Excellent resort course, which is much improved following a major refurbishment
Laguna Golf Phuket is an extremely popular resort golf course in the middle of the Laguna Hotel and Resorts complex close to Bangtao beach. It used to be a very flat and uninteresting layout, but a few years ago, it was remodelled and re-designed, and it now provides a challenge for golfers of all standards. It’s not a very long course, and its main defence is the strategically sited bunkers and water hazards and the newly shaped greens, which have plenty of bumps and hollows, which makes putting a challenge.
The course was originally built on the site of a former tin mine, and many of the holes run alongside the lakes and ponds left over from the mining operation. Our favourite holes on the front nine include the 2nd hole, an extremely attractive par 3 with water all along the right-hand side and over the back, so it’s better to play towards the left of the green. The 7th is a short par 5 with water on both sides of the fairway, and you must cross the water again for your second shot to reach the fairway, and big hitters can go for the green.
As you make your way home, you will enjoy the 16th, a long downhill par 3 with water along the right-hand side of the heavily contoured green. The final hole is a very long par 4, and if you want to have any chance to get on in regulation, you need to cut the corner. However, overdoing it will result in being out of bounds.
The Laguna Phuket Golf Club offers superb facilities, with a well-stocked shop and a friendly and relaxed approach from the staff.
Laguna Golf Phuket Info
Location: Bang Tao
Address: 34 Moo 4 Choeng Thale, Thalang District, Phuket 83110
Open: 6 am – 7 pm
Phone: 076 324 350
Distance from Phuket International Airport: 16.5 km
Distance to Patong: 18 km
Distance to Phuket Town: 23 km
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