サイアム カントリークラブ (オールド コース)
A hilly, forest course surrounded by large trees, carved into the mountains near Pattaya. It is one of the oldest courses in Thailand. It was completely renovated by Lee Schmidt in 2007. Unnecessary trees were cut down, the fairways and greens were re-sowed, and the shape of the greens was also drastically changed. In addition, fairway bunkers and greenside bunkers were created on all holes, making use of the natural terrain while transforming the course into a completely different course. The course is characterized by its undulating fairways surrounded by thick, tall trees and deep bunkers. The rough is deep and the greens are narrow, making it an extremely difficult course that requires accurate direction for every shot. There are few ponds, but many bunkers, and deep bunkers await at the point where each shot will land.
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location | Check on MAP |
Course Leader | 7,162 yards |
Course Rate | 74.1(White) |
designer | Izumi Ichisuke Lee Schmidt Brian Curley (Redesign) |
open | 1971 |
Caddy | can be |
Golf Cart | can be |
Driving Range | can be |
evaluation
comprehensive evaluation | 4.9 ★★★★☆ |
Layout | 5 ★★★★★ |
Difficulty | 4 ★★★★☆ |
Green Condition | 5 ★★★★★ |
Fairway Condition | 5 ★★★★★ |
Sculptural beauty and scenery | 4 ★★★★☆ |
Course Introduction
A slight dogleg to the right, uphill hole. You need some distance on the tee shot, but the landing area is narrow due to the bunkers on the left and right and the trees on both sides. In particular, the trees on the right jut out, so if you hit your tee shot to the right, it will be difficult to aim for the green on the second shot. The green is long and guarded by a bunker on the right side.
A famous hole. It is an uphill hole that curves left and right with OB zones on the right. If you hit your tee shot to the right half of the fairway, your second shot will be easier. Beware of the three fairway bunkers on your second shot. The elevated, steeply sloping three-tiered green makes putting difficult.
Trivia
It is a 30-minute drive from Pattaya and a 1 hour 45 minute drive from Bangkok. Siam CC also has the Plantation Course and the Waterside Course. Each course has its own clubhouse and is 5 minutes away by car from the other courses.
It was ranked 4th out of the top 40 courses in Thailand in 2015 by the Top 100 Golf Courses of the World (top100golfcourses.co.uk). As of 2015, there are approximately 270 golf courses in Thailand.
The original designers were Japanese, and some of the famous courses they designed in Japan include Sodegaura CC, Hanno GC, Kazusa CC, Gunma CC, Suginosato CC, Mana CC/Mana Course, and Shimadzu GC.
Other courses in Thailand designed by redesigners Lee Schmidt and Brian Currie include Siam CC (Plantation Course), Amata Spring CC, Royal Bang Pa-In, Muang Kaew GC (redesigned) and Chiang Mai Highlands G&SR.