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Thana City is Thailand only Greg Norman-designed golf course and is close to Bangkok center. The 6,966-yard par-72 course shares the land with one of Bangkok most significant condominium projects and abuts Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport. Jet planes swoop overhead seeming as if they are landing on a fairway; they are that close!
The Bangkok golf club was the venue for several major professional tournaments including the 1993 Thailand Open, the 1994 and 1995 Kosaido Thailand Ladies Open and the final round of the Johnnie Walker Super Tour 1996 which was won by Ernie Els. In addition to Ernie, world stars such as Greg Norman, Vijay Singh, Ian Woosnam, Laura Davies, and Thai superstar Thongchai Jaidee have all teed it up on the fairways of Thana City. In 2011 Thana City hosted the prestigious Thailand Open.
The Thana City golf course and clubhouse have undergone significant improvements and renovations during the period 2012-1018 and now provides an enjoyable modern Bangkok golfexperience. There is variety to every hole and golfers should expect to have every aspect of their game challenged. However, fairways are still entirely flat, and it's easy to see how the course used to be a rice paddy field.
The golf course landscaping makes use of many native trees and flowering shrubs. Plain grasses, reeds, and sand were used to create an illusion of seaside links. Natural streams, lakes and an abundance of strategically-placed sculptured sand traps enhance the golf course. Greens are well-manicured, and new sub-surface drainage allows for play throughout the year.
Accurate tee shots are required on almost every hole to avoid the many fairway bunkers and score well. The front and back nine both serve up long par-3, especially the 240 yard 16th. The semi-rough is quite wiry and difficult. Fairways may look invitingly wide from several tees, but they have a habit of narrowing down to force more challenging approach shots into the greens. Many bunkers, especially greenside are high-lipped, and there are often plenty of them though often some 20-30 yards away from the edge of the putting surface.
