Ayutthaya Golf Club | Golf Course in Ayutthaya | GoGolf

Last updated: August 19, 2026

Ayutthaya Golf Club is an 18-hole, par-72 course at Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya in Ayutthaya province. It opened in 2008 and measures about 7,095 yards. GolfPass also lists it as an 18-hole, par-72, 7,095-yard public parkland course.

The character of the course in a phrase: easy to get into, but tested on the greens. The fairways have room throughout, and the rough is not excessively punishing. There are not many moments where the tee shot frays your nerves.

The greens, on the other hand, are large, and depending on the pin position and the slope they ask for fine distance control. A putting surface that looks benign from a distance can leave you a very long putt depending on where you land it. What is asked is not distance but whether your approach and putting get the ball to the right place.

The hole where the strategy is most obvious is the 13th: a 495-yard par 4 with a water hazard down the left and a long second to a guarded green. It is about one to one and a half hours from Bangkok, an easy course to combine with sightseeing in Ayutthaya. Check today’s tee times and rates on the GoGolf app or website.

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Course information

The character of the fairways, the rough and the greens

The shortcut to understanding the design at Ayutthaya Golf Club is to see that the difficulty is placed differently on the fairways and on the greens.

The fairways are wide and the rough is light

One of this course’s strengths is its comparatively generous fairways. Even for a player whose tee shot is not yet fully settled, the design keeps a small miss from turning straight into a large penalty.

The rough is not excessively punishing either. You can find the ball and play on in most cases, so this is a course with few misses that end your hole in one stroke.

For a beginner or improver, that character is a real reassurance. Being able to swing without bracing yourself on the tee also tells in how tired you are across eighteen holes.

The greens are large, and that is the real subject

The greens, though, do not let you relax. Several golf-travel sources introduce this course as one with wide fairways, shortish rough and large greens.

A large green is easy in the sense that your chances of hitting it go up. But land on the opposite side from the pin and you have a very long putt. A putting surface that looks benign from a distance can require quite fine distance control depending on the pin and the slope.

So on this course, more than simply hitting it a long way, deciding which area of the green to land on before you hit translates directly into your score.

The 13th: a 495-yard par 4

Ayutthaya Golf Club is easy to play overall, but the hole where the strategy comes through most strongly is the 13th.

The Golf Asia describes the hole as a 495-yard par 4, a memorable test with a water hazard down the left and a long second shot to a guarded green.

A hole decided off the tee

A 495-yard par 4 is not a distance most amateurs reach in two.

Which makes this a hole where you decide how far to attack at the tee. Attack too much and you find the water on the left, or an awkward position. Lay up too far and the second becomes too long. The balance of that decision is the whole of the 13th.

Do not treat it as a par 4

The realistic approach is to build the hole on getting there in three. Put the tee shot on the safe side away from the water, leave yourself a distance you like with the second, and hit the green with the third.

Making bogey on a par 4 may feel like a loss, but on a 495-yard hole with water down the left, a bogey is a good score. Force the green in two and find the water, and it costs you more than one stroke.

Location and access

Ayutthaya Golf Club is in Ayutthaya, one of the best-known historic cities in Thailand. It lies north of Bangkok, so you play in surroundings a step removed from the feel of a big city.

Travel time from central Bangkok varies with your starting point and traffic, but is generally around one to one and a half hours. Take a morning tee time and returning to Bangkok the same day is entirely workable.

Combining it with sightseeing in Ayutthaya

What makes the location interesting is how easy it is to combine with sightseeing. Play golf in the morning, then take in the historical park, the old temples and the local food — that sequence works in practice.

It is also an easy area to use when the trip is not built purely around golf and you want the people with you to enjoy sightseeing.

Travel by company car or your own, or use ride-hailing services such as Grab, which are common in Bangkok. It is a course on the outskirts, so it pays to think about the car home in advance. Note that GoGolf does not arrange transfers or shuttles.

How to structure the eighteen holes

The opening: measure the speed and slope of the greens

Treating the first few holes as time to measure the speed and slope of the greens rather than time to make a score makes the middle of the round easier. The difficulty here is concentrated on the greens, so whether you find your feel on them early decides your putt count for the day.

The fairways are wide, so bending a tee shot early is recoverable. Playing the opening as data-gathering on the greens, without hurrying, is the smart way in.

The middle: decide where on the green to land

Once you are into the middle, decide which area of the green to land on before every shot. On a large green, landing on the opposite side from the pin already makes two putts hard.

Front side on a day when the pin is at the front, back side when it is at the back. Simply going one step finer — not “hit the green” but “hit the same side as the pin” — cuts your putts noticeably.

The closing stretch: work back from the 13th

The 495-yard par-4 13th is the hole where you are most likely to lose shots here. Decide how you will play it before you leave the 12th. Settle on bogey as the plan and the hesitation disappears when you stand on the tee.

Get past the 13th without forcing anything and the last five holes are calm. The classic late collapse is trying to win a shot back on the 13th and finding the water.

How to think about scoring

The key to a score at Ayutthaya Golf Club is not to be lulled by the wide fairways, and to decide your target on the greens.

• Decide which area of the green to land on. The bigger the green, the longer the putt from the wrong side.
• Play the 13th in three. A 495-yard par 4 with water left is a bogey hole and that is fine.
• Do not take the width for granted. Wide as it is, the spots that leave an easy next shot are limited.
• Do not force it from the rough. Because it is not punishing, laying up is an easy decision here.
• Settle your distances on the range first. You arrive after an hour or more from Bangkok; loosening up is worth it.
• Ask the caddie about the slope. On large greens, reading the slope is your putt count.

The course measures about 7,095 yards, but given the width of the fairways and the lightness of the rough it is not as severe as the number suggests. The difficulty is concentrated around the greens.

Common mistakes, and how to avoid them

1. Being satisfied with hitting the green

Because the greens are large, it is tempting to think you are fine once you are on. But land on the opposite side from the pin and you have a long putt left. Deciding where on the green to land is the shortest route to fewer putts.

2. Going for the 13th in two

It is a 495-yard par 4 with water down the left. For most amateurs it is not a distance you reach in two. Choosing from the start to get there in three and take bogey protects your score more often than not.

3. Swinging away because the fairway is wide

An open view makes you want to let one go. But the spots that leave an easy next shot are limited. Not “it’s wide so anywhere will do” but “it’s wide, so pick your target”. That mindset changes how steady your score is.

4. Starting straight off a long drive

Most players arrive here after an hour or more from Bangkok. Step out of the car and straight onto the tee and your body will not move for the first few holes. Even a few balls on the driving range changes how steady the opening feels.

5. Taking an afternoon start and the heat with it

Ayutthaya is inland and the temperature climbs during the day. A morning tee time avoids the heat and leaves you time after the round as well.

Facilities and services

Practice

There is a driving range. Since you tend to arrive straight off a drive from Bangkok, settling your tempo before you tee off and checking the feel of both your short and long shots is well worth it.

The clubhouse and restaurant

There is a restaurant in the clubhouse, which makes it easy to take lunch after a morning round and then head back to Bangkok, or on into Ayutthaya for sightseeing. There is a spa as well.

Caddies, carts and rental

A caddie accompanies the round. Distances, the line to aim on, the state of the greens — they play a large part in keeping the round moving.

Beyond golf carts, club sets, shoes and umbrellas are available to rent. It is an easy course for a traveller not carrying a full set of equipment.

Most players arrive here after an hour or more from Bangkok. Checking in early and loosening up before you start makes a clear difference to how steady the opening holes feel.

Using it as a day trip from Bangkok

The practical value of Ayutthaya Golf Club is that it works as a complete day trip out of Bangkok.

How to build the day

Leave Bangkok early and arrive in one to one and a half hours. Loosen up on the range, tee off, play eighteen and take lunch in the clubhouse. Then head into Ayutthaya for sightseeing, or straight back to Bangkok — the sequence puts itself together without strain.

Take an afternoon start instead and the drive back tends to run into the evening traffic. For a day trip, holding a morning slot is easier in the end.

When the people with you don’t play golf

Ayutthaya is a World Heritage historic city. Even if the people travelling with you don’t play, they can spend that time at the historical park and the old temples.

Making a golf course the sole destination means keeping them waiting; in Ayutthaya, “each of us does our own thing and we meet in the evening” actually works. If you want to fit golf into a family or group trip, this location has a practical meaning.

Travelling light with rental

Club sets, shoes and umbrellas are available to rent. It is an easy course for deciding on a round on the spur of the moment while you are in Bangkok.

If you bring no equipment, your luggage is a change of clothes and some small notes. Ride-hailing becomes easier too, and you no longer have to rebuild the itinerary around golf.

What to bring

• Sunscreen and a hat — essential.
• Non-metal spikes — the usual requirement on Thai courses.
• Spare balls — with water in play on holes such as the 13th, extras are reassuring.

Club sets and shoes are available to rent. It is an easy course for deciding on a round on the spur of the moment while you are in Bangkok.

The best season and time of day

The dry season from about November to February is the most comfortable; the humidity drops and even inland Ayutthaya becomes pleasant.

In the hot season from March to May the daytime temperature climbs, so give priority to a morning slot. Given the travel time from Bangkok, holding an early slot leaves you more room to move.

June to October is the rainy season, mostly days when a short shower passes through in the afternoon. A morning round is little affected, and availability is easier in this period.

For a weekend or high-season round, booking early is ideal. Around Bangkok and Ayutthaya, the popular morning slots tend to go first.

Who this course suits

• Beginners getting used to eighteen holes in Thailand: the width of the fairways and the light rough are reassuring.
• Improvers who want a score: large greens and long holes call for a strategy in your approach play and putting.
• Anyone considering a day trip from Bangkok: with a morning tee time you are back the same day.
• Anyone combining golf with sightseeing: the historical park and old temples fit into the same day.
• Groups and society days: the clubhouse has a restaurant, so gathering after the round is easy.
• Travellers without their own equipment: club sets, shoes and umbrellas are available to rent.

Anyone looking for the most luxurious course, or a modern championship layout that squeezes you strategically, may find it easy-going. The value of this course lies in the balance between playability and comfort.

How it differs from the other Ayutthaya courses

Ayutthaya province lies north of Bangkok, an easy golf area to reach from Don Mueang Airport or the Rangsit side. Here is where Ayutthaya Golf Club sits alongside the main courses in the same area bookable through GoGolf.

• Ayutthaya Golf Club: 18 holes / par 72 / about 7,095 yards. Opened 2008. Wide fairways and large greens. The 495-yard par-4 13th is the signature.
• Royal Bang Pa-in Golf Club: 18 holes / par 72 / about 7,054 yards. Schmidt-Curley design, opened 2017. A modern championship course.
• Rachakram Golf Club: 18 holes / par 72 / about 7,127 yards. Opened December 2006. Night golf available.
• Northern Rangsit Golf Club: 18 holes / par 72 / about 6,793 yards. Relatively flat, with many water hazards testing your accuracy.
• NCR Golf Club: 18 holes / par 72. A setting of river and lakes, with wide fairways.

What sets Ayutthaya Golf Club apart in that company is playability and how well it fits with sightseeing. It is not a course you take on for its difficulty; it suits “while I’m in Ayutthaya, let’s play a pleasant eighteen” best of all.

Pairing it with other Ayutthaya courses

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

• Royal Bang Pa-in Golf Club — a modern championship course designed by Schmidt-Curley.
• Rachakram Golf Club — night golf is available.
• Northern Rangsit Golf Club — a flat layout with plenty of water.
• NCR Golf Club — a calm setting of river and lakes.

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

In summary

Put simply, there are three reasons to choose Ayutthaya Golf Club.

• Playability — wide fairways and rough that is not excessively punishing. Little stress off the tee.
• Something to get your teeth into on the greens — the size of the greens and the pin positions test your approach play and putting.
• How it pairs with sightseeing — about 1 to 1.5 hours from Bangkok. The historical park and old temples fit into the same day.

Ayutthaya Golf Club is 18 holes, par 72, about 7,095 yards. A public parkland course that opened in 2008. The 495-yard par-4 13th, with water down the left and a guarded green, is the hole that makes you think hardest all day.

With a driving range, restaurant, spa and a full set of rentals, it is an easy course for a traveller carrying no equipment. Check today’s tee times and rates on the GoGolf app or website.

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