Father’s Day Thailand Golf Gifts
Father’s Day, June 17 is just 2 days away and finding the perfect gift is no small feat, especially if your dad is a golfer. Even if you just want to drop a heavy hint to your kids for a great present, here are two inexpensive ideas for Thailand golf fathers: 1. All golfers in […]
Thailand Golf Zone Q&A
Over the last few weeks several emails have come in requesting advice on Thailand golf some serious and others more light-hearted. I a qualified to answer those about golf travel in Thailand, but those golf playing questions are another matter all together. For these, I have passed the queries on to a good friend of […]
Happier Family Life and Better Golf In and Out of Thailand
One of my pet dislikes is when money is spent on so-called research by scientists, only for them to come up with what was already blindingly obvious, or if in Thailand the not so obvious. You may have come across a recent example of this. Sports psychology researchers at Exeter University in the UK have […]
Eagle Par Birdie Welcome From Thailand
To start the week off on a high note I thought I would let you know about the great golf site which I came across the other day. Eagle Par Birdie is a multi-media blog site devoted to amateur golfers. It’s written by Chris Henry, a veteran Canadian broadcast journalist and golf writer with more […]
Thai Golf Dictionary
After our round at the regular weekend Bangkok golf tournament, my golf friends and I got to talking about our amazing Thai golf shots. I took some notes and came up with a sort of list of the best of the best Thailand golf shots dictionary. Some of these Thailand golf terms can be found […]
Amazing Golf Cart (Buggy) Sharing in Thailand and Special Prize Competition
Long time Thailand Golf Zone readers know of my preference for not using golf buggies when playing golf in Thailand. I feel that riding takes away from the social nature of golf, provides limited exercise for the golfer, and disrupts the natural environment I so much love about the game of golf. Well the other […]
Asian PGA Golf Tournament 2007 Schedule
As a follow up to yesterdays post, the next and last Asian PGA tournament events of 2007, the Johnnie Walker Classic and Asian Volvo Masters, respectively, will both be good examples of prestigious golfing in Thailand this year. Therefore, I thought it appropriate timing to post this years remaining event schedule. Also, just a thought, […]
Asian PGA Golf Tour
Officials of the Asian PGA Tour which began its 2007 season last month are heralding the start of a "golden era" for professional golf in the region – and Thailand golf courses and stars will figure prominently. A bumper schedule consisting of a minimum of 29 events with an all-time high of US$26.5 million in […]
Pok Daeng; A Thailand Golf Game For Thais
Further to my recent post, Thailand Golf Gaming, the Thais love to gamble and all over the Thailand golf courses’ gaming is prevalent. A few years back I learned a hard lesson when, playing at the old Natural Park Hill Golf Course in Chonburi, near Pattaya and now called Mountain Shadow Golf Club. That day […]
5 Thailand Golf Rule Violations (Part 2 of 2)
The last 3 of the 5 most common Thailand golf rule errors are: 3. Nearest point of relief. (The so-called “free drop” rule). The USGA definition for this rule is so complex that might as well be written in Thai. In simple terms, when you take relief from ground under repair, cart paths, staked trees, […]