Alpine Golf Club | Golf Course in Pathum Thani | GoGolf

Last updated: August 19, 2026

Alpine Golf Club is an 18-hole, par-72 course in the Khlong Luang district of Pathum Thani. It was designed by Ron Garl and opened in 1996. It measures about 7,100 yards from the back tees, 6,048 from the club tees and 5,226 from the front, and rates 75.3, 70.0 and 71.1 respectively.

What you cannot leave out of any account of this course is its record as a tournament venue. It hosted the 13th Asian Games in 1998, the Johnnie Walker Classic, the Thailand Amateur Championships and the Thailand Ladies Open, and Tiger Woods won the 2000 Johnnie Walker Classic here. A back-tee rating of 75.3 is that standard expressed as a number.

The layout is tree-lined parkland, and — unusually for the country around Bangkok — it moves up and down. Palms, mahogany and cork trees frame the holes, water is in play throughout, and broad beach-style bunkers guard the places that matter. The par-3 3rd and 12th are both fronted by sand, and there are island greens at the 555-yard 7th and at the 11th.

This is a member club, so the terms on which visitors are received vary from day to day. Check today’s tee times and rates on the GoGolf app or website.

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Course information

Ron Garl, the architect

Ron Garl, who laid out Alpine, is an American golf course architect based in Florida who has built courses around the world. In Thailand, The Royal Gems Golf City — which comes up again below — is also his.

The thread running through Garl’s work is the idea of manufacturing elevation on flat ground. Most courses around Bangkok sit on former paddy fields and barely move at all. At Alpine the ground was shaped until it did, and Where2Golf describes the result as undulating terrain that includes several climbs.

A design with few flat lies

Ground that moves is ground on which the ball rarely finishes level. Above your feet, below your feet, uphill, downhill — across eighteen holes you are asked to play from every kind of slope.

A shot from a slope does not do what the same swing does from the flat. Ball above your feet and it draws left; below your feet and it leaks right. Whether you can keep making that adjustment, hole after hole, is what separates scores here.

Trees that draw the edges of the holes

The other defining feature is the trees. Palms, mahogany, cork and more line the fairways and give each hole a face of its own.

Trees are scenery and strategy at once. A ball bent into the branches stops there; behind a trunk, sideways is your only option. The price of a miss is not what it is on a flat course where a crooked drive simply runs on.

Island greens and beach-style bunkers

Alpine has two island greens: the 7th, a 555-yard par 5, and the 11th. Few courses in Thailand ask you to face an island green twice in a round.

The 7th: an island green on a par 5

The 7th runs 555 yards to a green ringed by water. What makes it different from a par-3 island is that you choose the distance you attack from.

How far you push the second shot decides the club for the third. A hundred yards, or sixty? Leaving yourself the distance you trust most — that piece of arithmetic is decisive on a par-5 island green.

Beach-style bunkers

Where2Golf calls the bunkering here beach-style. These are not deep pots with cut faces but broad, shallow spreads of sand, and what stands out is how much ground they cover.

The par-3 3rd and 12th are both defended by sand short of the green. Because the visible area of sand is large, the hole applies more pressure than the actual carry warrants.

The answer is simple: settle the number from the tee before you settle the club. Take one more because the sand looked big and you will find yourself long, chipping back down the slope.

Location and access

Alpine sits in the Khlong Luang district of Pathum Thani. Where2Golf puts it about 50 km north of the Sukhumvit area of Bangkok.

The usual route runs north on the Eastern Outer Ring Road (Route 9), east onto Route 3214 at Khlong Luang, then onto Route 3010 alongside the canal. Journey times swing widely with traffic, so work backwards from your tee time and leave more room than you think you need.

For getting there, a company car or your own is the usual choice, along with ride-hailing services such as Grab, which are common in Bangkok. This is a course on the outskirts, so it is worth thinking about the ride home in advance. Note that GoGolf does not arrange transfers or shuttles.

It also lies in a convenient direction from Don Mueang Airport. If you are staying in northern Bangkok or around Rangsit, the journey here is often easier to predict than a run out to the golf country southeast of the city.

How to think about scoring

Scoring at Alpine comes down to whether you can handle three variables — slope, trees and water — one shot at a time.

• Pick a tee that matches you. The back is about 7,100 yards and rates 75.3. The club tees drop to about 6,048.
• Read the slope first. Feel the tilt through your feet before you settle in, and move your aim by however much the lie will bend the ball.
• Avoid the treed side. Unlike flat ground where a crooked ball runs on, here it stops at the first trunk.
• Work the 7th backwards from the third shot. On an island green, the result is decided by whether you left yourself a distance you like.
• Centre of the green on the 3rd and 12th. The sand in front applies pressure, but the middle is target enough.
• Plan for cart paths. Carts stay on the path, so take several clubs when you get out and save yourself the walk back.

A rating of 75.3 tells you the back tees are set up for strong players. Move forward and the numbers become immediately reasonable: 70.0 from the club tees, 71.1 from the front. Treat your choice of tee as the difficulty setting for the day.

Common mistakes, and how to avoid them

1. Playing a slope with flat-ground instincts

The most common of all. If you are used to the level courses around Bangkok, you will swing at a sloping lie exactly as you always do. Ball above the feet goes left, below the feet goes right — whether you can get that into your body within the first few holes is the difference.

2. Choosing the back tees

About 7,100 yards at a rating of 75.3 is a setup for competitive players. If your normal round is off the regular tees, the back will leave you long clubs into every green, and long clubs raise the odds of meeting the trees and the water.

3. Going at the flag on an island green

The 7th and the 11th are both surrounded by water. Wherever the pin is cut, the centre of the green is target enough. Simply switching to a two-putt mindset removes most of the risk of a big number.

4. Being fooled by the width of the sand

Beach-style bunkers cover a lot of ground and look less carryable than they are. Confirm the number, then choose the club. Keep that order and you will stop reaching for one club too many.

5. Forcing it from behind a tree

On a hole framed by trees, the moment you are behind a trunk the option of going for the green has usually already gone. Punch out sideways, get back to the fairway, hit the green with the next one. That sequence gives you the better score more often than not.

Facilities and services

Practice

There are practice facilities where you can loosen up before you play. On a course that keeps handing you sloping lies, it is worth checking the flight and the start direction of the ball before you go out.

Caddies and carts

As is the norm in Thailand, every player has a caddie. Carts are compulsory and stay on the cart paths, which means a good deal of walking to your ball. Take several clubs when you get out and you will save both the steps and the time.

Walking the course is also permitted.

The spike rule

Non-metal spikes only.

Visitors

Alpine is a member club. Where2Golf states that visitors are accepted on weekdays by prior arrangement, that weekends are heavily restricted, and that the club is closed on Mondays. The terms change with the season, so check today’s availability on the GoGolf app or website.

What to bring

• Sunscreen and a hat — essential.
• Non-metal spiked shoes — metal spikes are not permitted.
• Spare balls — water is in play throughout, so bring more than you think.

The best season and time of day

The dry season from about November to February is the most comfortable: humidity drops, and ground that climbs takes less out of you.

In the hot season from March to May the daytime temperature climbs, so it makes sense to move your start to an early slot. An undulating course costs more energy than a flat one, which makes the cooler hours worth more here than elsewhere.

The rainy season from June to October is mostly a short afternoon squall passing through. A morning slot keeps the effect small, and tee times are easier to come by. After rain, though, lies on the slopes get heavy, so choose your club with care.

Who this course suits

• Players with a competitive streak — a venue for the Asian Games and the Johnnie Walker Classic, rated 75.3 from the back.
• Anyone who wants ground that moves — unusually for the Bangkok area, the terrain includes real climbs.
• Anyone who wants to play an island green — the 7th and the 11th, twice in one round.
• Players who choose by architect — a Ron Garl design within reach of Bangkok.
• Visitors staying in northern Bangkok — an easy direction from Don Mueang and Rangsit.
• Anyone with an interest in the game’s history — Tiger Woods won here in 2000.

On a day when what you want is a flat course where you can swing freely, however, a layout of continuous slope and trees may feel constricting. And because it is a member club, the terms for visitors vary from day to day.

How it differs from other Pathum Thani courses

Pathum Thani sits immediately north of Bangkok and is easy to reach from Don Mueang and the Rangsit side. Here is where Alpine sits among the main courses in the province that you can book through GoGolf.

• Alpine Golf Club: 18 holes, par 72, about 7,100 yards. Ron Garl, 1996. Undulating parkland, two island greens, beach-style bunkering, a full tournament record.
• Lam Luk Ka Golf and Country Club: 36 holes, par 72. Roger Packard, 1994. East (A and B) and West (C and D) differ in difficulty.
• Pinehurst Golf and Country Club: 27 holes. Yoshihara Aihara. Night golf and an on-site hotel.
• Riverdale Golf Club: 18 holes, par 72, about 7,001 yards. Morrow & Tikkanen, 2010. A modern layout with elevation, rare around Bangkok.
• The RG City Golf Club (The Royal Gems Golf City): 18 holes, par 71. Ron Garl. A replica course reproducing famous holes from around the world.

What sets Alpine apart in that company is the combination of a genuine tournament record with a design that makes use of elevation. Not a replica, not the newest thing — the value here is that you can go and play a course built to hold an international event, as it stands.

Pairing it with other Pathum Thani courses

If you are playing more than one round during your stay, combining courses nearby keeps the travelling down.

• Lam Luk Ka Golf and Country Club — 36 holes; East and West have different characters.
• Pinehurst Golf and Country Club — 27 holes, with night golf.
• Riverdale Golf Club — a modern layout with elevation change.
• The Royal Gems Golf City — a replica course reproducing famous holes from around the world.

Availability and rates across the area are on the Bangkok golf booking page.

In summary

Put simply, there are three reasons to choose Alpine.

• The tournament record — the 13th Asian Games, the Johnnie Walker Classic (won by Tiger Woods in 2000) and more.
• The design — Ron Garl, opened 1996. Elevation that is rare around Bangkok, and two island greens.
• What the numbers promise — about 7,100 yards off the back at a rating of 75.3.

Alpine Golf Club is 18 holes, par 72. The club tees come back to about 6,048 yards and the front to about 5,226, so choosing your tee lets you play it at your own level. It is one for the day you want to measure your game against slope and trees.

It is a member club, and the terms for visitors change from day to day. Check today’s tee times and rates on the GoGolf app or website.

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