Asian Golf Nation - January 2011

The Siam Country Club Plantation Course is simply an amazing golf course; as the course plays as difficult as any golf course in Thailand. Nothing was spared by designer Lee Schmidt!

This 27-hole layout is routed through rolling terrain, with distant panoramic views of world renowned Pattaya Beach and the Gulf of Thailand. Formerly a tapioca and pineapple plantation, the property's geological and natural characteristics include rugged ravines bisecting its Paspalum fairways and mature trees augmented by landscape ground cover and plantings. The Plantation Course also features significant elevation changes that result in several breathtaking views of the beaches of Pattaya and the Gulf of Thailand approximately seven miles away. [Read More about one of Thailand's Best Golf Courses]

The Hilton Pattaya, located in the heart of the city overlooking Pattaya Beach and the Bay, is situated atop the new Central Festival Pattaya Beach complex. This 250,000-square-meter facility includes more than 200 international-caliber shops and restaurants, a 10-screen cinema, a 16-lane bowling alley, a supermarket and a variety of recreation facilities. The Bangkok Suvarnabhumi International Airport (BKK) is located approximately 90 minutes north of the Hilton.

The Hilton Pattaya's well-appointed, spacious guest rooms and suites are equipped with a long list of modern conveniences including balconies, 37-inch flat screen televisions, generous work surfaces, wired and wireless high-speed internet services, and the luxurious Serenity Bed Experience. Wireless HSIA is conveniently available in public spaces throughout the hotel. Stay in one of the property's Executive Floor rooms and enjoy the panoramic views from the Executive Lounge on the 33rd floor. Select suites feature hot tubs on the large balconies. [Find out more about one of Thailand's Top Hotels]

Golfasian announces the launch of PhuketGolf.com

"Rising demand for bespoke Phuket Golf Holidays and exclusive Phuket Luxury Villas has led us to develop one of the leading Phuket Golf Travel websites," mentions Ian Morgan, General Manager of Golfasian.

The aim of Phuketgolf.com is to make it convenient to for golf travellers to find and book exclusive Phuket Golf Tour Packages that cannot be found anywhere else. [Find out more about Phuket Golf]

Golfasian is launching a 3 event amateur golf series for 2011 for golfers from around the world. The events will be marketed and sold via Golfasian's global network of golf tour operator partners.

As a pioneer in the golf tourism industry, Golfasian promotes the Thailand golf product to individual golfers who want the best value-for-money unique golf experiences, with personalized service, privacy and simplicity. Now Golfasian is branching out into the lucrative amateur golf market to address the needs of golfers who want the same level of personalized value-for-money service, but also prefer to tailor their golf travels around a structured and competitive amateur golf event. [View the events here]

6 Tips For Golfing In Thailand When It Is Hot

I played golf in Thailand last week with an Australian golf group. After 15 holes several of the golfers felt so tired that they had to sit down and stop their rounds. That golf incident prompted me to write this post.

Playing in tropical climates such as Thailand creates special situations. You must watch out for dehydration and fatigue and in some more severe cases, heat exhaustion, else risk a poor round, or worse.

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Other golf stories can be found at the Thailand Golf Zone where there are over 500 other original articles dealing exclusively with golf in Asia and golf travel.

I would love to hear about any golf tips that any of you may have developed for getting the maximum enjoyment from your golf trips, and can incorporate some in future articles. Therefore if you have any golf tips or suggestions you would like to share, please let me know by dropping me an email.

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This months tip is how to get the best results from your hybrid. The caddies in Thailand will call this club "Mei Khatoey" meaning half wood half iron, or "ladyboy" as they so passionately call it.Hybrid clubs are incredibly useful from the close cut fairways and long grass that the courses in Thailand have, as long as you know how to swing one. You'd be surprised at how many golfers often with no clue of how-or of what the hybrid was designed to do in the first place.

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Golfasian has a full schedule of tradeshows and roadshows during the next few months.

You can find us at the following exhibitions:

• January 27 - 29, 2011 - 58th PGA Merchandise Show (Orlando)
• March 20 - 29, 2011 - Golf Media FAM Trip - (Bangkok, Chiang Mai)
• April 15 - 17, 2011 - The National Golf Show 2011 (Birmingham, UK)
• April 25 - May 11, 2011 - Amazing Thailand Road Show 2011 (San Francisco, Houston, Chicago, Washington DC, New York and Toronto)

Arrange an appointment with Mark Siegel, MD of Golfasian, at one of these exhibits.

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