Rachakram Golf Club | Golf Course in Ayutthaya | GoGolf

Last updated: August 19, 2026

Rachakram Golf Club is an 18-hole, par-72 course at Bang Sai in Ayutthaya province. It was designed by Dr. Sukitti Klangvisai and opened in December 2006. The official figure for the length is 7,127 yards.

The practical strength of this course is night golf. The official site presents it as a course with night golf, a restaurant, a pro shop and a resort. For anyone wanting to avoid the daytime heat, or with sightseeing or work in the day, being able to play at night has real value.

In play, its feature is fast greens. MonkeyTravel gives the grasses as Bermuda and Zoysia and the green speed as fast. On fast greens, going straight at the flag means the ball will not stop, and you are left with a difficult putt coming back.

Variety from hole to hole is another feature: par 5s that feel long, par 3s of differing lengths, and water hazards that require a careful choice of target. Check today’s tee times and rates on the GoGolf app or website.

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Course information

The design: 18 holes, par 72

Rachakram is a comparatively new course, opened in December 2006. The designer is Dr. Sukitti Klangvisai.

On the yardage figures

Sources differ on the length. The official figure is 7,127 yards, while Golfasian and some booking platforms list 6,941 yards.

The difference is likely down to how the tee boxes are measured, when the scorecard was updated, or each platform’s display convention. This page takes the official figure as its main reference while recording that more than one figure is published.

Variety from hole to hole

Rachakram is not simply a wide, easy course. Hole19 presents it as a course with water hazards, a clubhouse, a resort and night golf, enjoyable for players of various levels.

Several golf-travel sites also introduce it as a course with variety from hole to hole. Par 5s that feel long, par 3s of differing lengths, and water hazards that require a careful choice of target.

As a par-72 course, short, medium and long holes are combined in good balance. Putting a score together calls for the tee shot, the approach, the short game and the putting, all of them.

Which is to say the player has to think not only about hitting it far but about where to attack and where to lay up safely.

The fast greens: the biggest variable

What to watch for most at Rachakram is your play around the greens.

MonkeyTravel gives the grasses as Bermuda and Zoysia, and the green speed as fast. Actual conditions change from day to day, but when the greens are fast, the pace of your approach play and your putting decides your score.

Do not go straight at the flag

On fast greens, going straight at the flag means the ball will not stop. You run past and are left with a difficult putt coming back — the classic “hit the green and three-putted”.

The remedy is to intend to land short of the flag. Avoid positions that leave a downhill line in particular, and give priority to landing on the side that leaves you an uphill putt.

Chip shots run too

The same happens with a chip from around the green. Come in a fraction too firmly and it runs further than you imagined.

On a course with fast greens, playing it low and calculating the run is easier to read than lofting it and trying to stop it. Keeping the option of running one with an 8-iron or pitching wedge changes how often you get it close.

Separate the attacking holes from the defensive ones

At Rachakram, the judgement that matters is separating the moments to attack from the moments to put the ball somewhere safe.

Force it on a hole with a water hazard in play, then go at the flag on a fast green — put those two together and one hole costs you a lot. Deciding in advance that one of the two will always be the safe option is effective.

Night golf as an option

One of Rachakram’s great attractions is that it offers night golf.

The official site presents it as a course with night golf, a restaurant, a pro shop and a resort. Birdie also describes it as about 45 minutes from Bangkok with night golf available.

You avoid the heat

The middle of the day in Thailand can get very hot. In the hot season from March to May especially, eighteen holes in the daytime takes a lot out of you.

A round at night, with the temperature down, lets you keep the same concentration to the end. On a course where fast greens test your feel for distance, being able to hold your concentration to the last hole has a practical meaning.

It changes how you use your time

For anyone with sightseeing or work in the day, being able to play at night considerably increases the freedom of your itinerary.

Tour the Ayutthaya historical park in the afternoon and play golf from the evening — that becomes possible.

We recommend confirming in advance

If night golf is your purpose, though, please confirm the current arrangements before you book.

The lighting, start times, rates, days available and the conditions for carts and caddies can change from day to day. If you are planning around an evening round, checking with the official site or the club beforehand is the safe move.

Note too that depth is harder to judge under lights. Choosing a club by your usual feel may not fit, so trust the yardages your caddie gives you.

Location and access

Rachakram is in the Bang Sai area of Ayutthaya province. It lies north of Bangkok, at a distance where a day of golf out of the city is entirely workable.

How long the journey takes

The official site gives about 45 minutes from Bangkok. Golfasian, meanwhile, gives about an hour and a half via the second motorway.

Traffic in Bangkok varies greatly with the time of day, so allowing roughly 45 to 90 minutes is the realistic approach. Mornings and evenings on weekdays are especially prone to congestion, so work back from your tee time and leave with room to spare.

How it works from northern Bangkok

It is a convenient location for anyone staying in northern Bangkok, Don Mueang or around Rangsit, and for anyone wanting to combine golf with sightseeing in Ayutthaya.

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 of the greens

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

Rolling a few on the putting green before you start cuts the three-putts early in the round.

The middle: decide on the holes with water

On holes where a water hazard is in play, you have to decide each time whether to attack or lay up. Whether you can put moving safely forward ahead of forcing it is what counts here.

Come through the middle without a big number and you keep some mental room for the closing stretch.

The closing stretch: do not force the long holes

With par 5s that feel long in the make-up, forcing anything when fatigue has set in late is especially to be avoided.

Settle on getting there in three and the hesitation disappears when you stand on the tee. Trying to win it back and finding the water is the classic late collapse.

How to think about scoring

The key to a score at Rachakram is whether you can build your round on the assumption of fast greens.

• Land short of the flag. On fast greens, going straight at it means the ball will not stop.
• Land on the side that leaves an uphill putt. A fast downhill putt is what causes three-putts.
• Chip it low and calculate the run. Lofting it to stop it does not fit here.
• Do not attack water and a fast green at once. One of the two is always the safe option.
• Choose the tee that fits your game. The official figure is 7,127 yards; the back tees feel long.
• Ask the caddie about the slope. On fast greens, reading the slope is your putt count.

With short, medium and long holes balanced across the par 72, this is a course that tests everything from the tee shot to the putting.

Common mistakes, and how to avoid them

1. Going at the flag on a fast green

The most common mistake. On a fast green the ball does not stop, and running past leaves you a difficult putt coming back. Intend to land short of the flag, and choose the side that leaves an uphill putt.

2. Trying to loft a chip to stop it

When the greens are fast, even a lofted ball runs once it lands. If it will not stop however you try, playing it low on the assumption that it will run is easier to calculate from the outset.

3. Attacking water and a fast green at once

Forcing it on a hole with a water hazard in play, then going at the flag on a fast green. Put those two together and one hole costs you a lot. Deciding in advance that one of the two will always be the safe option is effective.

4. Underestimating the journey

The official site gives about 45 minutes, Golfasian about an hour and a half. Traffic in Bangkok varies greatly with the time of day, so leave allowing roughly 45 to 90 minutes.

5. Not confirming the night golf arrangements

The lighting, start times, rates, days available and the conditions for carts and caddies can change from day to day. If you are planning around an evening round, always confirm beforehand.

Facilities and services

The clubhouse and restaurant

For a player travelling in from Bangkok or around Ayutthaya, the restaurant, pro shop and locker rooms are the facilities that decide how comfortable the day is.

Being able to check in on arrival, change and get ready, and eat or rest after the round makes the whole golf itinerary run smoothly. There are kiosks out on the course too.

The pro shop

The pro shop is useful when you want to top up on gloves, balls, tees and other small items on site.

Groups and corporate use

The official fact sheet lists function rooms, tournament organisation, group bookings and corporate outings.

Beyond an ordinary recreational round, it is set up for corporate golf, small groups and events.

Caddies, carts and rental

As at most Thai golf courses, caddies and golf carts are an important part of the day at Rachakram.

Golfasian lists additional services including golf carts, club set rental, shoe rental and umbrella rental.

On a course with water hazards and fast greens, a caddie’s advice is especially useful. Distances, the wind, the safe line to take, how to read the greens — they fill in the information a first-time player cannot easily see.

Practice

The official fact sheet lists a putting green among the facilities. Because fast greens are this course’s feature, even a few minutes rolling putts before you start cuts the early mistakes in distance.

Course tours are listed too. It is something to ask about on a first visit, or when a group wants to look round in advance.

Because there is lighting, you can also choose to avoid the daytime heat and play from the evening. Depth is harder to judge at night, though, so trusting the yardages your caddie gives you is steadier.

There are kiosks out on the course as well. On a hot day, whether there is somewhere to take on water before you start the second nine changes how well you concentrate late in the round.

Choosing to play golf in Ayutthaya

Golf courses near Bangkok cluster along Bangna-Trat Road, east and southeast of the city. Golf itineraries therefore tend to lean east.

The value of going north

Ayutthaya province is a golf area north of Bangkok. Rachakram, Ayutthaya Golf Club, Royal Bang Pa-in and Northern Rangsit are gathered here.

They are less well known than the courses to the east, but that brings the practical advantage that they are less crowded and tee times are easier to get.

It works alongside sightseeing

Ayutthaya is a World Heritage historic city. Even if the people with you do not play golf, 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.

The night golf combination

Given that Rachakram offers night golf, you can also build a day of sightseeing in the daytime and golf from the evening.

Give the hot part of the day to sightseeing and travel, and head for the course once the temperature has dropped. Given the Thai climate, that is a rather rational use of time.

What is running for night golf can change from day to day, though, so if you are building an itinerary around it, we recommend confirming in advance.

What to bring

• Spare balls — with water hazards in play, extras are reassuring.
• Sunscreen and a hat — essential for a daytime round.
• Insect repellent — worth having if you are planning a round at night.

Club sets, shoes and umbrellas are listed as available to rent, so dropping in without your own equipment works too.

The best season and time of day

The dry season from about November to February is the most comfortable; the humidity drops and the evenings are pleasant too.

In the hot season from March to May the daytime temperature climbs, which is when night golf is at its most valuable. Avoid the daytime and play from the evening and you save a great deal of energy.

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.

As for the time of day, either the first slot of the morning or the evening is comfortable. Being able to choose to suit your plans for the day is this course’s strength.

Who this course suits

• Anyone who wants to try night golf: playing at night fits around your daytime plans.
• Anyone who wants to work on course management: it asks constantly where to attack and where to lay up.
• Anyone who wants to test their putting: on fast greens, the precision of your distance control is your score.
• Anyone staying in northern Bangkok or around Rangsit: a distance that fits into a day trip.
• Groups and corporate outings: function rooms and tournament organisation are catered for.
• Anyone combining golf with sightseeing: the Ayutthaya historical park fits into the same day.

On a day when you just want to hit it straight and enjoy yourself, though, a course of fast greens and constant decisions about water may make you think a little harder than you wanted to.

How it differs from the other Ayutthaya courses

The courses of Ayutthaya province each have a clearly distinct character. Here is where Rachakram sits alongside the main courses in the same area bookable through GoGolf.

• Rachakram Golf Club: 18 holes / par 72 / 7,127 yards officially. Opened December 2006. Fast greens and night golf. Considerable variety from hole to hole.
• Ayutthaya Golf Club: 18 holes / par 72 / about 7,095 yards. Opened 2008. Wide fairways and large greens.
• Royal Bang Pa-in Golf Club: 18 holes / par 72 / about 7,054 yards. Schmidt-Curley design, opened 2017. A modern championship course.
• Northern Rangsit Golf Club: 18 holes / par 72 / about 6,793 yards. Relatively flat, with water in play on every hole.
• NCR Golf Club: 18 holes / par 72. A setting of river and lakes, with wide fairways.

What sets Rachakram apart in that company is the combination of night golf and fast greens. Playing in the cool of the evening on greens that test your feel for distance — that experience is hard to find at the other courses in the area.

Pairing it with other Ayutthaya courses

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

• Ayutthaya Golf Club — wide fairways and large greens, easy to combine with sightseeing.
• Royal Bang Pa-in Golf Club — a modern championship course designed by Schmidt-Curley.
• 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 Rachakram.

• Night golf — you avoid the daytime heat and it fits around your daytime plans.
• Fast greens — Bermuda and Zoysia grasses, where the precision of your distance control is your score.
• Variety from hole to hole — long par 5s, par 3s of differing lengths, and water that needs a choice of target.

Rachakram Golf Club was designed by Dr. Sukitti Klangvisai and opened in December 2006. Eighteen holes, par 72, with an official yardage of 7,127 (Golfasian and some others give 6,941).

It is about 45 to 90 minutes from Bangkok. With a restaurant, pro shop and function rooms, it is set up for groups and corporate outings as well. Check today’s tee times and rates on the GoGolf app or website.

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