Khao Yai Country Club

Overview: Khao Yai Country Club is a Jack Nicklaus design in Mu Si, Pak Chong, set in a 450-rai valley at the foothills of Khao Yai National Park. Course records list 18 holes, par 72 and 7,058 yards from the back tees. The routing uses the surrounding mountains as more than scenery. Undulating fairways, changing elevation and uneven stances ask players to manage position as carefully as distance, while the open views give the course a strong regional identity. It is an ambitious full-length layout, but the multiple tee sets allow its character to be approached at different scales.

History: The course opened in 1993 and was originally associated with the Mission Hills Khao Yai name in older records. It is now presented by the BRC group as Khao Yai Country Club. The available evidence is clear on the Nicklaus authorship and the continuity of the 18-hole routing, but it does not support a detailed account of every ownership or renovation stage. The safest history is therefore one of an established early-1990s mountain course with a current identity built around its valley setting.

Did You Know? The entire course is framed by the foothills and the valley rather than by a single signature hole. The official club description emphasizes the undulating fairways and mountain backdrop, while current course records place the property about 450 rai in size. That combination gives Khao Yai a broad visual rhythm: the round repeatedly opens into the landscape, then turns back into smaller tactical questions around the greens.