CHIANG MAI GOLF BOOKING
Chiang Mai airport sits right beside the city, so most courses are within 15-40 km — but Hang Dong, Mae Rim, Lamphun and San Sai pull in different directions. These 8 courses are compared on airport and city access, floodlit play and layout.
North Hill Golf Club Chiang MaiView course details The airport is about ten minutes from the centre, so a course near the airport is usually near the city too. Hang Dong and Mae Rim sit within 15-25 km, while the Lamphun direction stretches from 25 km out to 63 km.
From November to February the mornings are genuinely cool, which changes how an early tee time feels compared with Bangkok. Check when the clubhouse starts serving and when the range opens, and in the late dry season around March and April, check air quality alongside the forecast.
Several clubs here belong to the same group, which makes swapping courses across a multi-day trip easy. Note that many Chiang Mai courses fix groups at four players — the first thing to confirm for a larger party.
For a travel-day round, the Hang Dong side is closest to the airport; for a city-based trip, Mae Rim is the shorter run.
An afternoon landing or a morning of sightseeing only leaves room for a round at a course with lights.
Multiple nines open up combinations on the same date and stop two consecutive days repeating the same holes.
MONKEYTRAVEL CHIANG MAI GOLF COURSES
Each card gives distance from the airport and the city, whether night golf is sold, holes, designer and opening year, and minimum group size.
Chiang Mai Golf
Best forA round on the day you fly in or out
Fifteen kilometres and about 30 minutes from Chiang Mai airport — the closest here. The 2011 layout is a manageable 6,241 yards for a travel day, and floodlights mean an afternoon arrival can still play the same evening. The restaurant runs 11:00 to 22:30 for a late finish. One player is enough to book on any day, with afternoon groups of up to six.
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Chiang Mai Golf
Best forThe shortest drive from the Old City or Nimman
Towards Mae Rim, 15 km and 20 minutes from the centre — the shortest run from a city hotel, so an early tee time does not mean a pre-dawn start. Denis Griffiths laid it out in 1990 over 7,202 yards, and it sells both twilight and floodlit rounds, widening the afternoon options. Massage in the clubhouse; range and restaurant both 08:00-20:00. From one player, up to six per group in the afternoon.
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Chiang Mai Golf
Best forA newer layout with floodlit holes
A 7,089-yard Schmidt-Curley design from 2014, the newest course here. It sits at Ban Thi in Lamphun, 25 km and 35 minutes from the airport, 25 km and 30 minutes from town. Floodlit holes are sold, and groups are fixed at four on every day type, which keeps pace predictable. Bookings from one player; range hours 09:00-18:00.
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Chiang Mai Golf
Best forMore tee-time combinations across 27 holes
A 27-hole, 11,238-yard Ronald M. Garl course from 1990 — the largest here. Three nines mean more tee-time combinations on the same date and no repeated holes across two days. It is 30 km and 45 minutes from the airport, 35 km and 45 minutes from town. Carts are compulsory and bookings start from one player. Range 06:30-18:00, restaurant 06:00-21:00.
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Chiang Mai Golf
Best forTeeing off at first light
A 27-hole Schmidt Curley course from 2006 at On Nuea in San Sai, 10,749 yards in total. The restaurant opens at 05:30 — the earliest start available here — and massage in the clubhouse covers the wind-down. It is 40 km and 50 minutes from the airport, 45 km and 50 minutes from town, so fix the car time first if you plan a dawn start. From one player, five per group.
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Chiang Mai Golf
Best forA massage at the course after the round
An 18-hole Lamphun course from 2006, 30 km and 40 minutes from the airport, 29 km and 30 minutes from town. Massage in the clubhouse handles the wind-down and the restaurant runs 06:00-19:00. Groups are fixed at four on any day and bookings start from one player. Three clubs in the same group operate around Chiang Mai, so you can move between them across a trip.
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Chiang Mai Golf
Best forA slower round with an evening at the club
A 6,730-yard course from 2004, 20 km and 35 minutes from the centre. The restaurant runs 06:00 to 22:00, covering both an early tee and a late dinner, and while a cart is compulsory it is not allowed on the fairway, so expect some walking. One player is enough to book on any day, five per group. Range 06:30-17:00.
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Chiang Mai Golf
Best forA clubhouse massage after the round
At Khanong Phra in Lamphun, 63 km and 65 minutes from the airport — the furthest here. The 2004 layout plays 7,068 yards, groups are fixed at four, and there is massage in the clubhouse. Bookings start from one player on any day. Budget over two hours of driving and give it a day of its own.
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ITINERARY IDEAS
Within 30 minutes of the airport, the easiest choice for arrival and departure days, with a floodlit option for late landings.
Twenty to thirty minutes from the centre and the natural fit for a city-based stay, including the earliest starts available.
Where the newest layout and the quietest course sit. Longer drives, but less traffic on the course.
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