The Best of Bangkok

The HK Golfer Guide to Golf in the City of Angels

Vintage Golf Club ****

Little known Vintage could be Bangkok’s best kept golfing secret. This Arthur Hills gem, located within easy reach of the city’s upmarket hotels, serves up an excellent blend of holes in near-championship condition. Hills has carved out quite the reputation in his native America, and he succeeds here by providing an imaginative routing while not hiding the trouble from view. On every tee, the golfer can see where the danger lurks and there’s seemingly always a “safe” route for those who wish to err on the side of caution. That said, the course is quite the test, with landing areas flanked by tournament-high rough, which is why you’ll see many Vintage veterans eschewing the driver in favour of something with a little more loft. Off the course, Vintage continues to impress. The mock-Tudor clubhouse might be somewhat incongruous but inside it oozes discrete luxury. The locker rooms are well appointed and there’s a lovely terrace overlooking the eighteenth green (why can’t all clubs have such things?), the perfect venue for those post-round libations. Service is top-notch. Highly recommended.
YARDAGE: 6,579 PAR: 72
ARCHITECT: Arthur Hills (1996)
GREEN FEE: THB2,500-3,350 inclusive of cart and caddie
GETTING THERE: 60 minutes from downtown Bangkok
CONTACT: www.vintagethaigolf.com

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