Black Mountain Golf Club
Three tour-tested nines in a valley of granite hills behind Hua Hin.
Three nines on old tapioca and pineapple fields, and a triple green above Pattaya.

Plantation is the 27-hole course at Siam Country Club, the four-course club in the low hills east of Pattaya. It opened in 2008 on land that once grew tapioca and pineapples, and two of its three nines are named after those crops. It hosted the 2015 Thailand Open. Golfers come for the bigger, rougher landscape: ravines, long carries, elevated greens and views back to Pattaya Beach and Laem Chabang port. Its weekday rate is ฿800 below the Old Course next door, yet the club rates it harder: 76.3 from the back tees against the Old Course’s 74.1.
Visitors can play every day. The club books tee times online through its own tee-time page, by email to rsvn@siamcountryclub.com and by phone on +66 (0)38 909 700. Its Bangkok office answers on +66 (0)2 078 3888. Say which two nines you want when you book. Every golfer pays for a caddie and an individual cart, and club caddies drive the carts, so two players cannot share one. Carts stay on the paths after recent rain. Pattaya golf agents bundle Plantation into multi-course packages, and the green fee is also sold as a prepaid package on Klook.
Published weekday visitor green fee for 18 holes; caddie ฿500 and an individual cart ฿1,000 are compulsory extras.
| Visitor, weekday | ฿5,700 |
|---|---|
| Visitor, weekend & public holiday | ฿6,700 |
| Caddie (per player) | ฿500 |
| Cart (one per golfer) | ฿1,000 |
| Follower | ฿2,500 |
Home of the hole Golfasian calls Plantation’s signature: the 5th, a long, uphill par five of 568 yards with a split fairway and more than 28 bunkers. The right-hand fairway needs a very long carry, while the left leaves a simpler approach. The 6th, at 242 yards, is the longest par three on the club’s card for this nine.
These two nines meet at the triple green below the clubhouse. Tapioca’s 7th is a par three of about 178 yards played to one end of it, while Pineapple’s 4th and 9th are long par fours of 490 and 469 yards that finish on the same putting surface. Pineapple is the shortest nine, at 3,645 yards.
Lee Schmidt and Brian Curley designed all three nines. Golfasian lists Tapioca at 3,759 yards, Pineapple at 3,645 and Sugar Cane at 3,736, each a par 36, and the club gives the course a rating of 76.3 and a slope of 143 from the back. Fairways are paspalum, and Golfasian describes giant, high-lipped bunkers throughout. The most talked-about feature is a triple green of more than 20,000 square feet, which serves the 7th on Tapioca and the 4th and 9th on Pineapple. Swales split it into three sections. The club’s own Sugar Cane card shows a 242-yard par-three 6th and a 472-yard par-four 9th, so this nine asks for long irons as well as long drives.
Budget ฿7,200 for a weekday round before the tip: ฿5,700 green fee, ฿500 caddie and ฿1,000 cart. At weekends the total is ฿8,200. A local agent, Pattaya Golf Courses, lists a lower weekday green fee of ฿3,950 in its packages, so compare quotes if you are booking several rounds. Make sure Sugar Cane is one of your two nines. The clubhouse looks down on the triple green and out to Pattaya, and its restaurant is a good place to eat after the round.
Plantation is in Pong subdistrict, east of Pattaya, and the club puts it 20 to 25 minutes from the city along Siam Country Club Road. From Suvarnabhumi (BKK) or central Bangkok, the club allows about 90 minutes on Highway 7; Golfasian says 1 hour 15. U-Tapao (UTP), south of Pattaya, has fewer flights but a shorter transfer.
Nearby: 1. Siam Country Club Waterside (3 km) · 2. Siam Country Club Old Course (3 km) · 3. Siam Country Club Rolling Hills (4 km) · 4. Pattaya Country Club (4 km) · 5. Phoenix Gold Golf & Country Club (12 km) · 6. Laem Chabang International Country Club (14 km)
There are no rooms at the club, so most visitors stay in Pattaya, Jomtien or on Pratumnak Hill between the two and book a driver for each round. If you plan to play all four Siam courses, a hotel on the eastern side of the city, near Sukhumvit Road, shortens each morning transfer.
The Old Course, home of the Honda LPGA Thailand, is next door, and Waterside and Rolling Hills complete the club’s set. Phoenix Gold, south of Jomtien, offers a cheaper 27-hole contrast. For a rest day, the Pattaya Floating Market and the Sanctuary of Truth are both within half an hour.
The dry months from November to February are the most comfortable and the busiest. March and April bring the strongest heat, so take the first tee times. Afternoon storms are common from May to October; after heavy rain, expect carts to be held on the paths.
Explore golf by monthThe club publishes ฿5,700 on weekdays and ฿6,700 at weekends and on public holidays. Add ฿500 for the caddie and ฿1,000 for your own cart. Non-playing followers pay ฿2,500.
It is a single putting surface of more than 20,000 square feet shared by three holes: the par-three 7th on Tapioca and the long par-four 4th and 9th on Pineapple. Golfasian describes it as Asia’s first triple green.
Sugar Cane holds the uphill, heavily bunkered par-five 5th that Golfasian calls the signature hole. Pair it with Tapioca or Pineapple; either route takes you to the triple green. Golfasian gives 7,404 to 7,495 yards for 18, depending on the pairing.
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.
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