Black Mountain’s many accolades have not gone unnoticed among discerning golf travellers who have made its home of Hua Hin, 200 kilometres south of Bangkok, Thailand’s premier golf destination.
The region has been made famous as the Thai Royal Family holiday destination since King Rama VII built a summer palace there in 1926.
Some slight modifications in the past few months have made Black Mountain’s championship course even more appealing. Lowering part of the fairway on the par-5 finishing hole means golfers can now see the flag (and the striking clubhouse in the background) from tee to green. Similarly, part of the fairway on the 9th hole has been lowered to ensure the pin is in view as players complete their front nine.
The rest of the undulating course, with magnificent views to the Burmese Mountains, remains a delight to play and is always in immaculate condition.
The par-3 course, opened last December, is regarded as the best in Asia. “You could take every hole, put it on a championship layout and it would fit fine,” said European tour player and Black Mountain ambassador, Johan Edfors of Sweden, after the course opened. “I can learn more in an hour playing one round here than from a day on the range.”
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