Red Mountain Golf Club

Course Data
Location Phuket, Thailand
Yardage 6905 yards　Par 72
Course Rating 72.7
Playing Date 28 Oct. 2007
Designer Jonathan Morrow
Opened 2007
Caddy Yes
Golf Cart Yes (Compulsory, can be driven on the fairways)
Rating
Overall Rating
4.75
Course Layout
5
Difficulty Level
4
Greens Condition
5
Fairways Condition
4
Landscaping & Views
5
　

A view from the 1st hole

The course used to be a tin mine and is now converted into a great hillside golf course with a lot of ups & downs. Red-soiled, small mountains, which had been chopped off due to mining over the years, are dotted around the course. Holes have been sculpted into and through the rugged small mountains and canyons. The mountains coupled with lush tropical rain forest create distinctive scenery. The fairways are narrow on many holes and water-hazards and bunkers are strategically placed, so players need to exercise good course management of which holes to be aggressive and which holes to play safe. The course is most suitable for low-digit handicap players.


A pond in front of the 1st green

A view from the 10th tee
A view of the 2nd hole seen from the 17th
 
2nd　Par 3　196 yards

2nd green seen from the side

2nd　Par 3　196 yards
A par 3 over a lake. Not only the front of the green but also the right & rear sides of it border the water. The green is 55 yards wide and shaped like a horseback with the raised center. When the pin position is on the right, it adds greatly the level of difficulty as the green depth is small and squeezed between its front and back by the water and a bunker. Red-soiled, small mountains rising behind the green are impressive.
 
3rd　Par 4　365 yards

3rd　Par 4　365 yards (2)

3rd　Par 4　365 yards (1)
A slight dogleg to the left, short par 4. Lush tropical rain trees line the narrow fairway, making it a difficult tee shot. The green is perched on the foot of a red-soiled, small mountain.
 
5th　Par 3　176 yards

5th　Par 3　176 yards (2)

5th　Par 3　176 yards (1)
A tremendous downhill par 3 with a vertical drop of close to 50 meters. The green is located at the bottom of the valley. A short iron can be used off the tee but be careful of Lush tropical rain trees on the left of the green which is only some 10 meters away from the left edge of the green.

 
6th　Par 5　562 yards
A dogleg to the right. The tee shot is downhill. A lake & a bunker on the right and another bunker on the right come into play on the second shot. The closer to green, the narrower the fairway becomes. The front side of the green borders water.
 

6th hole seen from the green

6th　Par 5　562 yards (2)

6th　Par 5　562 yards (1)
　
7th　Par 4　396 yards
A straight, gently downhill par 4. The landing area off the tee is narrow on this hole as well. The green is slightly elevated with two small mountains on the left and at the rear.
　

A small mountain next to the 7th green

7th　Par 4　396 yards (2)

7th　Par 4　396 yards (1)
 
9th　Par 3　169 yards

9th　Par 3　169 yards
A slightly downhill par 3 over bushes. The green is surrounded by the bushes, which is more novel than one surrounded by water.
 
11th　Par 4　441 yards

11th　Par 4　441 yards (2)

11th　Par 4　441 yards (1)
A slight dogleg to the left, long par 4. There is a lake on the left from the tee to the green, Bunkers are nicely placed around the green which is triple-tiered with gentle undulations.

14th　Par 4　345 yards

14th　Par 4　345 yards (2)

14th　Par 4　345 yards (1)
A short par 4 with a dogleg to the left followed by a dogleg to the right. The longer the tee shot is, the narrower the landing area becomes, so drivers may not be used. The second shot is over water. The green is shallow. Red-soiled small mountains behind the green are impressive.
　
16th　Par 4　458 yards
A dogleg to the left along a big lake, long par 4. The tee shot is downhill. The second shot is over the lake. Distance and accuracy on the second shot is important on this challenging hole.

16th hole seen from behind the green

16th　Par 4　458 yards (2)

16th　Par 4　458 yards (1)
 
17th　Par 4　389 yards
A slightly uphill, straight par 4. The tee shot is over water. The green is elevated with a well-positioned bunker in the front. The green is perched between two red-soiled, small mountains on both sides, and the mountains are beautiful as well as in play. Especially, the left mountain is very close to the green, so a hook ball should be avoided on the second shot.
　

17th　Par 4　389 yards (3)

17th　Par 4　389 yards (2)

17th　Par 4　389 yards (1)
 
18th　Par 5　533 yards
A dogleg to the right, par 5. The tee shot is a gentle downhill and bunkers on the right fairway are in play. A player needs to make a decision to go over 3 bunkers crossing the fairway or to lay up in front of them on the second shot.


18th　Par 5　533 yards (3)

18th　Par 5　533 yards (2)

18th　Par 5　533 yards (1)
 
19th hole

Accommodation

It is a 30-minute drive from Phuket Airport and a 15-minute drive from Phuket Town. Visitors can book tee-times. One can play from the longest tees. Accommodation is available.

The golf club has 36 holes including Lock Palm GC that just opened in 2007. Jonathan Morrow is British living now in Phuket. It is my first time to hear his name but he has designed the course superbly.


According to the top100golfcourses.co.uk site, Red Mountain GC was ranked 7th out of the 270 (as of 2015) courses in all of Thailand during its 2015 evaluation.