The Royal Golf and Country Club | Golf Course in Bangkok | GoGolf

Last updated: August 19, 2026

The Royal Golf and Country Club is an 18-hole, par-72 course roughly ten minutes by car from Suvarnabhumi International Airport. It lies in the Lat Krabang district of eastern Bangkok. Very few courses sit this close to the airport, which means you can fit a round into the spare hours of an arrival or departure day — something no other Bangkok course offers quite so easily.

The designer was the Japanese architect Chohei Miyazawa, and the course opened in 1993. It measures about 7,123 yards from the back tees, 6,232 from the club tees and 5,487 from the front. The club’s own material describes about 7,240 yards from the professional tee.

What defines this course is water. The official site calls it the only golf course in Bangkok completely surrounded by water, and in play water is visible and relevant on virtually every hole. The island green at the 13th and the carry of some 200 yards at the 17th put the same question to you again and again: how much do you take on?

Proximity to the airport, a layout built around water, and a clubhouse finished to international standard. Those three things together are why the course is chosen by business travellers and holiday golfers alike. Check today’s tee times and rates on the GoGolf app or website.

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What ten minutes from the airport actually buys you

The most practical asset of The Royal is how close it is to Suvarnabhumi. The official site describes roughly ten minutes by car, taking Exit 5 onto On Nut Road and then about 1.5 kilometres.

That distance changes how you can build an itinerary. On a morning arrival you can head straight to the course before checking into your hotel. On a night departure you can play eighteen in the morning and go on to the airport. Turning a travel day into a playing day matters a great deal when your trip is only a few days long.

The same applies to business travellers. Reaching a city-centre course means budgeting for traffic, whereas the airport side is far more predictable. Slot a round in around a meeting, or use a long layover. The flexibility is real.

A course designed around water

The official site introduces this as the only golf course in Bangkok completely surrounded by water. Play it and the phrase turns out not to be an exaggeration: water is involved on virtually every hole.

Chohei Miyazawa, the Japanese architect responsible, did not scatter water as isolated hazards. He used it as the skeleton of the whole layout. The consequence is that you spend eighteen holes deciding, over and over, how far to press and where to take the safe line.

At the same time the fairways carry pleasant movement and the bunkering is careful. Difficulty does not come from water alone; water, contour and sand work together. The ground itself is largely flat and easy to walk, so fatigue is never the main source of the challenge.

The signature holes and how to think about them

The 13th: an island green

The hole the club names as its signature is the island green at the 13th. The green is ringed by water and a miss costs you a stroke immediately. Everything depends on whether you can concentrate on the distance and read the wind.

What matters most here is the courage not to aim at the flag. The tighter the pin, the better the arithmetic of putting the ball in the middle and accepting two putts.

The 17th: about 200 yards of carry, and pot bunkers

Late in the round comes the 17th, which the club describes as demanding a precise carry of some 200 yards over water. Pot bunkers wait on the far side, so clearing the water is not the end of the matter. Whether you know your true carry distance shows up directly in the result.

The 16th: the Micky Mouse hole

The par-4 16th is known as the Micky Mouse hole for the distinctive shape of its sand — two round “ears”. The look is charming; the position is not, because failing to avoid it will cost you.

The 3rd: a short par 3 of real quality

The short par-3 3rd is good enough to be compared to the postage-stamp 8th at Royal Troon. Precisely because it is short, the recovery from a miss is awkward. It captures this course’s character neatly: the short holes are the ones to respect.

How to build a score

On a course where water touches nearly every hole, scoring depends less on technique than on decision-making — whether you can choose between pressing and laying up by arithmetic rather than by feel.

• Know your carry distance precisely. Every water decision rests on that number.
• When in doubt, lay up. Two shots to the green beats one shot into the water.
• Aim at the middle of the green rather than the flag. Especially on the 13th.
• Check the wind on every hole. Over water it has more effect on club selection.
• Carry spare balls. On a course with this much water it is simply practical.
• Ask your caddie for distances and lines. On a first visit it is a real help.

Put another way, this is a fair course for anyone willing to lay up. Avoid the heroics and it rarely runs away from you; the design rewards steady play.

Facilities and service

Restaurant

The clubhouse has a 200-seat restaurant and two private rooms. That is enough for a meal after your round and for entertaining or group functions.

Lockers and showers

The locker rooms hold 250 lockers and 16 showers for men, 50 lockers and 5 showers for women. Even on a day when you go straight on to the airport you can wash and change first — which suits the location perfectly.

Pro shop and rental

Beyond retail, the pro shop offers golf shoes, club sets, chairs and umbrellas for rent. You can arrive with almost nothing, which makes a round easy to slot into a business trip.

Driving range

There is a driving range for warming up. With so many water carries to judge, confirming your carry distance before you start is unusually valuable here.

Before you play

• Dress code: a collared shirt, golf slacks or shorts, and golf shoes.
• Spikes: non-metal spikes only.
• Carts: compulsory at weekends.
• Caddies: one for every player.
• Booking: the airport location makes it popular, so weekends fill early.
• Balls: bring spares. There is a lot of water.

Please also note that GoGolf does not arrange transfers or shuttles. Travel from the airport or your hotel by company car, your own vehicle, or a ride-hailing service such as Grab.

When to play

The dry season from about November to February is the most comfortable. Humidity drops and mornings and evenings become pleasant. On a course built around water, the scenery is at its best in this season too.

From March to May the heat rises, so an early tee time is the practical choice. Being close to the airport also helps you secure those early slots.

From June to October the rain usually arrives as a short afternoon squall, so a morning round is largely unaffected and tee times are easier to find. After rain the water level can rise, so judge your carries more carefully.

Who this course suits

• Business travellers and anyone in transit — about ten minutes from the airport turns a travel day into a playing day.
• Golfers who enjoy the tension of a water carry — the 13th and the 17th are holes you remember.
• Better players testing their management — the choice between pressing and laying up shows in the score.
• Corporate and group golf — a 200-seat restaurant and private rooms mean the meal afterwards happens in one place.
• Improving players — the front tees at about 5,487 yards are entirely playable if you lay up.

If forced carries make you uneasy, some holes will feel demanding. In that case move up a tee and plan to lay up; you can play the course without losing what makes it interesting.

Combining The Royal with nearby courses

Sitting on the airport side, The Royal pairs well with the courses of north-eastern Bangkok to give you the full range of golf in the city.

• Navatanee Golf Course — host of the 1975 World Cup of Golf, with modest water and a classical design of sand and trees.
• Panya Indra Golf Club — 27 holes and night golf, for a day when you want to play into the evening.
• The Legacy Golf Club — a Jack Nicklaus design with deep bunkers and large greens.
• The Pine Golf Club — has its own lodge, so you can play in quieter surroundings and stay over.

You can see availability and rates for the whole area on the Bangkok golf booking page.

In summary

The Royal Golf and Country Club pairs a location about ten minutes by car from Suvarnabhumi Airport with an 18-hole, par-72 course designed by Chohei Miyazawa and opened in 1993. About 7,123 yards from the back tees. The whole property is ringed by water, and water is in play on virtually every hole.

The island green at the 13th, the 200-yard carry at the 17th and the 16th they call the Micky Mouse hole give you holes you will remember — while the design stays fair enough that laying up keeps you out of trouble.

Turning the spare hours of an arrival or departure day into a round is something only this course really offers in Bangkok. Check today’s tee times and rates on the GoGolf app or website.

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