Kirimaya Golf Resort Spa

Overview: Kirimaya Golf Course is an 18-hole championship layout on the edge of Khao Yai National Park, in the hills outside Pak Chong. Jack Nicklaus designed the course to move through a large natural landscape, with the tournament tees stretching to 7,115 yards and shorter sets beginning at 4,875 yards. The official description emphasises a single-track routing: holes are spaced through the landscape so that a round feels private, with views of Khao Yai’s greenery and mountains rather than a dense residential backdrop. Fairways, greens and the resort setting make it a destination course rather than a quick city stop.

History: Kirimaya was developed as a resort and nature escape built around the Khao Yai setting. The golf course is part of that wider idea, using the park’s proximity and the area’s natural scenery as its central design asset. The official factsheet confirms the Jack Nicklaus authorship and par-72, 18-hole championship specification, while the current course page continues to present the layout as an active resort amenity. No opening year is added because the available official sources do not state one clearly.

Did You Know? Kirimaya’s course is designed so that golfers can feel separated from one another even though the property is a resort. The operator calls this a single-track layout, an unusual feature in a destination course and one that explains why the round is often described through privacy, landscape and changing mountain views as much as through individual hazards.