Luisita is one of the grand old courses of Philippine golf. It was built in the 1960s inside Hacienda Luisita, a sugar estate in Tarlac, and Robert Trent Jones Sr. designed it. It hosted the 2015 Philippine Open and the golf events of the 2019 Southeast Asian Games, and it is often called one of the hardest championship courses in the country. It is a private club, so getting on takes some planning, but for golfers who like classic design it is worth the drive an hour north of Clark.
Luisita Golf and Country Club green fees and tee times.
Luisita is a private members’ club, and directories describe it as by invitation or with a member. Visitors do get on through agents: Golfasian arranges confirmed tee times for groups of up to four, and KKday lists a prepaid Luisita round. Ask what each package covers, because caddie and cart fees are commonly paid at the club on Philippine tee-time packages. KKday says its bookings are confirmed about three days after ordering, so leave at least that long, and more for a weekend. Carry passports, which agency tee-time bookings in the Philippines routinely ask for. No green fee is published by the club.
The round, in perspective.
The par-72 course measures 6,728 yards on Golfasian’s card. Greens are Tifdwarf and the fairways were sown with Tifton 419, now mixed with Zoysia and native grasses. Golfasian notes that the greens in play in 2018 were first planted in 1968. The Tribune’s 2023 visit describes the 9th as a steady uphill hole with a wide fairway, where the slope and uneven lies make the approach hard and the green seems to retreat as you climb, and the 14th as a drive that must carry two bodies of water, with a small island between them for anyone who lays up. Golfasian notes several lakes and creeks and strong winds that can rise at any time. Robert Trent Jones Jr. advised on renovation work that added tee boxes after businessman Martin Lorenzo acquired the estate in 2015, but the general manager told the Tribune the course’s features mostly remain intact.
Know before you go.
Access
Private club; visitors play through agents or with a member
Group size
Up to four players (Golfasian)
Confirmation
About three days after ordering (KKday)
Make the trip work.
Make Luisita a dedicated day from Clark rather than squeezing it between other rounds. Leave after breakfast, play late morning, and eat on the veranda that looks over the course before driving back. The club’s general manager told the Tribune in 2023 that the drainage and irrigation were due for an overhaul, possibly hole by hole, so ask your agent whether any holes are under repair before you go.
The course is in San Miguel, Tarlac City, on the Hacienda Luisita estate beside the Luisita business park. Golfasian puts it about 52 minutes north of Angeles City. Clark International Airport (CRK) is the nearest airport; KKday lists it about 35 km, or 40 minutes, from the course. From Manila the drive is about two and a half hours via the North Luzon Expressway and the Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway.
Tarlac City, around the estate, has the closest business hotels. Most visiting golfers base themselves in Clark, about an hour south, where Quest Plus at Mimosa Plus and the freeport hotels give easy access to the other Clark courses.
Make a trip of it.
Luisita makes a strong pair with Mimosa Plus and FA Korea in Clark, both an hour away. In Tarlac itself, the Capas National Shrine marks the end of the Bataan Death March of 1942, and the Central Azucarera de Tarlac sugar mill on the estate shows where the land’s wealth came from. Capas is also a starting point for trips to Mount Pinatubo.
Find your season.
Play between November and April. The dry months bring firmer fairways and steady breezes across the estate. March to May is hot, and from June to October the monsoon fills the lagoons and creeks, which can leave low-lying holes soft or closed after heavy rain.
Luisita is private, but visitors are booked through agents such as Golfasian, and tee-time packages are sold on KKday. Without an agent you would normally need a member to invite you.
What tournaments has Luisita hosted?
It hosted the 2015 Philippine Open and the golf events of the 2019 Southeast Asian Games. Golfasian also lists the President’s Cup among its past events.
How far is Luisita from Clark?
Golfasian puts it about 52 minutes by car north of Angeles City. Clark International Airport is the nearest airport; Manila is about two and a half hours by road.
Last checked 11 November 2026. This is an independent planning guide, not a first-hand review or a booking service. Check live availability, access, fees and travel details with the operator before booking. Airport suggestions are starting points for route planning.
