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In The Swing New army golf course wins expat plaudits
hua hin, thailand Opened at the start of September, the Suan Son, or Sea Pines Golf Course south of Hua Hin and on the edge of Khao Takiab, has been wowing the local expats as they have tried it out over the last two weeks. New golf courses often need time to ‘bed down’ but the almost universal response to rounds played at this course are that it is already going to give many of the other courses in the area a run for their money, particularly as the indications are that it will be cheaper than most. Although the club house is not expected to be finished until November, the course condition has been described as excellent by many of the local golfers. The only real criticism made so far has been that the sand in the bunkers round the greens is too hard. Not all the tees are available at time of writing
but are expected to be operational soon, and there have been some remarks about the standard of the caddies but these are likely to be just teething problems. Some rumours have been circulating that the Prime Minister will be coming to the official opening of the course but as yet these remain unconfirmed. Prices at the course are currently following the Golf Festival pricing of 800 baht green fee plus caddy fee (250 baht), but normal prices are expected to be in the 1500 to 2000 baht range.
Memberships will also be available and the unconfirmed prices we have obtained are 30,000 baht for one year or 100,000 baht for five. All in all it appears that the Sea Pines course will be a great addition to the already impressive collection of courses in the area, with the added bonus of being right by the sea, so may also appeal to non-golfing partners. It can only be hoped that sense does prevail on the pricing of the course and that it is also a universal price.
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