{"id":2420,"date":"2019-09-27T05:51:39","date_gmt":"2019-09-27T05:51:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.golftripz.com\/blog\/?p=2420"},"modified":"2022-05-11T08:33:32","modified_gmt":"2022-05-11T08:33:32","slug":"night-golf-in-bangkok","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.golftripz.com\/blog\/night-golf-in-bangkok\/","title":{"rendered":"Night Golf in Bangkok"},"content":{"rendered":"

No matter what one says, finding a golf ball in the rough at night is not easy. Even if you are assisted by the world\u2019s most assiduous caddies, playing night golf in Bangkok. And, lest you harbor any ideas about \u201cnight\u201d and \u201ccaddies\u201d, some <\/span>golf courses in Bangkok<\/span><\/a> do offer golf at night. Whether you spend the night, searching for golf balls or actually hitting shots, depends on your game. In my case, I have found no correlation between luminosity and my scores. Although, there is probably one with lost golf balls, even if a course is lit up like Times Square. Terrible golf and golfers (read golfer!)\u00a0 aside, there is certainly a case for playing night golf. For one, the obvious, is <\/span>that<\/span> you can get to play after work. But another, if you are in a place as muggy and warm like Bangkok, the night surely offers relief.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Rachakram<\/p>\n

Beat the Heat, Beat the Traffic, Beat the Blues<\/span><\/h3>\n

To cater to these ideas, there are a small number of golf courses in Bangkok that offer golf at night. They are a little bit of a drive away from the city center, but the upside is reduced traffic. There you go – that\u2019s another reason for playing night golf in Bangkok. And here comes yet another – the night golf comes at a discount versus the regular rate. While, for weekday golf, this may not amount to much, for weekends there can be big savings. The only question for me, the golfer, being whether the discount covers the cost of additional lost balls. Touch and go, and I am only talking used balls. One thing I have learnt from years of bad golf is to never buy new balls, unless impossible. I suppose I am not alone. After all the used balls industry thrives on hackers like me.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Summit<\/p>\n

Umbrellas at Night<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n

Four golf courses in Bangkok immediately come to mind. Two of these are close to Suvarnabhumi airport, which works well if you have a late flight out. The Sir Nick Faldo designed <\/span>Summit Windmill Golf Club<\/span><\/a> and the Jack Nicklaus designed <\/span>Panya Indra Golf Club<\/span><\/a>! Big names there, not that they have a bearing on your own scores. At least they never had on mine. For the discerning golfers though, there is plenty to like about these designs and the challenges in store. For the undiscerning, the fantasy of hitting a 5-iron flush to land 5 feet from the pin is enough. Unless of course, the caddies particularly at Panya Indra are keeping you in good humour. In fact, the Panya Indra service goes beyond the caddies to \u201cumbrella girls\u201d. The job of these umbrella girls is to \u201cprotect\u201d you from the elements. Another tick for night golf in Bangkok!<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Bangkok<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\"Bangkok<\/a><\/p>\n

The Notorious Pinehurst<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Continuing in that vein, many golfers will think of Pinehurst as the course for night golf in Bangkok. While it started out as one of the top golf courses in Bangkok, of late, the reviews are unsympathetic. This is largely due to the course condition. But then, that\u2019s not what drives golfers there. The drivers in fact, are the night golf and the young university students in the form of caddies.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ayutthaya and Night Golf<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n

Apart from these 3 golf courses, there is yet another to play at night \u2013<\/span> Rachakram golf club<\/span><\/a>. This is in the same direction as Ayutthaya, so it may be worthwhile combining with a day\u2019s sightseeing trip there.\u00a0 No better way to beat the traffic, than by avoiding it by playing golf before returning.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Rachakram<\/p>\n

Golf in Bangkok can take on various themes to suit various interests. Night golf is one of them, and not the most irrelevant one. And it just <\/span>may be<\/span> the way to beat the heat & the traffic, when you want to play golf in Bangkok. Or on your way out just before a late night\u2019s flight.<\/span><\/p>\n

To book a tee time at any of these golf courses in Bangkok or to plan a <\/span>golf holiday in Bangkok<\/span><\/a>, write to us, <\/span>https:\/\/www.golftripz.com\/contact-us<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

No matter what one says, finding a golf ball in the rough at night is not easy. Even if you are assisted by the world\u2019s most assiduous caddies, playing night golf in Bangkok. And, lest you harbor any ideas about \u201cnight\u201d and \u201ccaddies\u201d, some golf courses in Bangkok do offer golf at night. Whether you […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":2431,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[354,353],"tags":[114,434],"class_list":["post-2420","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-golf-courses","category-where-to-golf","tag-bangkok","tag-night-golf","has-thumb"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.golftripz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2420","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.golftripz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.golftripz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.golftripz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.golftripz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2420"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.golftripz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2420\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4171,"href":"https:\/\/www.golftripz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2420\/revisions\/4171"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.golftripz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2431"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.golftripz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2420"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.golftripz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2420"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.golftripz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2420"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}