Golf & Co

With a prime setting in Central Pattaya, the 4-star Centara Azure Hotel Pattaya provides convenient access to dining, shopping and leisure, plus the added advantage of being close to the beachfront. Atlantis, an all-day dining restaurant, serves international cuisines and offers guests scenic 360-degree views. Light snacks and refreshments are served at Splash Pool Bar, while The Rock is the hotel’s modern coffee and bakery shop.

Bangpra Golf Club, which opened in 1958, is known for its fast greens and monkeys, which can be seen frequently on some of the holes. The best holes at Bangpra are on the front nine, which is laid out in a very natural landscape at the foot of small tree-clad hills. The Waterside Course design at the Siam Country Club is strategic with several lakes and Creeks in play. Water frames the last three holes of each nine, while all of the greens are flush with the fairways.

At Laem Chabang International Country Club, the Jack Nicklaus-designed Mountain Course, Lake Course and Valley Course are named after their environment. Each offers numerous opportunities to create a sound strategy, with good shot values.