Club information | |
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Location in Thailand | |
Coordinates | 12°36′52″N 99°53′30″E / 12.6145°N 99.8917°E |
Location | Hua Hin, Thailand |
Established | 2005 |
Type | Public |
Total holes | 27 |
Events hosted | True Thailand Classic Black Mountain Masters Black Mountain Invitational International Series Thailand |
Website | blackmountainhuahin.com |
East | |
Par | 36 |
North | |
Par | 36 |
West | |
Par | 36 |
Black Mountain Golf Club is a championship golf course located ten kilometers west of the city of Hua Hin, Thailand. Recognized as one of the best in Thailand and Asia-Pacific, it has hosted the Black Mountain Masters and the International Series Thailand on the Asian Tour, as well as the True Thailand Classic, co-sanctioned by the European Tour.[1][2]
The club was founded by Swedish entrepreneur Stig Notlöv in 2005.[3] Notlöv was born in Pajala and founded Byggmax , a chain of 200 home improvement stores, which he sold to invest in the course in Hua Hin. The original 18 holes opened on 20 April 2007, and in 2016 another 9 holes, the West course, were added.[4]
Numerous awards followed rapidly. In 2011, Black Mountain was named the best course in Thailand and the best championship course in Asia-Pacific by the Asian Golf Monthly.[5]
In 2012, Black Mountain became the first course in Thailand to be included in US Golf Digest's list of the Best 100 Courses Outside the United States.[5]
The club has hosted several Asian Tour events as well as events co-sanctioned by the European Tour.
Year | Tour[a] | Tournament | Champion |
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2009 | ASA | Black Mountain Masters | Johan Edfors |
2010 | ASA | Black Mountain Masters | Tetsuji Hiratsuka |
2011 | ASA,[b] EUR[b] | 2011 Royal Trophy | Europe |
2013 | SGT | Black Mountain Invitational | Johan Edfors |
2014 | SGT | Black Mountain Invitational | Björn Hellgren |
2015 | SGT | Black Mountain Invitational | Björn Hellgren (2) |
2015 | ASA, EUR | True Thailand Classic | Andrew Dodt |
2016 | ASA, EUR | True Thailand Classic | Scott Hend |
2016 | SGT | Black Mountain Invitational | Malcolm Kokocinski |
2022 | ASA | International Series Thailand | Sihwan Kim |
2023 | ASA | International Series Thailand |