Golf

The Blue Canyon offers two alternative golf courses, the Canyon Course and the Lakes Course, often seen as you are landing at the airport. The Blue Canyon's championship courses are recognised as one of the best courses in the region.

"One of the best I have ever played on" – Tiger Woods (1998 Johnnie Walker classic)

"It's an excellent layout" – Bernhard Langer (1994 Johnnie Walker classic)

Canyon Course – Surrounded by freshwater lakes, the Canyon Course brilliantly features natural hazards, towering trees, multiple tees, rolling fairways, long carries, narrow landing areas and well–guarded slick greens. The course also has an intriguing mix of narrow tree–lined fairways requiring accurate tee shots and a number of doglegs demanding precise shots, making together with a selection of demanding Par 3s and large, fast, and very true greens. Players have found that each and every one of the 18 holes has its own characteristic, which makes it memorable for them.

Lakes Course – Established in 1999, the Lakes Course, as the name suggests, has water hazards on 17 out of 18 holes. The course is a mixture of water–filled canyons created by open cast mining with its natural land flow left relatively unchanged. Its front 9 holes run through a landscape of lakes and original canyons, whilst the back 9 weaves around more scenic lakes and soft whispering woodlands of rubber trees. With a range of five sets of tees to choose from, it is capable of challenging the best players in the world, although even modest players can enjoy this course with wide fairways and generous greens much wider than Canyon Course.

Location:
Located at the north of the Island, Blue Canyon is around a 7–minute drive (approx. 5 km) from Phuket International Airport. If you are driving from The Villas is will take around 45 minutes on the main highway heading north.

The Laguna Golf Course, formally known as the Banyan Tree Golf Course, is Phuket's only resort–based 18–hole, par 71 golf course, measuring 6,654 yards from the back tees and 5,464 yards from the forward tees. The award winning course features a wealth of tropical scenic lagoons and undulating fairways set against a stunning backdrop of mountains and nearby sea.

Practice Facilities include a covered area for sun and rain protection, a driving ?range, putting greens, practice bunkers and chipping areas; so players have the opportunity to practice and refine all aspects of their games.

Location:
Located in the Laguna area, near Bang Tao Beach, towards the northwest of the Island, around 45 minutes from The Villas.

Built around the 48 acre Crystal Lake, Loch Palm's 18–hole course enjoys a dramatic setting in the lush green centre of the Island, nestling below a panoramic range of peaks, and sandwiched between the Kathu Waterfalls and Kathu Village. Loch Palm offers a large variety of holes, giving an opportunity for beginners, average players or professional to test their level of skill. This is not a Monster Course, but it provides a relaxed and enjoyable experience for everyone and is comfortable and convenient.

The 18 hole course, par 72 and 6,555 yards, boasts palm tree–lined fairways, smooth slopes and dramatic elevation. It will take you across and around ravines and plateaus that will test your skills at many levels of play. The front nine sits amid lakes and palm trees. The second nine moves you though mountains, hitting uphill and downhill with woods, irons and even your putter. Loch Palm has recently completed major re–designs and multi–million dollar upgrades, so can now rival any other course in Phuket.

Location:
Located in Kathu District just 7 kilometres from Phuket Town and Patong Beach (about 15 minutes from Patong) Loch Palm is approximately half way between Patong and Phuket City, in the green centre of the Island, around 25 minutes from The Villas.

18 Hole Golf Course – Phuket's first 21st Century championship course designed by Jack Nicklaus, offers golfers a wide range of facilities and services, a vast array of superior equipment ready for hire, private lesson from a fully qualified PGA Coach or the opportunity to become a member and benefit from unlimited rounds of play and discounts at the spa, business centre and restaurants. Families who would like to play together will be pleased to know that children may also participate in golf, and off the course there are a host of other amenities including a fitness room, swimming pool and five–star spa to keep non–golfing family members amused.

Mission Hills has been carved from rubber plantations and sits among Phuket's environmentally friendly mangroves, the stunning ocean views that accompany the water which comes into play at seven holes. Caddies and golf carts are both compulsory.

Location:
Located in the northeast of Phuket, south of the airport, Mission Hills is easy to find just off the main highway heading north to the airport from The Villas, around 45 minutes drive.

This brand new 18 hole Golf course is the sister course to Loch Palm. It is considered the most challenging golf course in Phuket, and one of Asia's most exciting. Winding its way through 1,400 rai of a former tin mine site in the heart of Phuket, imaginatively incorporating an indelible link with an important era in the Island's past, Red Mountain fulfils all the demands of today's professional golfers.

A challenging 6,900 yard lay out, is an exhilarating test of golf with breathtaking views, is designed to complement the shorter and gentler old Loch Palm Course, and will no doubt become a golfing landmark in the region.

Location:
Located adjacent to Loch Palm Golf Course in Kathu District just 7 kilometres from Phuket Town and Patong Beach (about 15 minutes from Patong) Red Mountain is approximately half way between Patong and Phuket City, in the green centre of the Island, around 25 minutes from The Villas.

Location:
Phuket Country Club is located towards the centre of the Island between the Central Shopping area and Patong, around 25 minutes from The Villas.