Phrases Graham McKenzie
The title is considerably baffling. Absolutely Khao Yai Toscana Golf Membership is positioned in Thailand?
It’s however, if you happen to forgive the meals analogies, what is about earlier than you is a delight for the senses, a luxurious course that tantalizes the golfer’s urge for food for problem and wonder.
Nestled within the coronary heart of Khao Yai Nationwide Park, this {golfing} masterpiece is a contemporary fusion of Tuscan inspiration and Thai terrain.
From the second you step onto the property, you’re greeted by an absolute delight to your eyes. The clubhouse is a murals, its structure mirroring the refined class of a Tuscan villa.
But it surely’s the course itself that actually serves up the dish of the day. Designed by the Capi chef duo of Bob McFarland and native man Chanat Ruangkritya, Toscana Valley is a connoisseur expertise for golfers of all ranges.
The course is a mixture of undulating fairways, elevation modifications, strategically positioned bunkers, and water hazards that demand cautious consideration.
The island greens, and tees, are the pièce de resistance, tempting golfers with the promise of birdies however threatening catastrophe with a single misstep.
The greens themselves are silky clean, requiring a deft contact and exact placing. The course is manicured to an especially excessive customary, and you recognize you’re taking part in on a top quality observe.
A buggy is important and, I might recommend, so is a caddie. The distances between tees are prolonged and the course is measured out in metres.
A superb caddie will work out imperial yardage for you and can quickly, primarily based upon your ability degree, be capable of suggest membership selection, putt strains and the place to purpose your drives.
The following problem is with the ability to perform the recommendations. It’s genuinely a course that may be loved by anyone from a rudimentary newbie as much as a low single determine handicap participant.
The icing on the cake is that the caddies show the pure Thai friendliness with useful details about the course and the realm. In addition they appear to have laser like imaginative and prescient for locating the ball after the odd stray shot that leaves the minimize and ready.
As you play your means via, you’ll encounter a pleasant array of points of interest because the course seamlessly blends with the pure environment together with probably the most wonderful chook and butterfly life.
The Khao Yai Nationwide Park supplies a refreshing backdrop, including a contact of spice to {the golfing} expertise.
When it’s time to take pleasure in a special sort of feast, the post-golf choices at Toscana Valley are merely divine. Pamper your self with a soothing therapeutic massage on the spa or savour a tasty meal on the clubhouse restaurant.
The resort additionally gives a wide range of lodging choices, so you possibly can lengthen your journey and totally immerse your self within the Khao Yai expertise.
Inexperienced charges begin at a really aggressive £75 per spherical, rooms from £125 and spa remedies from £40.
Taking part in golf at Khao Yai Toscana Golf Membership, whether or not you’re a seasoned golfer or an off-the-cuff participant, is a five-star expertise that can go away you craving extra.
Graham’s journey was organised by Tourism Authority of Thailand
