Golfing Holidays at PJ's Place
Chiang Mai is an excellent choice for golf lovers having around a dozen golf courses of the finest quality, many of which are championship standard right on the doorstep.
Along with its many fine restaurants where you can enjoy both local and international cuisine, beautiful temples, museums and "art and craft" centres, there are also many world class wellness spas, where, after a round of golf you can relax and enjoy from a range of massage and body treatments.
Let us at PJ's help plan your golfing holiday with you so that you can enjoy not only truly great golfing but also experience some of Chiang Mai's many other exciting attractions.
For more detailed information on Chiang Mai's golf courses, click on a link below to visit the corresponding website.
Chiang Mai Golf Courses holes par GF min GF max Star Dome GC 9
36 300 300 Hang Dong GC 9 36 250 250 Alpine Golf Resort 18 72 1500 2500 Gassan Khuntan GC and Resort 18 72 2500 3000 Gassan Marina GC 18 72 2000 2400 Gassan Lake City Golf and Resort 18 72 1800 2200 Chiang Mai High Land Golf 18 72 2000 3000 Maejo GC 18 72 1600 2000 Summit Chiang Mai Green Valley GC 18 72 1800 2400 Royal Chiang Mai GC 18 72 1400 1800 Lanna Golf and Sports Centre 3 x 9 36ea 300 400
Sample Itinerary with guideline prices
(Green fees are mid-week in low season, prices are in Thai Baht)
Day 1
Arrive Chiang Mai and transfer to PJ's Place for welcome drink, introduction and check-in. Freshen up with a shower and then unwind from the journey with a traditional Thai massage before visiting one of Chiang Mai's fine restaurants for dinner.
Traditional Thai massage 2 hours 600 Oil massage 1½ hours 800 Day 2
After breakfast take a morning tour of the city covering some of Chiang Mai's fine temples along with a visit to the local Thai market in the Chinatown district beside the Ping river. The afternoon and evening are free to explore the city and discover some of the excellent shopping opportunities Chiang Mai has to offer. For a warm up, a visit to a nearby driving range.
City and Temples tour 1000 Chiang Mai Golf Driving Range (near Airport Plaza) 50 balls 30 Day 3
Visit the Royal Chiang Mai Golf Club for your first round of Golf. Developed under the careful supervision of 5 times British Open Champion, Peter Thompson; his vision was to create an exciting and challenging course for amateurs and professionals alike whilst still keeping in harmony with the natural scenery and rolling countryside; set among wooded hills by cool placid mountain streams, the resort is just a 30 minute drive from Chiang Mai.
Return to Chiang Mai for a free afternoon then in the evening dine at Khum Khantoke to enjoy a traditional Lanna style dinner along with a display of traditional and ceremonial dancing.
Green fee 1400 Electric golf car 500/600 Caddy 220 Return transport 500 Khum Khantoke dinner and show 1000 Day 4
For your second day of golf we visit the Alpine Golf Resort; nestling in a valley between the mountain ranges in the heart of the San Kampaeng natural forests. It is undoubtedly one of the golf courses in Chiang Mai that boasts of the best in natural beauty and just a 20 minute drive away. This course was designed by Ronald M. Garl, President of Ron Garl Designs Company, located in Lakeland, Florida, USA. He is one of the world’s best golf course designers, having won the award of ‘Golf Course Designer of the Year’ in 1996, from the International Network Golf Industry. Ron Garl is the designer of most of the golf courses in the top 50 golf courses in Florida including the TPC at Prestansia and Palm Beach Polo Club.
In the afternoon, visit the famous umbrella factory at nearby Bo sang and the handicraft factories which line the road back to the city. In the evening dine at another of Chiang Mai's fine restaurants, "The House" perhaps with its excellent selection of house wines and gourmet food.
Green fee 1500 Electric golf car 600 Caddy 220 Return transport 500 Bo sang umbrella factories and home industries 1000 Day 5
Our third round of golf is at the Gassan Marina Golf Club a 20 minute drive away; designed by Mr. Pravit Reang-po in 2006 and at 7,596 yards with a par of 72 is the longest course in the north of Thailand. It has been built around Chiang Mai’s largest lake and with breath taking views of mountains, sweeping fairways, challenging water hazards and enough bunkers to keep any golfer happy.
Take an afternoon off to relax and for a Sunday evening visit Chiang Mai's walking street market where from 5:00pm, the centre of the old city is closed to traffic and taken over by Handicraft markets, musicians, artists and food stands where you can sample some of Thailand's more unusual delicacies.
Green fee 2000 Electric golf car n/a Caddy (+ minimum tip) 200(+200) Return transport 500 Day 6
No visit to Thailand is complete without a trip to an elephant camp so today, take a day off to see elephants displaying some of their logging skills followed by a ride through the jungle. After this a ride by ox-cart then by bamboo raft to complete this excursion.
After returning to Chiang Mai dinner at the "Suan Paak" Thai restaurant perhaps.
Elephant show, elephant, ox-cart and bamboo raft rides 2500 Day 7
Back to golf for round four and today visit the Maejo Golf Club just 20 minutes from the city. The course features rolling Zoysia grass fairways and large challenging Korea Velvet greens with beautiful views of Doi Suthep and other surrounding mountain ranges. With thousands of matured Longan, Lychee, Mango, Pomello, and Tangerine trees alongside its fairways, the golf course looks and plays more like a well-matured course rather than a newly constructed one. The course also features several elevated tees not only to allow golfers to enjoy the panoramic views of the course, the fruit orchard and surrounding mountain ranges, but also to make plays on the holes more interesting and challenging.
After such a "fruitful" round of golf, what better way to spend the afternoon than to enjoy a herbal massage at one of Chiang Mai's specialist wellness centres. In the evening of course you perhaps would enjoy dinner at a Thai restaurant in one of Chiang Mai's 5 star hotels; the Mandarin dhara devi, the four seasons hotel or maybe the Shangri-La Hotel.
Green fee 1600 Electric golf cart 600 Caddy 250 Return transport 500 Day 8
For round five we will visit Chiang Mai Highlands Golf Resort which is just 30 minutes from Chiang Mai city. The course was designed by Schmidt-Curley Design and features what some would describe as the best greens in Thailand. The bunkers are typical of other Schmidt-Curley designs, deep and severely penalizing to errant shots. Many greens slope away from the fairway putting an emphasis on strategy and local knowledge.
In the afternoon a visit to the nearby spa is recommended for your refreshment and in the evening perhaps visit The Palm Beer Garden and Steak House for dinner.
Green fee 2000 Electric golf car 600 Caddy 250 Return transport 500 Day 9
Today might be a good day to revisit one of the courses played earlier but if not, there are still plenty of other courses to choose from.
In the afternoon and evening take time out to relax and just go your own way.
Depending on golf course chosen as any above Day 10
Before leaving Chiang Mai a visit to Wat Prathet Doi Suthep is strongly recommended.
Wat Prathet Doi Suthep and Hmong hilltribe village 1900
Transportation by car for a group of 4 people is around 2000 Baht and for a larger group, a 12 seat passenger van is around 3000 Baht.
Tours mentioned above are listed in the tours programs page of this website, prices quoted above are per person and based on 4 people sharing.
