Tipped to one of Asia’s premier golfing greens and arguably the most breathtaking course in all of Thailand the Red Mountain Golf Club is no ordinary golfing venue in the heart of Phuket. Conveniently situated in the city centre of the island the captivating course is a mere 15 minutes from the beach and is easily accessible to tourists vacationing along Karon or Patong beach. Revered as a state-of-the-art 19-hole course the Red Mountain Golf Club is one of the most popular golfing haunts in the country despite its fairly recent foray in to the country’s golf scene. Having opened its doors to the public as recently as 2007 the club has grown in popularity and stature to become one of the best courses in all of Asia.
Fully equipped with the facilities of champion golf courses the Red Mountain Golf Club is suited for both novices and seasoned golfers as modern practice ranges, contemporary club facilities and grassy driving ranges are also part of the landscape. Regarded as Phuket’s most mountainous course the spectacular land formations and drastic changes in elevation make the course a challenging turf as well. Built on what was once a thriving tin mining property the club offers golfers a variety of naturally formed obstacles comprising of water, wind, slopes and dramatic altitude changes. Designed by Jon Morrow with the aid of famed course designer Al Tikkanen the 6900 yard space is a veritable marvel of a golf course that could rival any top club in the world.
The greens are composed of Bermuda grass which creates a fast paced and even putting ground while the tees and fairways of the Red Mountain Golf Club are lined with Seashore Paspalum grass, a turf that is commonly used in championship courses around the country. Other areas of the course contain natural grasses inherent to the landscapes to maintain the course’s rugged and natural appearance.
The final six holes of the course are the venue’s toughest and its most spectacular although the entire course is littered with hilly outcrops, innumerable water obstacles, risky holes and ground folds that make for an engaging game of golf regardless of skill and experience.
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Thanuja Silva is a travel writer who writes under the pen name Auburn Silver. She has a passion for fashion and a deep interest in admiring new and exotic attractions around the world.