Phoenix Gold Golf Bangkok | Golf Course in Bangkok | GoGolf

Last updated: August 19, 2026

Phoenix Gold Golf Bangkok is a 36-hole club in the Nong Chok district of eastern Bangkok. It was designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr., one of the best-known course architects working today. The property is laid out as four nines — North, East, South and West — which are combined in pairs to make up your eighteen. Par is 72 and the full length is about 7,059 yards (roughly 6,455 metres).

The club was formerly known as Suvarnabhumi Golf & Country Club. It now trades as Phoenix Gold Golf Bangkok, so if you come across the old name in an older article or review, it refers to this same facility.

The course is parkland in style, spread across the rural countryside of eastern Bangkok. The fairways are planted with hybrid Bermuda, and water hazards appear at the points that matter. Each of the four nines has its own character, combining doglegs, ponds and bunkers placed to real effect.

The other defining feature is the Mediterranean-style clubhouse and the facilities around it: a restaurant, sauna and jacuzzi, a fitness centre and a pool. It is built for the hours after the round as much as the round itself. Check today’s tee times and rates on the GoGolf app or website.

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Course information

About the former name, Suvarnabhumi Golf & Country Club

Research this course and you will run into the name Suvarnabhumi Golf & Country Club. That is the former name of Phoenix Gold Golf Bangkok, and it refers to the same facility.

When a course changes its name, its information splits in two. Older reviews carry the old name while newer material circulates under the current one. The result is that the course can look less written-about than it actually is.

When booking or asking on site, the current name — Phoenix Gold Golf Bangkok — is the reliable one, and it is the name GoGolf lists it under. Note also that there is a course in Pattaya whose name includes Phoenix Gold; this is a separate facility in the Nong Chok district of Bangkok. Adding “Bangkok” to your search avoids the confusion.

Thirty-six holes by Robert Trent Jones Jr.

The architect was Robert Trent Jones Jr., a name behind championship courses around the world. In Bangkok, Navatanee Golf Course is also his. Where Navatanee, which opened in 1973, is a classical eighteen, this one works on the scale of thirty-six holes.

The four nines — North, East, South and West — each have their own character: how the doglegs turn, how the water comes into play, where the bunkers sit. Change the combination and you get a different round of golf at the same club.

What Jones Jr.’s designs share is a structure that distance alone cannot overpower. Bunkers are placed with particular carry ranges in mind, and the greens are shaped so that you have to choose your angle. The player who thinks about where the next shot is easiest from is the one who is rewarded — and you feel that thinking on all thirty-six holes.

The full length is about 7,059 yards (roughly 6,455 metres), par 72. From the back tees there is plenty to get your teeth into; move forward and it becomes entirely manageable. It is a length that accommodates a wide range of players.

What defines the course: grass and water

Hybrid Bermuda fairways

The fairways are planted with hybrid Bermuda, a variety suited to tropical and subtropical climates that grows densely and stands up to traffic.

For the player the meaning is straightforward: the ball sits up and the club goes in cleanly. A consistent lie makes your iron play more repeatable. If you have played courses in Thailand where the turf felt thin and hard to strike, these conditions work plainly in your favour.

Water where it matters

The water hazards are not scattered evenly across the property; they are placed at the points that matter. In other words, a hole where you can see water is the architect signalling that a decision is required here.

The principle on those holes is simple. Decide whether you can clear it with your own carry distance using numbers, not instinct. If you cannot, lay up. That single habit is worth several shots over eighteen holes.

A rural setting

The course sits in the countryside of eastern Bangkok. The high-rise skyline is far behind you and what fills the view is green and sky. It is hard to believe you are still within the city.

That setting is part of the appeal, but it also means the wind has room to work. Get into the habit of checking the flag on the tee and your club selection becomes noticeably more accurate.

How to combine the four nines

North, East, South and West. Two of these four make up your eighteen, and the combination sets the character of the day’s round.

On a first visit, which pairing you get may be decided by how the club is running that day. Congestion and maintenance can change it from what you assumed at booking, so a quick word with reception or your caddie before you start lets you prepare.

The practical value of having thirty-six holes comes down to three things.

• It does not go stale on repeat visits — change the combination and you get a different eighteen.
• Groups wait less — starts can be spread out, so a large field still moves.
• Thirty-six holes in a day is realistic — a morning and an afternoon round with no travel in between.

For anyone who visits Bangkok repeatedly, or who lives here on assignment, being released from the tedium of playing the same eighteen over and over turns out to matter more than it sounds.

Location and access

Phoenix Gold Golf Bangkok is in Lam Toi Ting, in the Nong Chok district of eastern Bangkok. The address is 54 Moo 5, Soi Suwinthawong 96, Lam Toi Ting, Nong Chok, Bangkok 10530 — Soi 96 off Suwinthawong Road.

Windsor Park and Golf Club sits on the same Suwinthawong Road, and The Pine Golf Club is nearby. Eastern Bangkok has a real concentration of courses, which makes it easy to build an itinerary around several of them.

For transport, use a company car or your own vehicle, or a ride-hailing service such as Grab, which is common in Bangkok. The route runs east out of the city centre, and journey time varies a great deal with traffic. Weekday mornings and evenings congest easily, so work backwards from your tee time and leave early.

Because this is a course on the outskirts, it is worth thinking about the trip home in advance too. If you plan to use a ride-hailing app, keep an eye on when you expect to finish.

Please note that GoGolf does not arrange transfers or shuttles.

How to read a Robert Trent Jones Jr. design

Play several courses by the same architect and their thinking starts to show. Bangkok has a second Jones Jr. design in Navatanee Golf Course, and playing both reveals a shared grammar.

Bunkers ask a question of a particular carry range

The fairway bunkers are not scattered idly. In most cases they are placed to force a decision on players of a certain length. If, standing on the tee, a bunker falls inside your range, that question is addressed to you. If it does not, you can ignore it.

Making that judgement turns your play from vaguely avoiding trouble into choosing with intent. On a first round, asking your caddie how far it is to a given bunker is the shortest route to playing it well.

The greens make you choose an angle

Jones Jr.’s greens are not built to be attacked the same way from anywhere. Bunkering and slope create an angle from which the shot is easier.

Which means your target for the second shot is not the green at all — it is a particular part of the fairway. Prioritise the angle that makes the next shot playable over sheer distance, and your par count goes up.

The method changes with the land

Navatanee opened in 1973, a flat eighteen built on former paddy fields. This is thirty-six holes spread across open countryside. The same architect reached different answers on different ground — and being able to compare the two is one of the pleasures of golf in Bangkok.

Building the shape of your eighteen

Early holes: work out which course you are on

Which of the four nines you play changes what you need to learn in the opening holes: the width of the fairways, where the water sits, how fast the greens are. Treat the early holes as time to establish those three things rather than to make a score, and the decisions later in the round become much easier.

Green speed in particular is worth checking on the putting green before you start. Five minutes there prevents more damage than a three-putt on the first hole does.

The middle: defend on the water holes

The water hazards are placed where they matter, which means a hole with water in view is a deliberate crux the architect has set for you. Do you force it and lose a shot, or lay up and walk off with a par or a bogey? The difference across eighteen holes is decided on a handful of those calls.

The finish: plan around fatigue

In heat and humidity your judgement fades late in the round. With three holes left, do not try anything new. Repeat the club and the line that have been working. If you are planning thirty-six holes in a day, this matters even more.

How to think about scoring

The key to scoring at Phoenix Gold Golf Bangkok is not letting the scale of thirty-six holes distract you from the shot in front of you. More holes means more to learn, but the design principles are the same throughout.

• On a hole with water in view, decide with numbers. Ask whether your carry distance clears it, not whether it feels like it will.
• Ask your caddie for the distance to the bunkers. They are placed for particular carry ranges, so laying short of them is often the right choice.
• Use the quality of the lie. Hybrid Bermuda sits the ball up, which makes a controlled iron the easy option.
• Check the wind on every hole. On open ground it changes the premise of your club selection.
• On doglegs, play short of the corner. Take the angle for the second shot rather than forcing a shortcut.
• Favour the front of the green. Missing long often leaves an awkward recovery.

The 7,059-yard figure is from the back tees. Choosing a tee that fits you is the first move towards enjoying this course.

Common mistakes, and how to avoid them

1. Starting without checking which nines you are playing

At a thirty-six-hole club the day’s routing can differ from what you assumed when booking. Simply asking “which course are we playing today?” before you tee off lets you prepare.

2. Getting complacent because the turf is good

Hybrid Bermuda fairways give you a good lie and a satisfying strike. But that only applies when you keep the fairway. In the rough the conditions change. If you want to rely on a good lie, prioritise putting the ball in play first.

3. Judging a water carry by feel

The sense that “I’ll probably clear that” is almost always generous to yourself. Into the wind especially, your usual carry is not there. If you are not certain, lay up. Keep that up for eighteen holes and the score takes care of itself.

4. Running out of energy on the second eighteen

Thirty-six holes in a day is possible here, but two rounds in the Thai climate take a real toll. Put a proper break and something to eat and drink between them. Most collapses in the second round are physical, not technical.

5. Not planning the journey home

Being on the outskirts, there are times of day when a car is hard to come by after the round. Decide roughly when you will finish and think through how you are getting back before you start.

Facilities and service

A Mediterranean-style clubhouse

The clubhouse is built in a Mediterranean style, and it is one of the more memorable buildings among the courses around Bangkok. As a place to spend the time either side of a round, it manages to feel both calm and open.

The Hole-in-one restaurant

Inside there is a restaurant called Hole-in-one, which handles both a meal after the round and larger group bookings.

Sauna, jacuzzi, fitness and pool

The non-golf facilities are substantial: a sauna and jacuzzi, a fitness centre, a swimming pool and a health club, so you can loosen off before heading home.

That combination says this was built as a place to spend a day, not somewhere you play and leave. It also works well for groups, and for anyone travelling with people who do not play.

Practice and lessons

There are practice facilities, and lessons are available. That covers warming up before a round, and gives you an option if you want someone to look at your swing during your stay.

Pro shop and rental

Beyond retail, the pro shop rents out club sets and shoes. You can arrive with almost nothing, which makes it easy to slot a round into a business trip.

Caddies and carts

As is customary in Thailand, every player is accompanied by a caddie. On a thirty-six-hole property, a caddie who knows that day’s routing is especially valuable. Golf carts are also available.

What to bring

You can turn up with nothing, but the following change the quality of the round.

• Sunscreen and a hat — the land is open with little shade, so they are essential.
• Non-metal spiked shoes — the standard rule at Thai courses. Rental is available.
• Spare balls — water is in play on several holes, so bring more than you think.
• A change of clothes — useful if you plan to use the sauna or shower before leaving.

Making use of the hours beyond golf

Phoenix Gold Golf Bangkok was not built as a place to play and leave. Sauna, jacuzzi, fitness centre, pool, health club. Few courses around Bangkok have this much beyond the golf itself.

Resetting after the round

Eighteen holes in heat and humidity leave real fatigue behind. Getting straight into a car back to the city is a different experience from showering off in the sauna and jacuzzi first — you feel it the next day.

On a day when you have played thirty-six holes, or when another course is booked for tomorrow, those facilities stop being a luxury and become genuinely practical.

When someone in your party does not play

Travelling with family or friends rarely means everyone plays golf. With a pool, a fitness centre and a restaurant, non-golfers can spend the time in the same place. Removing the awkwardness of going off to play on your own matters more when planning a trip than it might sound.

A day for a group

For a competition or a client day, what happens after the round matters. Eat at the Hole-in-one restaurant, and let whoever wants to use the sauna. Having the whole day finish in one place without moving reduces the load on everyone attending.

The best season and time of day

For comfort, the dry season from about November to February is the pick. Humidity drops and mornings and evenings can feel genuinely cool.

From March to May the temperature climbs, so an early tee time keeps the toll down. On open ground like this, the midday sun feels stronger than you expect.

The rainy season from June to October is less a matter of all-day rain than of a short afternoon squall passing through. A morning round is largely unaffected, and tee times are comparatively easy to get in this period.

In any season the first slot of the day is the most comfortable. You finish the front nine before the heat peaks and hold your concentration better on the back. If you are planning thirty-six holes, starting early matters even more.

Who this course suits

• Anyone who wants to come back repeatedly: the four nines combine into a different round each visit.
• Golfers who choose by architect: thirty-six holes of Robert Trent Jones Jr.
• Groups and competitions: starts can be spread across thirty-six holes, and the restaurant and facilities are there.
• Anyone who wants more than golf from the day: sauna, jacuzzi, pool and fitness centre make it a full day out.
• Improving players: a good range of tees, and fairway lies that make the ball easier to strike.
• Anyone wanting thirty-six holes in a day: a morning and afternoon round with no travel in between.

On the other hand, it is a distance from the city centre, so it does not suit anyone who needs to get out and back quickly. In that case a course chosen for access, such as The Royal Golf and Country Club near Suvarnabhumi Airport, is the better fit.

How it differs from other courses around Bangkok

The courses within Bangkok have distinctly different characters. To place Phoenix Gold Golf Bangkok among them, it helps to set it beside the other courses in the area bookable through GoGolf.

What is distinctive here is the scale — thirty-six holes — and how much there is beyond the golf. Sauna, jacuzzi, fitness centre, pool. Being able to rest before you travel home tells when you want to spend a whole day out.

There is also the pleasure of playing this and Navatanee Golf Course, another Robert Trent Jones Jr. design, and comparing them: a classical eighteen from 1973 against a layout on the scale of thirty-six holes. You start to see what the same architect did with different ground.

The surrounding area and a stay in Bangkok

The Nong Chok area is within Bangkok yet spread with canals and farmland. It looks nothing like the high-rise centre, and the change of mood begins on the drive out to the course.

Most visitors stay centrally — Sukhumvit or Silom — and travel out to play, because hotels, restaurants and massage shops are concentrated there, which makes the non-golf hours easier to fill. Heading out by ride-hailing app in the morning and returning to the centre to eat is a realistic shape for the day.

Because eastern Bangkok has a cluster of courses, a stay of a few days playing several of them is easy to arrange. Try a combination of nines at Phoenix Gold, then add nearby Windsor Park or The Pine. You get variety without long journeys between rounds.

Combining it with other courses around Bangkok

Eastern Bangkok is where the courses cluster. If you are playing several rounds during your stay, pairing this with neighbouring courses keeps the travel down.

• Windsor Park and Golf Club — thirty-six holes on the same Suwinthawong Road, designed by Ron Fream.
• The Pine Golf Club — in the same Nong Chok district, with a 27-room lodge for stay-and-play.
• Navatanee Golf Course — another Robert Trent Jones Jr. design, and host of the 1975 World Cup.
• The Legacy Golf Club — a Jack Nicklaus design known for deep bunkers and large greens.

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

In summary

The case for Phoenix Gold Golf Bangkok comes down to three things.

• Thirty-six holes — four nines in North, East, South and West, recombined as often as you like.
• The design — Robert Trent Jones Jr., who asks you to think rather than simply hit it far.
• The facilities — a Mediterranean clubhouse, restaurant, sauna, jacuzzi, fitness centre and pool, enough for a full day.

Par 72, about 7,059 yards (roughly 6,455 metres). The hybrid Bermuda fairways give a consistent lie, which makes it easier to repeat your ball-striking. The former name was Suvarnabhumi Golf & Country Club — worth checking alongside the current one when you look for older information.

It is a way out of the centre, but that distance buys a quiet, open setting. If you want to give a whole day to golf, or you have had enough of playing the same eighteen, this is a strong option. Check today’s tee times and rates on the GoGolf app or website.

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