What are the best golf courses?
Golf course evaluation is such a subjective venture that it is impossible for any 2 golfers to rate the top 5 courses the same. Criteria must include immaculate greenskeeping, challenging design, and general quality of the golfing experience. Personal preferences such as a “carts on cartpath only” policy or “cost of green fees” would not factor into our equation of rating a course. Siam Old Course and also their sister course Siam Plantation (just a mile down the road) must rate 1 and 2 as they have been chosen to host LPGA Asian Tour competitions. Their reputation as a quality golfing destination would rank them at the top of our list of courses in Pattaya. The design team of Schmidt-Curley of Arizona and the professional Thai course maintenance and management are hard to beat as of this writing. The practice area at Plantation is the best in the region, so get here well before your tee time to get the most for your money. Both are true Championship courses. Laem Chabang has been arou
