Greenwood Golf & Resort

Designed by Peter Thomson, five times British Open champion, and Michael Wolverine, Greenwood is a thinking man’s, British style course with many unique features. Peter Thomson excellent 27-hole layout, roams its way over a wide area, where mild elevation changes and lightly tree-lined holes alternate with others that feel a tad flatter and more open.

Water hazards are less of a feature on the A Course, but play a bigger role on several holes on the B Course, starting with the testing short par-4 1st, which doglegs right to left around a pond. A mix of pot bunkers and clover-leaf sand traps around the greens are possibly more forgiving than the clinging Bermuda semi-rough, which awaits any stray approach shots not finding either the putting surface, the sand or water. 

The B and C Courses characteristic pot bunkers and areas of native grass require particular skills to escape from first time. Lots of fairway undulations give a links-style feel to this hilly parkland setting. Shot planning is a must to avoid numerous pot bunkers that await any errant shots. The 3 nine holes present a challenging layout requiring ingenuity, careful club selection, and precision driving.

The clubhouse overlooks courses A and B. A cold beer on the large balcony over the course with the sunset behind the rolling hills is a picture postcard. If the weather is a little cloudy, it can feel like a links course in Scotland or England.

Greenwood Golf & Resort is constantly upgrading, and the course sports new sand bunkers and a revamped clubhouse with improved locker rooms. The Greenwood golf course is a bit rough around the edges, but continually improving quality means a good future for this well designed and favorite local Pattaya golf course.