Red Mountain

Red Mountain

Red Mountain Golf Club is regarded as:
Phuket's most exciting course; dramatic scenery and great golf
 

It's easy to see how Red Mountain got its name. Looking at the dramatically undulating landscape, where the soft red rock and dense jungle were the principal ingredients,  that the course designers, could work with, to transform the area into a challenging, yet playable golf course layout.

The Golf Course was opened in 2007 and is  considered to be, Phuket's most spectacular course. The course was designed to take advantage of a huge variety of landforms and dramatic elevation changes, making it the islands hilliest course.

The entire region where the Red Mountain course is situated, is on a site of an abandoned tin mine. The hole layout explores the four corners of the former tin mine property representing a magical tour of Phuket's historical landscapes. Cliffs and gullies etched into the sandy tailings, by storm waters feature on several holes. Towering cliffs cut out of the hills and flooded canyons frame several other holes. Golfers face the full range of nature’s natural force; with wind, water, slopes and elevation changes all over the layout. Being the highest golf course on Phuket Island, there are dramatic views from many of the points on the golf course.

On the course there are large and small greens; some with subtle breaks, some with larger contours. Bermuda grass is used on the greens which make them fast but have a smooth putting surface. Fairways and tees are grassed with Seashore Paspalum; a popular choice of turf used at other Thailand championship courses like Amata Spring and Thai Country, both in the capital, Bangkok. Wild, local grasses have been preserved in some rough areas to complete the natural look.

 The closing six holes- and final stretch of the course, do not get much tougher. The elevation changes, red rocky cliffs and dense tropical vegetation combine to make these six holes some of the most spectacular in Thailand. A truly breath-taking panoramic view awaits at the back of the 16th green. The short par-3 17th is a dramatically plunging downhill hole: hitting a postage stamp green in the jungle-filled depths below has never been more fun! The subsequent downhill par-5 requires strategic placement from tee-to-green and can easily add double-figures to an otherwise respectable scorecard. Prior to this magnificent closing six, the rest of the course contains its fair share of undulations, rocky outcrops, wonderful risk-reward holes and liberal array of water hazards. To make sure,  your immensely  enjoyable round at Red Mountain, doesn`t turning into a horror show, the advice is simple -  consult your caddie on club selection,  listen to what they have to say, take aim and trust your swing.

Red Mountain Golf Club is located almost in the exact centre of Phuket Island which makes this course one of most accessible to those staying on the poplar Patong and Karon beaches. Only 15 minutes is needed to get to/from the course which makes it a real possibility for those with non-golfing families to spend the better part of the day with their family after a quick early morning round.

For golfers wanting to spend more time at the course, there are excellent practice facilities, a grass driving range, as well as a fully stocked modern club house for 19th hole formalities. Golf carts are compulsory at Red Mountain and it’s a good thing as anyone who opted to walk this layout would surely regret it.

Many people who have played at Red Mountain, describe the curse as 'the most exciting golf course in Phuket' ... perhaps even  'in Asia'.