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“ The 11,133-yard layout offers some wonderful rolling terrain , with significant elevation changes , wide fairways , giant bunkers , and several undulating greens .”

Siam Country Club Plantation

With an investment of over 18 million US dollars , this 27-hole golf course opened in 2008 and is known as Siam Country Club Pattaya Plantation . The golf courses were designed by a well know Arizona-based course architects , Schmidt & Curley Design Inc . The “ Plantation ” name was given in the honor of the historic Sugar Cane , Tapioca , and Pineapple plantations that were once there , and each 9-hole is named accordingly . It didn ’ t take long for this layout , about four kilometers from the Siam Country Old Course , to attract a major event . Exactly one year after opening in 2008 , it served as the site of the LPGA Thailand , won by world No . 1 Lorena Ochoa . Since then , many local and international tournaments including the Thailand Open have been hosted here . The 11,133-yard layout offers some wonderful rolling terrain , with significant elevation changes , wide fairways , giant bunkers , and several undulating greens . A very challenging but enjoyable 27 holes .
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