Black Mountain Golf Club Explained

Golf Facility Name:Black Mountain Golf Club
Location:Hua Hin, Thailand
Establishment:2005
Type:Public
Holes:27
Tournaments:True Thailand Classic
Black Mountain Masters
Black Mountain Invitational
International Series Thailand
Website:blackmountainhuahin.com
Course1:East
Par1:36
Course2:North
Par2:36
Course3:West
Par3:36
Pushpin Map:Thailand
Pushpin Relief:1
Pushpin Mapsize:150

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]

History

The club was founded by Swedish entrepreneur Stig Notlöv in 2005.[3] Notlöv was born in Pajala and founded, 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.

In 2012, Black Mountain became the first course in Thailand to be included in US Golf Digests list of the Best 100 Courses Outside the United States.[5]

Tournaments hosted

The club has hosted several Asian Tour events as well as events co-sanctioned by the European Tour.

Professional tournaments

YearTour Tournament Champion
2009 Johan Edfors
2010 Tetsuji Hiratsuka
2011 ASA, EUR Europe
2013 Johan Edfors
2014 Björn Hellgren
2015 Björn Hellgren (2)
2015 Andrew Dodt
2016 Scott Hend
2016 Malcolm Kokocinski
2022 Sihwan Kim
2023

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Asian Tour: Sihwan Kim claims maiden title at Black Mountain . South China Morning Post . 20 December 2022.
  2. Web site: Four International Series Events Part of Asian Tour's Early 2023 Schedule . LIV Golf . 20 December 2022.
  3. Web site: About . Black Mountain Golf Club . 20 December 2022.
  4. Web site: Stig Notlöv säljer Black Mountain och vill köpa Barsebäck . Golfbranschen . 20 December 2022 . sv.
  5. Web site: Black Mountain among world's top golf courses . Bangkok Post . 20 December 2022.