The Pine Golf Club | Golf Course in Bangkok | GoGolf

Last updated: August 19, 2026

The Pine Golf Club is an 18-hole, par-72 course in the Nong Chok district of eastern Bangkok. It opened in 2005 and was designed by V-Entertain Co. It measures about 6,917 yards from the back tees, 6,257 from the club tees and 5,570 from the front. It is a parkland course laid out in rural surroundings, away from the noise of the city centre.

If the character of this course had to be put in one line, it would be: gentle to look at, difficult on the greens. The club’s own site describes the challenge as lying in the changing wind and greens set deliberately hard. The fairways tighten in places and water is in play on more than a few holes. And the bunkers guarding the greens keep asking quiet questions of your approach play.

The other defining feature is the 27-room golf lodge on site. Being able to stay at the course makes an early start the morning after arrival, or thirty-six holes in a day, entirely realistic. The distance from the city centre becomes an argument for cutting the travel and concentrating on the golf.

In 2007 it hosted the Thailand University Championship. Quiet surroundings, demanding greens, and somewhere to sleep. For anyone looking for that combination, The Pine is a strong candidate in Bangkok. Check today’s tee times and rates on the GoGolf app or website.

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Course information

The advantage of having a lodge on site

What clearly separates The Pine from the other courses around Bangkok is the 27-room golf lodge within the property. Being able to sleep at the course changes how you plan the golf itself.

You can arrive the evening before and take the first slot of the morning, finishing the front nine before the heat builds and without worrying about Bangkok traffic. Or you can play thirty-six holes in a day: with no travel between rounds, a morning and an afternoon eighteen is not a stretch.

It suits groups too. Driving out from the centre and back means time lost to gathering everyone and dispersing again. Stay on site and the evening becomes part of the trip. Being able to treat it as a golf camp is a rare option around Bangkok.

The distance from the city has been turned into a strength by the accommodation. That single point explains where The Pine sits.

Location and access

The Pine is in Kratumrai, in the Nong Chok district of eastern Bangkok. The address is 39 Moo 8 Sangkasuntisuk Road, Kratumrai, Nong Chok, Bangkok 10530. Administratively it is within Bangkok, but the surroundings are rural countryside, a completely different landscape from the city centre.

Windsor Park and Golf Club and Phoenix Gold Golf Bangkok are also in Nong Chok, and eastern Bangkok has a real concentration of courses. That makes planning a trip around several of them straightforward.

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 with traffic. Being a course on the outskirts, it is worth thinking about the trip home in advance — though staying at the lodge removes that concern entirely.

Please note that GoGolf does not arrange transfers or shuttles.

What defines the course: wind and greens

The club’s own site describes the challenge here as the changing wind and greens set deliberately hard. Those two things define The Pine’s character.

Wind across open ground

With no tall buildings nearby and the course built on rural land, the wind blows straight through. And it does not hold one direction: it shifts with the time of day and the orientation of the hole.

Under those conditions your usual distance simply does not apply. Check how the flag is moving on the tee and decide, every time, whether to take one more club or one less. This is a course where the habit of reading the wind pays off directly.

Tight fairways and water

There are places where the fairway demands an accurate tee shot, and water is in play on more than a few holes. It looks open, but the width you can actually aim at is narrower than it appears. That gap is what tends to cost you shots.

Bunkers guarding the greens

The greens are effectively bunkered around their edges, and they are contoured, so finding the surface is not the end of the matter. You need to decide which part of the green you are aiming at before you swing.

For anyone who feels they hit it far enough but cannot put a score together, this course sets out the problem clearly: it is not the tee shot, it is the judgement around the green.

The signature holes

The 12th: a par 3 of about 140 yards

The hole the club names as its signature is the par-3 12th. At about 140 yards it is on the short side. But with water left and a bunker right, there is nowhere to bail out.

A short par 3 invites the assumption that you ought to hit the green, which is exactly why a miss hurts. Add wind and the club changes by one; get that wrong and either the water or the sand is waiting. It is the shot from this course you will remember.

The 9th: a bunker right and a sloping green

The par-4 9th has a bunker set on the right side and a green with side-to-side slope. Land your approach on the surface and it can still be carried across to the far edge.

The remedy is simple: attack from the high side. Land the ball on the receiving side and it moves towards the flag. Whether you protect your score at the close of the front nine affects the rhythm of the back nine too.

How to think about scoring

The key to putting a score together at The Pine is whether you can keep both variables — wind and greens — in mind on every hole.

• Always check the wind on the tee. The flag, the movement in the trees, the drift of the cloud. The premise of your club selection changes.
• Be more careful the shorter the par 3. As at the 12th, the shorter the hole the higher the price of a miss.
• Approach the greens from the high side. Land on the receiving side and the ball moves towards the flag.
• Keep the lay-up option on water holes. Do not force the carry.
• Do not over-trust the width of the fairway. It looks open, but the line you can actually take is narrower in places.
• Ask your caddie about the wind and the line. Someone who sees the course daily reads it better than a first-time visitor.

Put the other way round, once you have the wind and the greens solved, the length is not unreasonable. About 6,917 yards from the back tees, about 6,257 from the club tees — not extreme. This is a course you compete on with judgement rather than distance.

Common mistakes, and how to avoid them

1. Taking your usual club without looking at the wind

This is the most common mistake here. On open ground there is always some wind, and both its direction and its strength change. Look at the flag as soon as you reach the tee. Whether or not you have that habit visibly changes how many greens you hit in a round.

2. Relaxing on the short par 3

The 12th is about 140 yards. On the number alone it looks easy. But water sits left and sand right: the shorter the hole, the less room there is to miss. Take one more into the wind, hold it back downwind. Simply making that decision carefully prevents a big number.

3. Being satisfied with hitting the green

On contoured greens, where you finish changes the difficulty of the putt entirely. On a hole like the 9th with side slope, landing on the low side leaves an uphill sliding putt that is hard to judge for pace. Not “hit the green” but “which part of the green”. That difference goes straight to your putt count.

4. Swinging freely because it feels open

The wide views tempt you into going after it. But the line you can actually take is narrower than it looks, and water is in play on some holes. Accepting that swinging freely and building a score are two different things pays off on the back nine.

Building the shape of your eighteen

The front nine: establish a rhythm by the 9th

The opening holes let you settle in reasonably, but the 9th tests you on the slope of the green to close the nine. Whether you have kept a score together by then changes how you start the back nine. Treat the early holes as time to learn the wind and the greens rather than to force it, and the purpose of the front nine becomes clear.

The middle: how you arrive at the 12th

The short par-3 12th comes soon after the turn. It is a chance to make a score and equally a place to lose one in a single shot. Settle things at the 10th and 11th so that you reach the 12th tee composed.

The finish: watch for the wind getting up

In general the wind is calmer in the morning and builds through the day. On a morning tee time, that means club selection gets harder as you finish. Read the wind more carefully the later it gets, and a late collapse becomes much easier to avoid.

The surrounding area and a stay in Bangkok

The Nong Chok area is within Bangkok yet still rural in character. Canals and farmland spread out, and the air is nothing like that of the high-rise centre. Going a little out of your way for the golf gives you another side of Bangkok.

For where to sleep there are two choices: use the lodge, or take a hotel in the centre and travel out. If golf is the point of the trip, the lodge; if you also want sightseeing and dinner, the centre. Choose by what the trip is for.

Even staying centrally, a round in the morning and the city in the afternoon works comfortably. Bangkok is one of the few cities where golf and urban travel fit into the same itinerary.

Facilities and service

The golf lodge (27 rooms)

There are 27 rooms on the property. Staying the night before for an early start, thirty-six holes in a day, or something closer to a golf camp with a group — accommodation makes all of it possible. Room numbers are limited, so book early if you are planning to stay.

Restaurant

For dining there are two rooms: Chaba room (about 100 people) and Chuanchom room (about 60). That scale means competitions and group outings are catered for directly. The prize-giving and the meal afterwards can all happen in one place.

Practice

There are practice facilities for loosening up before the round. Because wind and greens are the key here, rolling a few putts on the putting green before you start cuts down early three-putts.

Caddies and carts

As is customary in Thailand, every player is accompanied by a caddie. They can give you a read on the wind and the line on the greens — things that are hard to judge on a first visit. Golf carts are also available.

The spike rule

Non-metal spikes only. Check the soles of the shoes you plan to bring.

About course condition

There are reports that opinions on course condition differ by season and by when people visited. This page does not state as fact things we have not been able to verify ourselves.

In general, conditions at Thai courses change between the rainy and dry seasons. In the rainy season in particular the fairways soften and the ball runs less. If it concerns you, ask the club directly before booking, or choose the dry season from about November to February to be certain.

What this course is consistently praised for, on the other hand, is value for money. Being able to play a course of this scale within Bangkok in calm surroundings is a genuinely practical attraction for many golfers.

How to build a stay-and-play

At a course with a lodge, how you use the accommodation changes the density of the trip. Here are three plans that work realistically at The Pine.

Plan 1: stay the night before and start early

Check in the evening before and take the first slot the next morning. The biggest gain is avoiding Bangkok’s morning traffic entirely. Finishing the front nine before the heat builds also makes it easier to hold your condition to the end. Head back to the city after the round and the afternoon is still yours.

Plan 2: thirty-six holes in a day

A morning and an afternoon round. With no travel in between, lunch and a proper break fit comfortably. Playing the same course twice means what you learned first time round pays the second: the wind’s tendencies, the speed of the greens, the club at the 12th. It is the arrangement where you feel your score improve.

Plan 3: a group camp

Stay with a few friends and play several rounds over two days. Run it as a competition and the prize-giving happens in the restaurant. With no travel or gathering to organise, the whole time goes into the golf — that is the value of this arrangement.

In every case, the lodge has a limited number of rooms. Talk to the club as soon as your dates are fixed if the plan depends on staying over.

What to bring

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

• Sunscreen and a hat — some holes offer little shade, so they are essential.
• Non-metal spiked shoes — metal spikes are not permitted.
• Spare balls — water is in play on several holes, 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, and the period when conditions are most likely to be settled.

In the hot season from March to May the daytime temperature climbs, so an early start is the practical choice. Staying at the lodge the night before makes the first slot of the morning easy to take.

The rainy season from June to October is mostly a short afternoon squall passing through. A morning round is less affected and tee times are comparatively easy to get. The fairways can soften, though, so it is safer not to count on much run.

As for the time of day, the wind is generally calmer in the morning and builds through the day. If you dislike playing in wind, an early slot will keep your score together.

Who this course suits

• Anyone who wants a quiet round: rural surroundings away from the noise of the city.
• Anyone who wants stay-and-play: 27 rooms make a night before, or thirty-six holes, realistic.
• Groups and competitions: a restaurant for around 100 and accommodation mean it all happens in one place.
• Anyone wanting to sharpen their wind play: open ground and shifting wind make the round its own practice.
• Anyone working on their short game: sloping greens and bunkering test the precision of your approach.
• Anyone who values what they get for the money: this course is well regarded on that count.

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 The Pine among them, it helps to set it beside the other courses in the area bookable through GoGolf.

What is distinctive here is the accommodation and the quiet. For anyone who wants to cut the travel and concentrate on the golf, or to spend a few days with friends, it offers something the other courses do not.

Combining it with other courses around Bangkok

Eastern Bangkok is where the courses cluster. Use the lodge at The Pine as a base and you can work through the neighbouring courses efficiently.

• Windsor Park and Golf Club — 36 holes in the same eastern Bangkok, recombined for a different round each time.
• Phoenix Gold Golf Bangkok — in the same Nong Chok district, 36 holes by Robert Trent Jones Jr.
• The Legacy Golf Club — a Jack Nicklaus design known for deep bunkers and large greens.
• Navatanee Golf Course — host of the 1975 World Cup and a course with real history.

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

In summary

The case for The Pine comes down to three things.

• The lodge — 27 rooms on site, making a night before, thirty-six holes or a group camp possible.
• The quiet — rural countryside away from the centre, where you can play in peace.
• Wind and greens — a course you compete on with judgement rather than distance, and one worth solving.

The Pine Golf Club opened in 2005: 18 holes, par 72, about 6,917 yards from the back tees. The short par-3 12th and the sloping green at the 9th give you holes you remember. It hosted the Thailand University Championship in 2007.

It is not an extreme length, which is exactly why the difference comes from judgement rather than distance. Read the wind, decide where on the green to land, play the short par 3 carefully. Those choices accumulate directly into a score — this is a course that makes that plain.

If what you want is to cut the travel and concentrate on the golf, The Pine is one of the few answers in Bangkok. Check today’s tee times and rates on the GoGolf app or website.

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