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What a round of golf in Thailand actually costs
The green fee is the number on the website. It's usually less than half of what you'll actually spend. Here's the full line-item bill at budget, mid-range and premium courses around Bangkok, and how to pay less.
11 min
· Courses
The Thailand caddie guide: what they do, what to tip, how not to be that guy
Every golf course in Thailand gives you a caddie. Here's what she does, what you actually pay (the fee and the tip are different things), how to hand over the tip, and the mistakes that make first-timers look bad.
11 min
· Game
A Golf Week in Bangkok for $2,000
Seven nights, six rounds, a 4-star hotel and real food and drinks: about $1,840 a head for four friends sharing a van, or $2,390 alone. Here's the day-by-day plan with named courses, the full budget in baht and dollars, and where to play at night.
12 min
· Courses
How to beat the System 36 golf handicap system
Casual tournaments run on declared handicaps, and declared handicaps are fiction. System 36 fixes that on the day. Here's how it works, and whether it can be gamed.
7 min
· Game