Phuket Golf Guide for the Christmas Holiday
December 25, 2026 falls on a Friday, leaving room in a three-night trip to set aside one or two days for golf. This window sits at the peak of Phuket's dry season, giving firm fairways and rain-free rounds — arguably the best playing conditions of the year — but it is also when competition for peak-season tee times is at its fiercest. This guide introduces 7 Phuket courses through their real terrain, location and difficulty.
Red Mountain Golf ClubView course details To play the one course everyone talks about, start with Red Mountain Golf Club. Built into a former quarry near Kathu, its clear skies and firmer fairways during the dry season suit December rounds especially well, and many Christmas itineraries set aside one of the three nights for this course. Check green fees, caddie fees and how early peak-season tee times need booking.
To fill a 36-hole day in the airport area, compare Blue Canyon Country Club's Lake Course and Canyon Course together. Both sit in the Mai Khao airport area, keeping transfers short if you are staying nearby at JW Marriott Phuket or Splash Beach Resort. The Lake Course is a strategic, water-hazard-heavy layout, while the Canyon Course adds elevation change, so many golfers split them across two days. Check green fees, cart fees and whether booking assistance is available.
For an easier round, look at Loch Palm Golf Club in the Kathu direction. Its relatively flat, lakeside layout suits beginner or family golfers, making it a good fit for one relaxed round during the Christmas break. Check green fees, caddie fees and tee-time availability in peak season.
To play without leaving your hotel area, Laguna Golf Phuket is an option. It sits inside the Laguna estate on Bang Tao Beach, so staying at Angsana Laguna Phuket or SAii Laguna Phuket lets you play a morning round and rest at the resort in the afternoon. Compare it when you want to cut transfer time on a short holiday trip. Check green fees, cart inclusion and the resort shuttle link.
If course scale matters most, compare Aquella Golf & Country Club in the Phang Nga direction. The transfer takes longer, but its large layout and generous fairways make it worth a dedicated day during the holiday. Check green fees, round-trip transfer time and caddie fees.
To pair a round with airport-direction travel, Mission Hills Phuket Golf Resort is an option near the northeast Phuket coast. It works well for a morning round on the day you head toward the airport. Check green fees, tee times and clubhouse hours.
Around December 25, Phuket is at the peak of its dry season, with firm fairways and clear skies giving some of the best playing conditions of the year. That same window draws domestic and international golfers together, so peak-season tee times at popular courses can fill weeks in advance and green fees and caddie fees run higher than off-peak dates. On a short three-night trip, decide how many rounds and which dates first, then confirm the booking deadline and whether cart and caddie fees are included. Use the current product details as the final reference for rates and terms.
Courses spread across the Kathu direction, the Mai Khao airport area, inside the Laguna estate and the Phang Nga direction, so transfer time varies a lot by where you are staying. On a short trip, start with courses near your hotel.
Green fees and caddie fees peak around December 25. Check whether cart fees are included and whether a caddie is mandatory at each course.
Popular courses can fill their peak-season tee times weeks in advance. Confirm whether booking assistance is available and when a booking is finalized.
By late December, Phuket is well into the dry season, with firm fairways and clear skies. You can plan multiple rounds within a three-night trip without worrying about rain cancellations.
MONKEYTRAVEL PHUKET GOLF COURSES
Choose by course terrain, difficulty, transfer distance from your hotel and booking conditions rather than a fixed ranking.
Phuket Golf
Best forThe signature course to play once over the holiday
Red Mountain Golf Club is a distinctive course built into a former quarry near Kathu. The dry season's clear skies and firmer fairways suit December rounds especially well, and many Christmas itineraries set aside one day for this course. Check green fees, caddie fees and how early peak-season tee times need booking.
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Best forA short transfer from Mai Khao for a 36-hole day
Blue Canyon Country Club Lake Course is a water-hazard-heavy, strategic layout in the Mai Khao airport area. Staying nearby at JW Marriott Phuket or Splash Beach Resort keeps the transfer short, and pairing it with the club's own Canyon Course over two days makes for a 36-hole trip. Check green fees, cart fees and whether booking assistance is available.
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Best forA comfortable round with less difficulty
Loch Palm Golf Club is a relatively flat, lakeside course in the Kathu direction. Its easier layout suits beginner or family golfers, making it a good fit for one relaxed round during the Christmas break. Check green fees, caddie fees and tee-time availability in peak season.
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Phuket Golf
Best forA morning round followed by an afternoon at the resort
Laguna Golf Phuket sits inside the Laguna estate on Bang Tao Beach. If you are staying at Angsana Laguna Phuket or SAii Laguna Phuket, you can play a morning round and rest at the resort in the afternoon without a transfer, which suits a short holiday trip. Check green fees, cart inclusion and the resort shuttle link.
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Phuket Golf
Best forTrading transfer time for course scale
Aquella Golf & Country Club is a large-layout course in the Phang Nga direction. The transfer takes longer, but its generous fairways and scale make it worth a dedicated day during the holiday. Check green fees, round-trip transfer time and caddie fees.
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Best forCompleting 36 holes at Blue Canyon
Blue Canyon Country Club Canyon Course pairs with the club's own Lake Course and adds more elevation change. Compare it if you want to complete 36 holes across two days in the Mai Khao airport area. Check green fees, cart fees and peak-season booking terms.
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Best forA course to pair with airport-direction travel
Mission Hills Phuket Golf Resort is a course near the northeast Phuket coast. It works well for a morning round on the day you head toward the airport, making it worth comparing for a last round before departure. Check green fees, tee times and clubhouse hours.
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ITINERARY IDEAS
Compare quarry-terrain Red Mountain with the flatter, lakeside Loch Palm in the same area.
Blue Canyon's Lake and Canyon Courses sit alongside Mission Hills, easy to combine with airport-direction travel.
Laguna Golf Phuket cuts transfer time the most when staying at a resort inside the same estate.
Aquella Golf & Country Club takes longer to reach but suits a round chosen for course scale.
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