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Select a tee that matches your normal carry rather than your longest drive; the 6,982-yard back-tee layout becomes demanding on the hillier second nine.
Request a Santiburi Chiang Rai Country Club tee time and receive a confirmed quotation for your preferred date. The green fee, caddie, golf-cart arrangement and any optional private transfers are confirmed before payment.
Price on request
Pricing and tee-time availability are confirmed individually for your preferred date and group size.
✓ 18-hole green fee quotation
✓ One caddie per golfer
✓ Golf-cart arrangement confirmed
✓ Available tee-time window confirmed
✓ Optional private transfers
✓ Rental clubs checked on request
Location: Wiang Chai District, Chiang Rai, east of Chiang Rai city
Holes: 18
Par: 72
Official published yardages: Back 6,982; Middle 6,435; Forward 5,792; Ladies 5,083 yards
Course style: Northern Thailand parkland with a flatter water-led front nine and a hillier, longer back nine
Designer: Robert Trent Jones Jr.
Opening date: October 1992
Club type: Semi-private and open to visiting golfers
Playing season: Year-round
Fairway grass: Bermuda 419
Green grass: Tifdwarf
Club-designated signature hole: Hole 17, par three
Championship history: Regular host venue of the Singha Thailand Masters
Difficulty: Demanding from the back tees; more manageable from suitable forward tees, with water and elevation remaining influential
Caddie and cart arrangement: One caddie per golfer; the applicable golf-cart arrangement is confirmed with the quotation
Facilities: Driving range, clubhouse restaurant, pro shop, locker rooms and sauna
Transfers: Optional private transfers can be added from Chiang Rai hotels, Chiang Rai Airport or another agreed pickup location
Santiburi Chiang Rai Country Club begins as a relatively open water-led test before becoming more elevated and physically demanding through the back nine. The opening half repeatedly asks golfers to choose the correct side of lakes and fairway hazards, while the later holes introduce longer carries, uphill approaches and sloping lies. Fairways can appear generous, but the strongest approach angle is often available only from one side of the landing area. From a suitable tee, the course remains playable for a broad range of golfers, although the back-tee setup requires confident ball striking and disciplined course management.
Santiburi lies in the countryside of Wiang Chai District, southeast of Chiang Rai city. The front nine moves through more open ground shaped by lakes and broad views, while the back nine rises into wooded hills and provides a more enclosed inland character. This change in terrain gives the course two distinct visual identities without dividing the round into unrelated sections. The surrounding northern landscape, mature vegetation and distant hills also make Santiburi feel removed from the urban setting despite its practical access from Chiang Rai.
Robert Trent Jones Jr. designed Santiburi around changing angles, water placement and the natural transition from flatter ground into the hills. On the front nine, the safest line from the tee can leave a longer approach across or beside water, while the aggressive side introduces a narrower margin for error. The back nine places more emphasis on controlling effective yardage and finding a balanced stance before the approach. The most reliable strategy is to identify the preferred side of the fairway, protect against the major hazard and avoid attacking a difficult flag from an uneven or blocked position.
Select a tee that matches your normal carry rather than your longest drive; the 6,982-yard back-tee layout becomes demanding on the hillier second nine.
Identify the safe side before each tee shot and avoid forcing a diagonal carry when a controlled position still leaves a clear approach.
Recalculate effective yardage for uphill and downhill shots, and prioritise a balanced lie rather than chasing extra distance onto a slope.
Confirm water lines, elevation adjustments and green breaks before committing, particularly through the demanding closing holes.
Hole 17: Santiburi officially identifies the seventeenth as its signature hole. The par three arrives late in the hillier back nine, making club selection and commitment more important than attempting to attack every flag directly.
Hole 18: The closing par five is one of the course’s strongest strategic holes. Water influences the left side from the tee and returns near the approach route, encouraging golfers to favour position on the right before deciding whether to advance aggressively or leave a controlled third shot.
Together, the final two holes bring the course’s defining features into one sequence: elevation, water, demanding distance control and the need to choose a safe route before attempting the attacking shot.
Santiburi Chiang Rai Country Club provides a driving range, clubhouse restaurant, pro shop, locker rooms and sauna facilities. Rental-club availability should be checked before travelling. One caddie is arranged for each golfer, while the applicable golf-cart inclusion and allocation are confirmed with the Fairways of Eden quotation. Golfers should wear appropriate golf attire and arrive with sufficient time for registration, changing and pre-round preparation. Rental equipment, the final tee time and any private transfers should be reconfirmed before payment.
Santiburi Chiang Rai Country Club pricing is available on request through Fairways of Eden. Submit your preferred date, tee-time window and number of golfers, and the team will confirm availability together with the applicable green fee, caddie, golf-cart arrangement and any requested private transfer before payment.
Santiburi Chiang Rai Country Club is an 18-hole, par-72 championship course. The official published lengths are 6,982 yards from the back tees, 6,435 from the middle tees, 5,792 from the forward tees and 5,083 from the ladies’ tees.
Santiburi Chiang Rai Country Club was designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr. and opened in October 1992.
The club officially identifies hole 17 as its signature hole. It is a par three positioned late in the hillier back nine before the demanding water-influenced par-five finishing hole.
Santiburi is demanding from the back tees because of its overall length, water hazards, hillier second nine and sloping lies. Appropriate forward tees make the course more manageable, although positioning and approach-distance control remain important throughout the round.
Beginners can play Santiburi from an appropriate forward tee, but the amount of water on the front nine and the elevation changes on the back nine make it more challenging than a simple introductory course. Less experienced golfers should use conservative targets and follow their caddie’s advice.
Yes. Santiburi is a semi-private club, but its official guest policy states that it is open to visitors. Tee times remain subject to availability, member events, maintenance and tournament schedules.
One caddie per golfer is included in the Fairways of Eden quotation. The applicable golf-cart inclusion and allocation are confirmed for the requested date before payment together with the green fee and any optional transfer.
No. Santiburi Chiang Rai Country Club is the Robert Trent Jones Jr.-designed course in Wiang Chai District, Chiang Rai. Santiburi Samui Country Club is a separate mountain course on Koh Samui in southern Thailand.
Santiburi Country Club is at 12 Moo 3 on Huadoi-Sobpao Road in Wiang Chai District, Chiang Rai. It is located southeast of Chiang Rai city, and optional private transfers can be requested from city hotels, Chiang Rai Airport or another agreed pickup point.
Submit your preferred date, tee-time window and number of golfers for Santiburi Chiang Rai Country Club. Fairways of Eden will check availability and provide a confirmed quotation covering the green fee, caddie, golf-cart arrangement and any requested private transfer. Rental clubs can also be checked when required. Final inclusions and playing details are confirmed before payment.
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