Phuket Songkran Golf Guide
Phuket Songkran runs April 13-15 with water-gun crowds gathering around Patong Beach Road, and April is also the hot season, with daytime highs of 35-40 degrees. The easiest order is to tee off around sunrise and join the festival in the afternoon. This guide pairs 7 Phuket courses with that schedule: restaurants that open at 06:00, clubhouses open late into the evening, and courses close enough to the airport to fit an arrival or departure day.
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Compare Phuket courses for your Songkran schedule by restaurant opening time, distance from town and airport, and cart rules rather than a fixed ranking.
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Best forA dawn tee-off followed by the afternoon water-fight zones
The restaurant opens at 06:00, so you can have a light breakfast before a sunrise tee-off, and at 10 km and 20 minutes from town the morning round leaves an easy path to the afternoon festival. It is a 6,781-yard par 72 designed by Jonathan Morrow and opened in 2007; carts are compulsory and may enter the fairway.
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Best forGroups who want to leave wet-day clothes and bags in storage and focus on the morning round
A storage room lets you leave your festival clothes and bags and concentrate on the round. The restaurant runs 06:00-19:00, so you can rest into the evening before heading out. It is a 6,408-yard par 72, 10 km and 20 minutes from town; carts may enter the fairway and there is a practice bunker.
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Best forA round slotted around a flight just before or after the festival
Blue Canyon Country Club Canyon Course is a 7,179-yard par 72 opened in 1991, 10 km and 15 minutes from the airport, which suits an April 12 arrival or April 15 departure. The restaurant is open 06:00-21:00, so an early tee-off can run into dinner. It is 30 km and 60 minutes from town, so move your departure earlier depending on where you stay.
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Best forOne dawn round on one of the three festival days, the rest for the festival
The Blue Canyon Lake Course is a 7,129-yard par 72, 9 km and 15 minutes from the airport. The range is open 06:30-18:30, the restaurant 07:00-21:00, and a massage facility makes a round plus massage a good warm-up the day before the festival. You can alternate with the club's Canyon Course, one per day.
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Best forFinish 18 holes early and have lunch among the festival crowds
The restaurant is open only 06:30-11:00, which fits a morning-centred plan. It is a 6,770-yard par 71, 20 km and 35 minutes from the airport, with a range open 08:00-17:00 and a massage facility to loosen up before moving on to the afternoon festival. Carts are compulsory.
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Best forStarting at a course near the airport before heading to the water-fight zones
A 6,806-yard par 72 by Nicklaus Design opened in 2005, 10 km and 20 minutes from the airport. The restaurant is open 07:00-20:00, so a post-sunrise tee-off can be followed by an easy evening. A putting green, practice bunker and storage room are on site and carts are compulsory. Town is 35 km and 50 minutes away.
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Best forGroups saving energy for the festival who should check cart inclusion first
Phuket Country Club Old Course is a 6,484-yard par 72 in Kathu, 11 km and 25 minutes from town. The product lists no compulsory cart, so if you plan to spend your energy at the festival the same day, check cart inclusion first. The restaurant opens 07:00-19:30 and bookings start at two players.
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Songkran golf in Phuket works best as a morning round followed by the festival in the afternoon. Red Mountain fits with its 06:00 restaurant opening and 20 minutes from town, and Loch Palm with its storage room and 06:00-19:00 restaurant. Allow time to shower and change before the afternoon.
If your flights fall around the festival days, favour courses near the airport. Blue Canyon's Canyon and Lake courses are 15 minutes from the airport with the restaurant open to 21:00, and Mission Hills Phuket is 20 minutes away with its restaurant open 07:00-20:00. Either suits an April 12 arrival or April 15 departure.
Blue Canyon's two courses are in the same club, so you can play one per day. Splitting them across different days rather than stacking 36 holes saves energy in 35-40 degree heat.
At Laguna Golf Phuket the restaurant serves only 06:30-11:00, so plan a morning round, then use the 08:00-17:00 range and the massage facility afterward. Phuket Country Club Old Course has no compulsory cart, so consider how much walking you want to do.
Before booking, confirm cart inclusion, minimum players and available tee times on the product page. Dates around April 13-15 can be busy, so settle the date first.
With midday reaching 35-40 degrees, finishing 18 holes early is the baseline. Some restaurants open at 06:00 and others at 07:00, which changes how much time you have for breakfast.
Compare whether carts are compulsory, whether they may enter the fairway, and the places to rest such as range, restaurant and storage. You will want to save energy for festival day.
To reach Patong Beach Road when the water fights run in the afternoon, factor in the course's distance from town and airport and the time to shower and change.
Most courses play as a team of four and some require at least two players. If you are planning the festival days with friends, settle the group size first.
ITINERARY IDEAS
Compare Red Mountain, Loch Palm and Phuket Country Club Old Course on restaurant opening time and cart rules.
15 minutes from the airport for arrival and departure days, with the restaurant open to 21:00.
20 minutes from the airport, restaurant 07:00-20:00. Tee off just after sunrise and rest into the evening.
The restaurant serves 06:30-11:00, which suits a morning round, and a massage facility helps you loosen up before the festival.
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