations for those who have played ‘safe’ long.

Pro Tip

Closely mown swales behind the green present numerous short game options. Novice players should take the putter wherever possible.