Amata Spring Country Club
700/3-9, Nong Mai Daeng, Chon Buri District, Chon Buri 20000
The 17th hole is what you came for. Asia's only floating green sits in the middle of the lake and you reach it by boat. If you have access through a member, book a morning slot and block out the full day for the driving range and Diciotto's Italian menu after the round.
You tee off at 6 AM and the first light catches the sand-flash bunkers that frame every approach. Amata Spring opened in April 2005 on the vision that Thailand needed a tournament-standard facility capable of hosting the best players in the world, and Lee Westwood's course record of 60 from 2011 proves the layout delivers on that brief. Schmidt-Curley Design built the par-72 course to stretch 7,500 yards across the Amata City Chonburi industrial estate, carving the fairways around two panoramic lakes and shaping the greens large and undulating enough that the Asian Tour players voted it Best Course on the tour for four consecutive years between 2011 and 2014.
The signature is the 17th. The green floats in the lake with no land connection and the only way on is by boat. It is the second floating green in the world and the only one in Asia. The hole is a par three and the tee shot over open water is the photograph every guest takes home.
The clubhouse runs Mediterranean in style and overlooks the 18th hole. El Niño serves Asian and international plates all day in the cafe format. Diciotto is the Italian sit-down option. The driving range earned the label of Thailand's most complete, with championship-quality grass tees under floodlights, a putting and chipping area, and a 120-yard short-game zone with five separate greens. The practice facilities stay open until 9 PM, three hours past most Bangkok alternatives.
The club hosted the inaugural Royal Trophy in 2006, Thailand's first LPGA event the same year, and five editions of the Thailand Golf Championship from 2010 through 2015. World Golf Awards named it Thailand's Best Golf Course in both 2018 and 2021. The tournament pedigree means the course conditioning holds year-round and the setup favors players who can work the ball rather than those who rely on distance alone.
Access is private membership only. Guests must accompany a member to book a tee time. The drive from central Bangkok runs 75 minutes in clear traffic and longer during weekday morning outbound flow. Suvarnabhumi Airport sits 45 minutes west, which makes the course a practical option for visiting golfers with member connections who want a championship layout without the drive to Hua Hin or Pattaya.