Palm Hills was one of the first international-standard courses on this stretch of coast. It opened in 1992 and hosted the first Thailand World Pro-Am the following year. It lies north of Hua Hin, inside Cha-am district, a few minutes from the airport. Its draw is a round of two halves: a front nine among palms and lakes on gentle ground, and a back nine that climbs into the hills with views over the Gulf of Thailand. It costs less than Hua Hin’s top courses, and most visitors treat it as a good-value second or third round.
Palm Hills Golf Club & Residence green fees and tee times.
Palm Hills has no online booking engine on its own site. The practical routes are an email to info@palmhills-golf.com, a call to the office on +66 32 527 758, a Hua Hin golf operator such as Golfasian, or Klook, which sells green-fee bookings for the course. Where2Golf says visitors are welcome every day but must book ahead. Golfasian notes groups of up to five, which is unusual in Thailand and handy for an odd-numbered party. The club does not publish a handicap rule or its green fees, so ask for a written quote that shows the caddie and cart separately. Thai Holiday Guide put the green fee at roughly ฿1,800 to ฿2,500 in July 2026, depending on the day and season.
The round, in perspective.
Max Wexler designed the course. It is a single 18 of par 72, 6,888 yards from the back tees, 6,373 from the club tees and 5,498 from the front. Hundreds of palms line the fairways, along with frangipani and bougainvillea, and there is a lake at each end of the property. The fairways are Bermuda grass and fairly wide. Most of the challenge is on and around the greens, which are TifEagle, quick and contoured, and reviewers mention them more than anything else. Golfasian calls the run from the 10th to the 14th the best on the course. The 11th is the signature: a long par three uphill into the sea breeze, which usually needs an extra club. The 14th is a 338-yard dogleg left with water along the inside of the turn, so choose your tee club carefully.
Know before you go.
Group size
Up to five players (Golfasian)
Cart
About ฿650 a player
Club hire
฿1,000 a set
Shoes
Soft spikes only
Booking
Advance booking required
Make the trip work.
Golfasian rates the conditioning excellent but says the clubhouse and practice area could use freshening up, and it calls the restaurant reasonably priced. Reviewers note the carts have no GPS, so lean on your caddie for yardages. Golfasian lists rental clubs at ฿1,000 a set and shoes at ฿100. The Sports Club on the estate has a pool, squash, tennis and snooker, and it is open to outside guests, which helps when the rest of the party does not golf.
Palm Hills is off Phetkasem Road on the Cha-am side of the Hua Hin airport, about 3 km from the terminal and 10 km north of central Hua Hin. Thai Holiday Guide stresses that the club is in Phetchaburi province, not Prachuap Khiri Khan, which matters when you give a driver the address. From Bangkok Suvarnabhumi (BKK), allow roughly two and a half hours by car, a little less than to the clubs south of Hua Hin.
Hotels in north Hua Hin are closest. The Sheraton Hua Hin Resort & Spa and the Dusit resort on the Cha-am–Hua Hin beach road are both within 10 km, according to Where2Golf. Cha-am’s beachfront condominiums and resorts are quieter and cheaper than central Hua Hin. Palm Hills is also a residential estate, but it does not publish visitor accommodation, so plan to stay elsewhere and take a short taxi.
Make a trip of it.
Springfield Royal, the 27-hole Jack Nicklaus course west of Cha-am, is the obvious partner, about 15 minutes away. Black Mountain and Pineapple Valley lie on the far side of Hua Hin and are the two most decorated courses in the area. Between rounds, the teak Maruekhathaiyawan Palace stands on the beach a few minutes from the club, and Hua Hin’s old wooden railway station and the night market on Dechanuchit Road fill an evening.
Find your season.
November to February is the most comfortable time, and early tee times in that window book up first. From March to May the temperature often passes 35°C, which makes the climbing back nine hard work in the afternoon. The sea breeze matters most on the hill holes, especially the uphill 11th.
It is in Cha-am district, Phetchaburi province, about 10 km north of central Hua Hin and close to Hua Hin airport. Golf operators sell it as a Hua Hin course, but give drivers the Cha-am address: 1444 Phetkasem Road, Cha-am 76120.
How much are green fees at Palm Hills?
The club does not publish its rates, so ask when you book. In July 2026 Thai Holiday Guide estimated ฿1,800 to ฿2,500 for the green fee, with a caddie at about ฿350 and a cart at about ฿650.
Who designed Palm Hills?
Max Wexler designed the course, which opened in 1992. One listing credits a different architect, but Golfasian, Where2Golf and most other guides name Wexler. The course hosted the first Thailand World Pro-Am in 1993.
Is Palm Hills good for high handicappers?
The fairways are wide and the front nine is gentle, so it is a comfortable round off the tee. The difficulty is on the greens: quick, sloping TifEagle surfaces that catch out higher handicaps. The front tees cut the course to 5,498 yards.
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.
