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Travelers Guide to Phuket
Activities
- Golf
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Golf
Courses
The year around warm climate and
the natural scenic beauty of Phuket make it a natural for
developing championship golf courses. There are three courses on
Phuket available for visitors to play. All of the courses on
Phuket are old tin mine sites that have been transformed into
beautiful and challenging golf courses. The courses offer rental
clubs, shoes, and carts. For those desiring to fine tune their
shot or to just smack a few golf balls around the Phuket Driving
Range is located on the main road from Patong to Phuket Town just
across the road from the Phuket Country Club. Open from 8 AM to
10PM a bucket of 50 golf balls is 50 baht and each rental club
costs 35 baht.
Phuket
Country Club
The oldest surviving course on the
island and offers two courses to play, one of 18-holes and a 9-hole
course. Both golf courses areb eautifully landscaped and are located
on the site site of a former tin mine. 'The Old Course' provides a
challenging resort 18-hole 6,483 yard par 72 golf game, that
traverses 3 different environments. Six holes through genrly rolling
hills, six holes on level terrain, and six holes in the trees.
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Green
Fees:
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Tel:
321-038/41
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18
holes
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2200
Baht
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Caddie
Fee
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190
Baht
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9
holes
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1100
Baht
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Caddie
Fee
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100
Baht
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The `Country Club Course` is a
challenging 3,575 yards par 37, golf course for low handicap
golfers.
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Green
Fees:
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Tel:
321-365/71
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18
holes
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900
Baht
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Caddie
Fee
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190
Baht
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9
holes
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500
Baht
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Caddie
Fee
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90
Baht
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Golf clubs, shoes, and caddies are
available and golf lessons from an American pro. Located 15 minutes
from Patong along the main road to Phuket Town.
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Phuket
Century Country Club
Set in the middle of the Kathu
valley this well designed 18-hole course offers golfers a
challenging play amid a lush tropical background. The first nine
holes meander pleasantly along the base of lush green mountains, and
the back nine wander along the shore of Crystal Lake. Not the most
difficult course on Phuket Island but the well-placed and numerous
water hazards require golfers to to strategically plan each shot.
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Green
Fees:
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Tel:
321-933 or 321-929
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18
holes
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1300
Baht
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Caddie
Fee
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180
Baht
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9
holes
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850 Baht
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Caddie
Fee
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100
Baht
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Located 10 minutes from Patong.
Take the main road toward Phuket Town over the hill and turn left at
the first traffic light. Follow the road 2 km to the entrance to the
course.

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Banyan
Tree Golf Course
Part of the Laguna Resort complex
this 18 hole par 72 cours is set on the site of an old tin mine.
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Green
Fees:
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Tel:
324-350/1
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18
holes
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1600
baht
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Caddie
Fee
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160
Baht
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9
holes
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900
baht
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Caddie
Fee
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110
Baht
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Follow directions to the Phuket
Laguna Complex and watch for golf course signs.
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Blue
Canyon Golf Club
Is a private golf club and housing
estate that is not open to non-members at this time. The course
recently hosted the Johnnie Walker Golf Classic where Tiger Woods
staged his stunning come from behind win. Located off the main
highway north of the airport turnoff.
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