THE EASTERN SEABOARD · VERIFIED JUNE 2026
Every course, every fee, verified.
Twenty-five championship courses sit within ninety minutes of Pattaya — the densest golf coast in Asia. We publish what a round actually costs: green fee, caddy, cart, tip. Dated on every page, re-verified monthly.
HOLE 01 — THE COAST BY DRIVE TIME
From Beach Road to the first tee
Drive times from central Pattaya, verified against the clubs' own directions. The closest championship golf is 20 minutes away; the whole map fits inside 90.
In town — the Siam ring
Tee off 20–25 minutes from Beach Road.
Siam Old Course · Siam Plantation · Siam Waterside · Siam Rolling Hills · Pattaya Country Club & Resort
The Motorway 7 pair + Phoenix
The big-name trio half an hour out.
Phoenix Gold Golf & Country Club · Laem Chabang International Country Club · Burapha Golf & Resort
The 45 ring
Sattahip, Bang Phra and the Rayong-road estates.
Khao Kheow Country Club · Bangpra International Golf Club · Chee Chan Golf Resort · Pattana Golf Resort & Sport Club · St. Andrews 2000 Golf Club · Silky Oak Country Club · Mountain Shadow Golf Club · Crystal Bay Golf Club · Rayong Green Valley Country Club · Hermes Golf Club · Plutaluang Royal Thai Navy Golf Course
The outer ring — 50–90 min
Value country: Ban Chang, Ban Bueng and the Bangkok side.
Pleasant Valley Golf & Country Club · Greenwood Golf Club · The Emerald Golf Club · Eastern Star Country Club & Resort · Royal Lakeside Golf Club · Treasure Hill Golf & Country Club
HOLE 02 — THE MARQUEE SIX
The courses people fly in for
Siam Country Club
Four courses, one flagship. Home of the Honda LPGA Thailand — 81 holes of the country's most storied golf, 25 minutes from town.
Phoenix Gold
27 holes under the Buddha mountain. The marquee course that publishes real twilight rates — 9 holes from ฿500.
Laem Chabang International
The coast's Jack Nicklaus signature. 27 holes, floodlit night golf, and the Singha Pattaya Open 2026.
Burapha Golf & Resort
36 holes — the area's biggest complex. Sport-day Mondays and Wednesdays knock ~฿400 off.
Khao Kheow Country Club
27 holes of Dye-family golf by the open zoo. Walkable, with ฿1,750 all-in sport days.
Chee Chan Golf Resort
Links golf beneath the carved golden Buddha. The coast's newest build (2018) — par 72, 7,345 yards, pure drama.
HOLE 03 — WHAT A ROUND COSTS
The fee spread, honestly
Thai golf pricing is three line items — green fee + caddy + cart — plus a cash tip. Anyone quoting one number without saying what's in it is selling something.
| Tier | Weekday reality (verified Jun 2026) |
|---|---|
| Cheapest verified round | The Emerald — from ฿1,150 all-in weekday (green ฿300 + caddy ฿350 + cart ฿500; 15 of 18 holes amid redevelopment; eyes open) |
| Budget classics | Mountain Shadow ฿1,250 all-in · Crystal Bay ฿1,450 · Plutaluang Navy ~฿1,600 · Greenwood ฿1,600 |
| Sport-day steals | Khao Kheow Mon & Thu ฿1,750 all-in · Pattana Tuesdays ฿2,000 all-in · Burapha Mon & Wed ~฿400 off |
| Marquee mid-range | Phoenix Gold ฿4,100 (3,000+400+700) · Burapha ฿3,450 all-in · Chee Chan ฿5,000 (3,700+450+850) |
| The flagship day | Siam Old Course ฿8,000 before tip (6,500 green + 500 caddy + 1,000 compulsory cart) |
HOLE 04 — THE GUIDES
Play it like a local
Green fees, mapped
The verified price ladder: ฿1,150 all-in to the ฿8,000 flagship day — plus the caddy-and-cart math nobody shows you.
Caddies, decoded
Fees ฿300–500, tips ฿400–600, and the etiquette that makes or breaks your round. The #1 first-timer question, answered.
Your first round
Booking, dress code, transfers, rental clubs — and what a day actually costs end-to-end, three budgets worked.
The society scene
Bunker Boys, TRGG, The Links: how Pattaya's expat golf societies work and how a visitor joins a round by tomorrow.
HOLE 19 — AFTER THE ROUND
The rest of the day, covered
Pattaya Golf is one of the independent, single-subject guides in the TimPaemi network. When the round is done, Pattaya After Dark runs the night hour by hour, and Pattaya Gym undoes the buffet before the next tee time. The full network covers the rest of the city.