The clubhouse provides all
the amenities a visitor could wish for and is complemented by
a relaxing atmosphere with excellent service. Registering to
play is more a pleasure than a formality and is enhanced by
a personal escort to the first tee. The service and hospitality
many make the visitor a little bemused, but reality quickly
returns when he is confronted with the first shot of the day.
The course was designed
by a local golf architect but equal praise must go to the
construction team who have produced a layout which needs to
be played with imagination and skill. Valleys in the nearby
mountains supply water to the maze of streams winding around
the course, and the constructors have been careful to preserve
them as natural hazards. In certain areas these features have
been highlighted, and the results are both attractive as well
as meeting the high standards of design expected by the modern
day golfer.
The golf course maintenance
staff have certainly approached their responsibilities with
enthusiasm. Within two months from the opening day (late 1993)
the course was playing well, and Hua-Hin now has another quality
golf resort added to an ever increasing list.
The indigenous "Zoysia"
grass was chosen by the developers in preference to the imported
hybrid 'Bermuda' grasses for both fairways and greens. This
decision is already proving to be successful, and the longer
handicapped players will be particularly pleased by the depth
of turf on the prepared playing surfaces. Environmentalists
will also be happy to know that 'Zoysia' grass requires very
little treatment with pesticides and needs less water than
other species of grass during dry seasons.
Majestic Creek is the
latest of the championship golf courses to open. The road
inland to the club passes through rural Thailand with small
farms producing pineapples, sugarcane, bananas and mangos.
The journey is interesting, and it becomes more scenic as
the road approaches the golf resort which lies beneath the
ever present mountains to the west of Hua-Hin.
