Springfield Royal is a Jack Nicklaus design, and the club notes that Golf Digest has ranked it among Thailand’s top ten courses. It sits inland from Cha-am, the next beach town up the coast, about half an hour north of Hua Hin. There are 27 holes in three loops, twelve lakes, five sets of tees on every hole and a hotel by the clubhouse. That makes it an easy base for a golf week that also takes in the Hua Hin courses. For visitors, the attraction is a well-regarded design at a lower price than Hua Hin’s headline clubs.
Springfield Royal Country Club green fees and tee times.
Non-members book through the contact page on springfieldresort.com, the reservations line on +66 32 709 256 or the club’s LINE account, @springfieldgolf. The club says booking direct gets the best rate. Golfscape lists live tee times with instant confirmation, and Thai Golf Booking and Hua Hin golf operators sell rounds and packages. Golfasian notes that groups are limited to four and the course is open daily. No handicap certificate rule is published. If you are staying at Springfield Village, the on-site hotel, ask about room-and-golf packages. The last published one, Play 1 Stay 2 in 2023, paired a night in a deluxe room with breakfast for two with one green fee, caddie and cart, from ฿4,700 on weekdays.
INDICATIVE GREEN FEE · CHECKED NOVEMBER 2026From ฿3,000
Visitor green fee, weekdays and weekends, as listed by Thai Golf Booking in November 2026; some dates show from ฿2,400. Caddie ฿350 (cash) and cart ฿750 extra. The club does not publish rates online. Prices change by season and booking route, so confirm the current rate with the operator. Official rates ↗
The round, in perspective.
The course opened in 1993. Its nines are labelled A, B and C and played as A–B, B–C and C–A. From the gold tees they measure 3,513, 3,530 and 3,673 yards, and from the whites between 3,121 and 3,269. Golfasian credits the C nine, added in 2005, to Lee Schmidt and calls it more demanding than the original 18. Ratings on the scorecard bear that out: B–C and C–A carry a slope of 136 from the golds, against 130 for A–B. Twelve lakes come into play. Mature trees and low mounds line the rough, and a big waste bunker runs along the back nine. A fade that drifts too far gets punished. Golfasian picks out the 389-yard opening par four and names the par-five 18th, played to an island green, as the signature hole. The club’s brochure lists it as an Asian Tour Qualifying School venue since 2010.
Know before you go.
Tees
Five sets per hole
Group size
Maximum four
Caddie fee
฿350, cash (as listed by Thai Golf Booking)
Cart
฿750 for a one-person cart
Club hire
฿900 a set; shoes ฿250
Fishing
Not allowed in the lakes
Make the trip work.
Because the club does not post prices, confirm what a quote includes before paying. Third-party rates are green fee only, so a round costs about ฿4,100 with caddie and cart, before the tip. Club hire is ฿900 a set according to Golfasian, which keeps luggage simple. Golfasian’s reviewers praise the layout and the caddies but mention dry patches and slower greens at times, and a clubhouse that is due a refresh. Play the C nine at least once: ask the pro shop which pairings are running on your day.
Springfield is in Sampraya subdistrict, inland and west of Cha-am town; give drivers the pro shop address, 208 Moo 2, Sampraya. From Bangkok, Cha-am is reached on Phetkasem Road before Hua Hin, so the drive is a little shorter than to the Hua Hin clubs. Golfasian puts the course about 30 minutes from Hua Hin. Hua Hin airport (HHQ) has very few flights, so most visitors land at Suvarnabhumi (BKK).
Springfield Village Golf & Spa sits beside the clubhouse on the 1,200-acre estate. It has 94 rooms, from 45-square-metre cottage suites and 55-square-metre deluxe rooms up to grand junior suites of 119 square metres, plus a spa, a pool and Bosco, the restaurant. The group also runs Springfield @Sea, a separate resort in Cha-am. Cha-am itself has a long strip of resorts and seafood restaurants facing the sand. If you want more nightlife and shops, stay in Hua Hin and accept the longer drive.
Make a trip of it.
Palm Hills, roughly 10 km to the south-east, makes a sensible second round on the same side of Hua Hin. Black Mountain and Pineapple Valley, the two tournament-grade courses beyond Hua Hin, complete a varied week. Royal Hua Hin, from the 1920s, is a short contrast. Off the course, Maruekhathaiyawan Palace, a teak seaside palace built on stilts, sits between Cha-am and Hua Hin. Phetchaburi’s hilltop palace, Phra Nakhon Khiri, is about 40 minutes north.
Find your season.
Play from November to April, when Cha-am is at its driest and the breeze off the Gulf is cooler. Afternoon rounds from March to May are very hot, so book the first tee times.
Jack Nicklaus designed the course, which opened in 1993. A third nine was added in 2005, which Golfasian credits to Lee Schmidt. Each hole has five tee boxes, and Golfasian advises that only professionals play the back “Jack” tees, which call for long carries.
How much does it cost to play Springfield Royal?
The club does not publish rates online. In November 2026 Thai Golf Booking listed a ฿3,000 visitor green fee for weekdays and weekends, with some dates from ฿2,400. Add ฿350 for the caddie, ฿750 for a cart and a tip. Ring +66 32 709 256 for the direct rate.
Is there accommodation at Springfield Royal?
Yes. Springfield Village Golf & Spa, with 94 rooms, is on the same estate as the course. Packages that combine a room, golf, caddie and cart have been sold in the past, most recently in 2023. The group’s other Cha-am property, Springfield @Sea, is a separate resort.
Is Springfield Royal in Hua Hin or Cha-am?
It is in Cha-am district, Phetchaburi province, west of Cha-am town and about 30 minutes north of Hua Hin. Hua Hin hotels and golf operators include it as one of the local courses and arrange transfers.
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.
