Loch Palm and Red Mountain Golf Courses are both situated on the Old Tin Mine high up in the mountains of Phuket. As you would expect both courses afford breath taking views of the Island. Holes have been sculpted into and through rugged 'rock' cliffs and canyons, perched on precipitous ledges climbing to a high plateau cut away from the mountain by decades of mining.

The tin mine theme is never far away. Rugged scars from open cast mining look strangely comfortable on a course which celebrates rather than tries to hide the past. Cliffs and gullies etched in sandy tailings over the years by storm waters feature on several holes; nature's waste bunkers belittle the work of man. Towering cliffs cut out of the hills and flooded canyons frame several other holes. Mounds of waste tailings have left a unique 'moonscape' that we could never reproduce. Mini-alluvial plains also provide occasional flat holes.

The courses not long by modern standards, will stretch to just under 7,000 yards from the 'Pro' tees playing to a standard par 72. Keeping the course under this nominal 'Championship Course' yardstick has allowed us to offer all levels of players the chance to enjoy the Golf Experience. The par 3's are not only demanding to play, but also to visually absorb. A hole with a vertical drop of 40 ms. from tee to green through towering trees may be just too much to imagine. This is Golf on steroids!!!

Phuket Country Club Course is a professionally challenging 3375 yards (championship tee) par 36, 9-hole course. The picturesque beauty of the scenery and layout, somewhat softens the difficulty of the course. Watch out for those wayward shots; all are penalized either landing in water or out-of-bounds. The distinct feature is water, water everywhere and comes into play 90% of the time. Black swans glide amongst the water lilies taking very little heed of your slices!!

This new addition to the event for early arrivals to play in the exciting Powerplay Golf Challenge Trophy will make for some interesting discussions on reception night.