Blue Canyon Country Club

Blue Canyon Country Club
Interactive map of Blue Canyon Country Club
8°06′11″N 98°19′41″E / 8.103°N 98.328°E / 8.103; 98.328
Club information
LocationThalang district, Phuket, Thailand
Established1991
TypePublic
Total holes36
Tournaments
Websitebluecanyonphuket.com
Canyon Course
Designed byYoshikazu Kato
Par72
Length7,179 yd (6,564 m)
Course rating74.8
Lakes Course
Designed byYoshikazu Kato
Par72
Length7,129 yd (6,519 m)

Blue Canyon Country Club is a golf facility and tournament venue in Thalang district, Phuket, Thailand. Established in 1991, the club has two 18-hole courses, the Canyon Course and the Lakes Course, both designed by Japanese golf course architect Yoshikazu Kato.[1][2][3]

The Canyon Course has hosted several international professional tournaments, including the Johnnie Walker Classic, Honda Invitational, Thailand Open and Blue Canyon Phuket Championship.[4][5] The course is particularly associated with the 1998 Johnnie Walker Classic, where Tiger Woods defeated Ernie Els in a playoff after overcoming an eight-stroke final-round deficit.[6]

History

Blue Canyon Country Club was developed in northern Phuket on land that had previously been used for tin mining and rubber plantations. The Canyon Course opened in 1991 and was designed by Yoshikazu Kato.[2][7]

In 1994, the Canyon Course first hosted the Johnnie Walker Classic when Greg Norman won the tournament.[4] In 1998, the tournament returned to Blue Canyon. Tiger Woods entered the final round eight shots behind Ernie Els but shot a final-round 65 and won in a sudden-death playoff. Golf Channel later described it as the largest final-round comeback of Woods's career.[6][8]

In 2007, Blue Canyon hosted the Johnnie Walker Classic for a third time. South African golfer Anton Haig won the tournament in a three-way playoff against Richard Sterne and Oliver Wilson.[9][10]

The Lakes Course opened in 1999 as the club's second 18-hole course. It was also designed by Kato and was built around lakes and former mining features.[3][11]

Courses

Blue Canyon Country Club has 36 holes across two courses.

Canyon Course

The Canyon Course is an 18-hole, par-72 course designed by Yoshikazu Kato and opened in 1991.[2] The layout was developed on land previously shaped by tin mining and rubber plantations.[1][7]

Lakes Course

The Lakes Course is an 18-hole, par-72 course designed by Yoshikazu Kato and opened in 1999.[3][1] The course is laid out around lakes and water hazards on land associated with earlier tin-mining activity.[3][11]

Tournaments hosted

Blue Canyon Country Club has hosted several professional golf tournaments, including:

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Golf Courses & Country Club". Blue Canyon Country Club. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 "Canyon Course". Blue Canyon Country Club. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Lakes Course". Blue Canyon Country Club. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Top Golf Tournaments Blue Canyon (Canyon)". Where2Golf. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  5. 1 2 "Blue Canyon Phuket Championship 2021". Asian Tour. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  6. 1 2 3 "Remember when: Tiger's largest final-round comeback". Golf Channel. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  7. 1 2 "Blue Canyon Country Club, Canyon Course". Golfasian. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  8. ↑ "Tiger rallies from 8 back, wins '98 Johnnie Walker". Golf Channel. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  9. 1 2 "Haig wins Johnnie Walker Classic". The Irish Times. 4 March 2007. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  10. ↑ "Haig nets maiden title at Johnnie Walker Classic". European Tour. 19 March 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  11. 1 2 "Blue Canyon Country Club – Lakes Course". Phuket 101. 15 April 2026. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
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