Maenam, Thailand

Samui Disc Golf

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Andrew Gum
Experience: 10.1 years 40 played 25 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Backyard BBQ Beginner Friendly Course 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Mar 10, 2018 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

New teepads look great. Very good for introducing new players to the sport and for those without distance driving ability.
Great place to improve your approach game.
Authentic American barbecue spreads are impressive.

Cons:

Very swampy and sweltering area sheltered inland from the sea breeze; mosquitoes are an issue.
Baskets are locally made and seem to be awkwardly elongated, which may account for the common spit-outs when puts are clean but low on the chains. Aim high as they're much more generous upstairs.

Other Thoughts:

Be sure to show up on time for league play or risk being barked at by the boss there.

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Shifty06
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 11.7 years 93 played 60 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Disc Golf in a palm tree backyard 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 28, 2017 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

-Samui Disc Golf is a challenging technical 9 hole course with a good variety in shots.

-Narrow fairways call for accuracy in your approach-game (advanced players)
Aditionally the course has alternative pin-positions to offer.

-The course is also recommendable for families and beginners as the distances are rather short. Rounds wont take long as the layout is compact.

-Everything was maintained nicely.
Good tees, made out of grass paving blocks.
Teesigns give information about Par, lenght (in meter) and the different pin position.
The baskets appeared to be a bit worn, but were catching well. They just look a bit rusty.

-As the course is located in the northern part of Samui, not far away from the the main "ring-road" its quite easy to get there, even with public transportation.

-The owner Nigel runs a BBQ/Catering as well. Food and drinks are available onsite, as well as large selection of discs, apparel and other disc golf stuff.

-Now, the biggest Pro for me were definitely the locals. Nigel was very hospitable and the whole community was very companionable.
!!!Make sure to get to this place during league days and play doubles!!!

Cons:

-The crossing fairways were the biggest Con for me. The area is quite small, so its comprehensible, and i assume that it's usually not to crowded to become a big problem.
Pay attention when others are playing too.

-Advanced/Rec players will notice the lack of elevation and the mainly shorter holes.

-You can play this course with a mid/putter combo.
No wide open hole for distance drivers.

Other Thoughts:

Check the Facebook-Page for league days,so you have the chance to get in touch with the locals.

If you dont have a scooter/car, you can reach this course easily with public transportation
(Songthaew).

I highly recommend this place to anyone who is into Disc Golf and happens to be on Koh Samui or to anyone who wants to play our sport under palm trees.
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Hazer
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 18.1 years 168 played 54 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Samui Disc Golf - Maenam, Koh Samui 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 4, 2017 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Short, technical 9 hole course located in Maenam.

Very well manicured and clean.

Nice DISCatcher-style baskets.

Several mandos including a triple mando on hole 1, and several OB areas including a road-and-beyond on the right side of hole 3's fairway that adds many strokes to scorecards.

Multiple pin positions on every hole.

Alternate tournament layout that adds longer holes and has some holes in a more open area.

Raised brick tees with very large tee signs.

Clubhouse on site with food, beverages, and discs and merchandise for sale, including many discs with custom local stamps.

Weekly doubles on Mondays and singles on Wednesday, and the singles league runs several PDGA sessions throughout the year.

Great group of regular players.

Several tournaments per year, including the signature Samui Swine Classic.

Nigel and Som are amazing hosts.

Cons:

Short holes, and most are very flat.

Small tees and not the greatest grip.

Tee signs only have the hole number; no map of the hole or distances / pars.

Criss-crossing fairways and tees close to baskets. This isn't an issue most of the year when there aren't a lot of players on the course, but when busy it can become a safety issue and waits are common.

Other Thoughts:

This is a great course to practice hitting tight lines and shot shaping with slower discs, and for beginners and families with children. Besides a few of the tournament layout holes (which aren't used very often), all of the holes are pretty short so you will need to go to one of the other courses in Samui to practice your long game. The weekly rounds are always a great time with amazing people. The food is fabulous, and drinks are cold and cheap. The service is also on-point, from a western perspective. If you are on the island of Koh Samui, definitely stop by and play this course. Random dubs on Mondays and singles on Wednesday. Both weeklies currently start at 4:00 PM but during the shorter winter days they start at 3:00 PM.
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420player
Experience: 4 played 3 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Nice 9 hole course :) 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Mar 16, 2016 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Location is good and pretty easy to find. Nice small technical course. Good for kids, amateurs, pro's and people who just wanted to try disc golf first time, because holes are short, easy and they have A and B, T positions, why Course is clean, there are nice T signs so you don't have wonder around looking for baskets and its been taken care nice. If you are on Samui, definitely go and play a round or two :)

Cons:

Short holes, and the area is pretty flat. Lots of trees and some holes doesn't have a proper lines...So you need only mid ranges and putters in this course. No long driving holes.

Other Thoughts:

Wednesday league day, nice to meet local players and have couple cold ones.
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Keertiji
Experience: 4 played 3 reviews
3.50 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 12, 2016 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Easy to find, friendly people, well kept. Short but technical course and though you can't air it out too much with a driver there are some nice putter and mid range drives through lots of trees that can be worked on. Great for honing the finess side of the game.

Cons:

Short, only 9 holes.

Other Thoughts:

League on Wednesday is fun and Nigel, the guy who runs it, puts on food for those that want it after the game. Cold drinks and beers are available on site and during league play you have access to the ace kitty.
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osopolare
Experience: 27.3 years 64 played 5 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Get your DG fix while on holiday. 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jan 4, 2015 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Wonderful setting. Samui is a great place to visit.

Well taken care of course, which takes a lot of effort in the tropics. The jungle grows fast.

Easy to get to. Not far off the main road.

A very casual and fun setting. This is not the place to get wrapped up in your game or stress when you throw a bad shot. (Though why do that anywhere?)

Multiple tee positions for new golfers. This is a place where you really can play with a mixed group. Newbs and regular golfers.

Nigel and his family are warm and friendly. It's a nice place to relax between rounds and chat over a beer.

If you come for the weekly Nigel then expect to stay for dinner. Nigel cooks up a feast for the golfers. It was one of the better meals I've had on Samui.

You can drink on the course. Of course you can, it's Thailand!

Cons:

Shorter than a course back home but that's not to say that it's easy either. You have to hit very tight windows on some holes if you want a birdie. There are some bogies lurking out there too.

A lot of holes cross so beware of other groups. It's usually not so crowded as for this to be a big problem.

Like everywhere in Thailand you want to sunscreen up and put on bug spray around dawn and dusk.

Other Thoughts:

The photos show the homemade baskets. I was really pleasantly surprised at how well they caught discs. I had a few putts that I would have expected to bounce off (like they would have on a DisCatcher) that the chains grabbed and held.

So, don't look at the baskets and think that this isn't a real course. It is.

This is definitely a 1-3 disc course. I played it with a stable mid, an understable mid and a putter. I could have played it with any one of those three. After a while I got tired of carrying my bag around and just played with one disc.

This is actually a marginal "PRO" for the course. It's a good change of pace to play with just one disc and to force yourself to do everything that you would normally rely on the discs to do. So, if you're packing light for Thailand just bring your favorite putter or mid and have a ball.
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CubbieBlue
Experience: 22.2 years 102 played 6 reviews
5.00 star(s)

Sweet course! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 31, 2014 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Plenty of obstacles to get in the way here, from hanging jack fruit to coconut trees to the distraction of water buffalo at the neighbors house. Every hole has distance markers from the longs and shorts, and every tee has beginner tees as well which is something I've never seen, and usually sit right around that 50 foot distance. The course is well manicured, especially for a course that was practically a jungle before being trimmed down. All tees are marked with coconuts which is a nice touch. Nigel does a lot of work to spread disc golf around the island from having the local schools come out for free, to local radio advertising. Nigel even let me and my wife take a shower in his house and gave us a ride to the airport! The course plays in about 20 minutes so you have time to play through a few times and you can usually find a local or even Nigel to play the course with you if you'd like.

Cons:

The only downfall I would say is that the course hole average is probably about 170ft, which leaves for a lot of midrange shots or short driver shots. But when I visited in late May Nigel was in talks of expanding to one of his neighbors lots and possibly throwing in another 9!

Other Thoughts:

The course is a couple of miles from the main pier and a ways off the beaten path. It's run by Nigel, whose a great guy and a very welcoming guy. The course sits in the back of Nigels yard on about an acre and a half lot.Each hole is about 150 to 200 ft. I'm not going to go hole by hole here but 3 or 4 of the holes play down a fairway lined with palm trees usually 2 or 3 yards wide, 2 holes that play to a right handed hyzer and 3 holes that play right handed anhyzer. Course plays pretty easy as my wife actually tied the womens course record of +1 and I shot -3.
If you're on the island or even at a neighboring island I would recommend visiting as this is really the only (good) course in all of Thailand. I had a great time and will visit this course again if I've ever remotely close, keep up the good working spreading the disc golf Nigel!
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Khao Pra
Experience: 30.9 years 148 played 6 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Manicured Jungle 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 2, 2013 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

The course is a well manicured jungle/orchard.
Course owner Nigel and his wife spend hours cutting back the constant growth to give us a very nice flat lawn to play on.

Due to the coconut trees and assorted other Thai fruit trees on the property, there is a regular patch of shade to be found somewhere, which is a relief as it's nearly always 30c and sunny here.

Course layout is a good mix of shots. Focus here is certainly on accuracy, as the course is very short by modern pro standards.
Nigel is also a caterer, and runs his business out of his home on the golf course. You can find homemade food like pizzas, meatball subs and bbq, cold water, soda and beers as well.

Property is centrally located. From the only traffic light in Maenam, you are only a 15 min walk or a 1 min bike taxi ride away.

Constant flow of international travelers stop by Nigel's, for his bbq and/or for golf, so there is almost always someone out on the golf course during the islands high seasons.

Cons:

It's a short course. Average distance from the blue tees is only about 200ft over 9 holes.

It's only 9 holes.

Other Thoughts:

The only real problem with this golf course is that there currently isn't any wide open space to stretch your arm out a bit.

As it stands, bring out your putters, midrange and perhaps a fairway driver and have fun. You're playing on a small tropical island in Thailand.

There are alternate tee/hole combinations that allow you to play a second round of 9 after playing the designated 9 from the blue tees, adding length and difficulty to each. You must ask Nigel about these because you will be crossing fairways.

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