Siam Country Club Pattaya Waterside | Golf in Chonburi | GoGolf

Last updated: August 19, 2026

Siam Country Club Pattaya Waterside is an 18-hole course in Pong, Bang Lamung, Chonburi. It is an IMG design, opened in 2014.

Of the four courses at Siam Country Club, Waterside is the most approachable in character. The official site describes “gently undulating terrain, broad fairways and expansive sightlines”, in clear contrast to the elevation of the Old Course and Plantation.

As the name says, the lead role belongs to water. Several lakes and creeks, and wetland. Water is placed throughout the course as a visual element as much as a hazard.

Course rating 74.8, slope rating 139. It is also the host of the Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific Championship. For today’s tee times and green fees, check the GoGolf app or website.

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Course facts

The approachable course at Siam

Siam Country Club has four courses. The role Waterside plays among them is the one that welcomes the widest range of golfers.

Gentle contours

The information listed on GoGolf describes this course as distinct from the more contoured Old Course and Plantation.

The official site’s phrase is “gently undulating”. How you spend your energy here is entirely different from climbing the ridges at Plantation.

The fairways are broad

The official site describes “broad fairways” and “expansive sightlines”.

Being able to see where to aim when you step onto the tee is a considerable reassurance. The psychological load is different from a course closed in by trees.

Choose it by who you are playing with

A day when a beginner is in your group, or a day when you want energy left for consecutive rounds.

In those situations, Waterside is the first of the four to come up as a candidate.

A design where water leads

“Approachable” is not the same as “easy”, though. Waterside has a clearly defined difficulty of its own.

Water as hazard and as landscape

The official site explains that on this course water functions as a visual element as well as a hazard.

Several lakes, creeks and environmental waste areas. Wetland surrounds the property.

The other side of an open view

Broad fairways and open sightlines mean the water is in your field of vision too.

What trees would hide from you, and let you forget, is permanently visible here. That works on you as psychological pressure.

Carry it or avoid it

Every decision around water reduces, in the end, to two choices: carry it or avoid it.

What matters is deciding on the tee, then swinging. Hesitating mid-swing produces a half-hearted strike, and the ball finds the water.

How the environmental areas are treated

The information listed on GoGolf notes that the course has environmental waste areas.

How such areas are treated can differ from an ordinary hazard. Check with your caddie before you start and you will not be left guessing.

The 4th and the 17th: two signature holes

The official site names two holes as its signatures.

The 4th: the most photographed short hole

The 4th, a par 4, is described by the official site as beautifully framed by water and sky, and as one of the most photographed short holes in the region.

A short par 4 means it asks for precision rather than distance.

Relax because “it’s short” and you miss a narrow landing area ringed by water. On this hole, laying up and hitting a wedge in is often the safer result.

The 17th: a par 4 around the lake

The official site describes the 17th as wrapping around a lake, tempting the long hitter to carry it and offering the chance of an eagle.

A textbook piece of risk and reward architecture. Carry the water and you gain a large advantage; fail and you lose a decisive shot at the very end of the round.

How to make the call on 17

That decision should be made on where your score stands that day.

On a day when the card is holding together, lay up and take your par. On a day when it has already fallen apart, or in a relaxed round outside competition, it is worth the attempt.

Think of the 17th as the hole that asks what kind of round you wanted today.

IMG as the architect

Waterside was designed by IMG — a different architect from the other three courses at Siam Country Club.

Why the four courses have different architects

The Old Course was originally by Ichisuke Izumi; its renovation, plus Plantation and Rolling Hills, are Schmidt-Curley. And Waterside is IMG.

Splitting the architects within one club means the characters were deliberately made to differ.

What it was asked to provide

On a property that already had two heavily contoured courses, add one that is gentle, broad and led by water.

This is design as a portfolio. Whatever standard a golfer plays to, and whatever state their energy is in, there is a course here that fits the day.

Still fit for competition

Approachable in character, and yet a course rating of 74.8 and a slope rating of 139.

It is also host of the Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific Championship. The accurate reading is not “an easy course” but “a course where the physical load is light, so the contest is technical”.

How to build the round

Early holes: build a feel for the water by the 4th

The 4th is the first signature hole. Over the three holes before it, build the habit of measuring your distance to the water.

Check the distance to the water’s edge from the tee, decide to carry or avoid, then swing. Settle that sequence early and your judgement stays steady late on.

Middle holes: do not take the width for granted

Broad fairways make you want to swing freely. But beyond the edge of a broad fairway there is water.

Wide does not mean anywhere will do. Pick your target on every hole.

Late holes: what to do with the 17th

The risk and reward at 17 decides how the day closes.

Judge it on your score as you finish the 16th. Deciding that in advance means you will not stand on the tee wavering.

How to build a score here

• Decide carry or avoid on the tee. Hesitating mid-swing produces a half-hearted strike.
• Pick a target even on a broad fairway. Beyond the edge there is water.
• The 4th is about precision, not distance. Do not relax because it is a short par 4.
• Judge the 17th on your score after the 16th. Set the rule in advance and you will not waver.
• Check how the environmental areas are treated. They can differ from an ordinary hazard.
• Carry plenty of spare balls. Water is placed throughout the course.

Waterside is a course where judgement, not stamina, decides the score. The gentle contours keep your head working right to the end — which also means a lapse in judgement lands straight on the card.

Common mistakes and how to avoid them

1. Mistaking “approachable” for “easy”

The contours are gentle and the sightlines open, that much is true, but a course rating of 74.8 and a slope of 139 are not easy numbers. Only the physical load is light; the technical demand is high.

2. Swinging freely because the fairway is broad

Take the width for granted and hit without a target and you find the water beyond the fairway’s edge. It is precisely because it is broad that you should decide where to put it.

3. Relaxing on the 4th

A short par 4 looks easy in terms of distance. But the landing area framed by water and sky is narrow, and one relaxed shot turns straight into a penalty.

4. Taking on the 17th without a plan

On a par 4 that wraps around a lake, going for the carry on impulse costs you an irrecoverable shot at the end of the round. Decide in advance to judge it on your score after the 16th.

5. Not allowing for cart-path restrictions after rain

According to the official site, cart-path restrictions apply after rain. You will be walking more, so in the rainy season be ready to take several clubs with you and save the time.

Facilities and services

The clubhouse

According to the official site, the clubhouse has lockers, showers and drying facilities.

The restaurant seats 150 and overlooks the lake. Fitting for a course led by water, you can sit with the same view after your round.

The pro shop also rents clubs.

Practice facilities

There is a putting green and a chipping area.

On a course with this much water in play, getting up and down from around the green matters. Checking your feel in the chipping area is time well spent.

Caddies and carts

According to the official site, a caddie is compulsory. A cart is compulsory too and cannot be shared, with a club caddie driving.

Cart-path restrictions also apply after rain. If you are playing in the rainy season, expect to be walking more.

Location and access

Waterside is at 50/10 Pong, Bang Lamung, Chonburi 20150.

Inland from central Pattaya

It sits a short drive inland from Pattaya’s beach area, within the Siam Country Club property.

Four courses on one property

Alongside Waterside, Siam Country Club has Old, Plantation and Rolling Hills.

Playing four courses within a single stay is a rare arrangement even in Thailand. If you are playing on consecutive days, slotting Waterside in the day after a heavily contoured course balances your energy well.

Getting there

Beyond a company car or your own vehicle, ride-hailing services such as Grab, common throughout Bangkok, work well. Since it is inland, think about the ride home in advance too. Please note that GoGolf does not arrange transfers or shuttles.

Choosing between the four Siam courses

• Waterside: 18 holes. IMG design, opened 2014. CR 74.8 / slope 139. Gentle contours, broad fairways, water in the lead role. Light on the legs.
• Old Course: 18 holes, par 72, about 7,162 yards. Opened 1970, renovated 2007. CR 74.1 / slope 137. Classic parkland.
• Plantation: 27 holes. Opened 2008. CR 76.3 / slope 143. Big elevation and Gulf of Thailand views. The hardest of the four on paper.
• Rolling Hills: 18 holes, over about 7,200 yards. Opened 2020. CR 74.4 / slope 135. The “Wall of Death” bunker at 15.

Waterside suits a day when you want energy left and a day when your group covers a range of abilities. The gentle contours and the open layout are what make the difference.

What to bring

• Spare balls — water is placed throughout the course. Carry extras.
• A wedge — you will use it often on the short par 4 and around the water.
• Sunscreen and a hat — an open course has little shade; both are essential.

If you are playing in the rainy season, allow for extra walking under cart-path restrictions and choose shoes you are used to.

Best season and time of day

The dry season from around November to February is the most comfortable, with lower humidity and firmer turf.

On a course led by water, the clear air of the dry season counts. It is also the season when the lake surfaces look their best.

March to May brings rising temperatures, so a morning slot is the realistic choice. Because the contours are gentle, the same hot season is still lighter work here than on a heavily contoured course.

From June to October, most days see a short shower pass through in the afternoon. Morning rounds are barely affected, and tee times are easier to get. Do bear in mind that cart-path restrictions apply after rain.

Who this course suits

• Anyone wanting energy left over: gentle contours make consecutive rounds far less taxing.
• Anyone playing in a mixed group: broad fairways and open sightlines make it easy for beginners too.
• Anyone who likes water views: several lakes, creeks and wetland. Water works visually as well.
• Anyone who wants a contest of judgement: not stamina but the carry-or-avoid call decides the score.
• Anyone testing themselves at tournament standard: CR 74.8 / slope 139. Host of the Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific Championship.
• Anyone playing several rounds: four courses of different character on one property.

On the other hand, anyone after big elevation or dramatic scenery may find it underwhelming. In that case, Plantation on the same property is the better fit.

Pairing it with other Chonburi courses

If you are playing several rounds during your stay, pairing nearby courses keeps travel down.

• Amata Spring Country Club — the island green at 17, reached by boat, is the signature.
• Burapha Golf and Resort — 36 holes; East and West play very differently.
• Chee Chan Golf Resort — the Khao Chi Chan Buddha is visible from every hole.
• Bangpra Golf Club and Resort — a classic course opened in 1958.

Availability and pricing across the whole region are on the Bangkok golf booking page.

Check these before you book

• Your group’s standard — broad fairways and open sightlines accommodate mixed abilities easily.
• The order of consecutive rounds — slotting it in the day after a contoured course balances your energy.
• Spare balls — water is placed throughout the course.
• Cart-path restrictions in the rainy season — you will be walking more after rain.
• How you will travel — it is inland from central Pattaya. Think about the ride home too.
• Today’s rates and availability — check the GoGolf app or website.

This is a popular course, so peak dry-season slots fill quickly. Lock one in as soon as your dates are settled.

In summary

Three reasons to choose Waterside.

• Approachability — gentle contours, broad fairways, open sightlines. Light on the legs.
• The water design — several lakes and creeks, working as a visual element as much as a hazard.
• Tournament standard — CR 74.8 / slope 139. Host of the Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific Championship.

Siam Country Club Pattaya Waterside is an IMG design opened in 2014, over 18 holes. The 4th, framed by water and sky, is one of the most photographed short holes in the region. The 17th is a par 4 around a lake that tempts the long hitter to carry it.

Caddies and carts are compulsory; carts cannot be shared and are driven by club caddies. Please note that cart-path restrictions apply after rain. For today’s availability and green fees, check the GoGolf app or website.

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