Note from Richard Ellis – I have been running professional and amateur golf events at numerous destinations around the world for more than 25 years. Over the past 9 years we have been running this event in Thailand.
Thailand is a world class golf destination where you will find some of best championship and resort courses in Asia with hotel accommodation to match. We have a great tournament and 5-star tour planned, you don’t have to have a single figure handicap to play. If you enjoy the challenge of playing great championship courses and don’t mind a few side bets and a good laugh, we would love to see you.
Thailand Golf Classic Tour
This will take place November 12th – 19th at the seaside town of Hua Hin and Thailand’s capital city Bangkok.
The Thailand Golf Classic is an annual tournament , this year it wiil be played over 4 rounds on four of Asia’s finest courses, this is an individual and team’s tournament, invitations are for teams of (4 players) to compete. The event is limited to the first 9 teams entered (36 players), for those people who don’t have a team and wish to enter individually the organisers will endeavor to place you into a team for the team’s event.
All competitors will stay at the beautiful Hua Hin Hilton Resort & Spa for 6 nights during the tournament then onto the Westin Grande Hotel in Bangkok for 1 night. The tournament package includes 7 night’s accommodation, daily full breakfast, transfers to all golf courses, 5 rounds of golf including your own cart and personal caddy, lunch and drink on course, special players gift pack, great prizes, welcome cocktail party, nightly drinks at the tournament bar during the tournament and final night prize presentation dinner.
The tour kicks off on the 12th November, on arrival at Bangkok Airport competitors will be met and transfer to Hua Hin, we travel by coach down the motorway about 2 ½ hours south of Bangkok to Hua Hin, a former fishing village on the Gulf of Thailand and home to the Thai Royal family. These day’s Hua Hin is a thriving town with great waterfront accommodation, numerous restaurants and has become a fantastic golf destination with 6 championship golf courses, including two world class layouts, both voted the best in Asia over the past 9 years Banyan Resort and Black Mountain, Black Mountain is the venue for a European tour event. Accommodation has been reserved at the five star Hilton Resort & Spa for the first 6 nights.
As most people will have traveled for more than 12 hours to get to Thailand, day one is a rest day with an opportunity to have a look around the local area before the tournament starts. People traveling on our Asia Championship Golf tour will join the group in time for the welcome cocktail party where you will receive your event gift pack and all information on the tournament.
As with most golf tours there will be a fair number of side bets taking place. There will be separate competition for every round on the tour and to give everyone a chance of winning we will adopt a special handicapping procedure.
Handicaps - Everyone will play the first round of the tour on their normal club handicap, after each round players will be re-handicapped down or up depending on their previous day’s score. The maximum handicap movement will be 2 strokes a day.
The betting fund (prize pool) - there will be prize pool set up with all players expected to put in (500 Bhat) $20 a day. Daily prize money will be for first, second and third stableford and the best gross.
Calcutta - There will be a Calcutta held in conjunction with final round at Nikanti Country Club. The format for the Calcutta will be a team’s ball best ball stableford. Once the draw is completed the teams will be auctioned.
The tournament will be run by Richard Ellis and his Pacific Golf Management team. Pacific Golf has over 25 years in golf event management and organises some of the largest pro-am and amateur tournaments in Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii and the Pacific Islands.
If you enjoy playing world class golf courses in a competitive tournament environment, top class accommodation, a few side bets and having a great time -- then enter today or better still get three of your friends or club members to enter as well and make up a team.
You may be interested in extending your trip by taking in our pre- tour option 4 nights in Cambodia , see details below
If you would like to join the 2022 tour contact us today and enter as an individual or better still, arrange a group of 4 players (your team). richard@pacificgolf.co.nz phone +64 21989996
November 9th to 12th Pattaya , includes 3 nights accommodation at the Avani Pattaya Resort including daily breakfast, airport transfers, 2 rounds of golf on the two best new courses, Chee Chan Golf Resort (premium course in the shadow of the Golden Buddha) Siam Country Club, Rolling Hills (premium course with 'Wall of Death' is world-class) includes caddies, carts transfers.
12 November transfer to Hua Hin and join the main group
Cost per person - twin share $AU960 – $NZ1050 Cost to upgrade to a single room for the 3nights is $AU320 $NZ350
The golf course we will be playing on this tour are listed below, if you go on line and Google Golf Courses in Thailand and enter the courses name you will find a full description and layout of each course.
Majestic Creek Hua Hin , Royal Springfield Hua Hin, Banyan Country Club Hua Hin - Black Mountain Golf Resort Hua Hin
Nikanti Country Club, Bangkok.
Tour Itinerary
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November 12th |
Arrive Bangkok and transfer to the Hilton Resort & Spa Hua Hin for 6 nights |
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November 13th |
Breakfast at leisure, day off to relax or take in some of the sights around Hua Hin or an optional round of golf
6.30pm – 7.30pm Welcome cocktail function with food at the Hilton beach bar area. |
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November 14th |
7.00- 8.00am Breakfast
8.30am Transfer to Majestic Creek Country Club for round 1 of the Thailand Golf Classic 3.00pm Transfer back to the Hilton 6.00- 7.00pm Drinks at the Tug Boat bar, optional, own cost
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November 15th |
7.00- 8.00am Breakfast
8.30am Transfer to Royal Springfield GC for round 2 of the Thailand Golf Classic 3.00pm Transfer back to the Hilton 6.00- 7.00pm Drinks at the Tug Boat bar, optional, own cost |
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November 16th |
7.00- 8.00am Breakfast
8.30am Transfer to Banyan Country Club for round 3 of the Thailand Golf Classic
3.00pm Transfer back to the Hilton 6.00- 7.00pm Drinks at the Tug Boat Bar, optional own cost.
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November 17th |
7.00- 8.00am Breakfast
8.30am Transfer to Black Mountain Country Club for round 4 of the Thailand Golf Classic 3.00pm Transfer back to the Hilton
6.30 – 8.30pm Tournament prize presentation food & drinks at venue TBC
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November 18th |
7.00 - 8.00am Breakfast,
8.30am depart Hilton and transfer to Nikanti Golf Course Bangkok, Calcutta on final round. early dinner after golf. 6.30pm Arrive Westin Grand Hotel Bangkok |
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November 19th |
Breakfast at leisure
Transfer to Bangkok Airport for homeward journey. |
The tournament will be played over 4 rounds, round one at Majestic Creek ,round two at Royal Springfield ,round three at Banyan Country Club and the final round at Black Mountain. There will be a Calcutta on the last round in Thailand at Nikanti in Bangkok.
There will also be an individual stableford competition, with daily and overall prizes and a gross competition for players with 9 handicap or less.
1/ Each team will be made up of 4 players A, B, C, and D
2/ Round one the team will all play together and this round will be a best ball stableford competition.
3/ For the next 3 rounds , Two of your team members will play together each day, (with two players from another team.)
3/ The team members will rotate partners each day, so all team members will have a different playing partner each round.
The competition for rounds 2, 3 & 4 will be the pair’s best ball stableford (best score on each hole from one player)
Eg Players A & B = 44 points
Players C & D = 46 points
The winners will be the team with higiest number of points for the 4 rounds.
There will be a Calcutta / Auction on the final round.
All enquires please contact Richard Ellis richard@pacificgolf.co.nz phone +64 21989996