Black Mountain Golf Club

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]

Black Mountain Golf Club
Club information
Black Mountain Golf Club is located in Thailand
Black Mountain Golf Club
Location in Thailand
Coordinates12.6145°N 99.8917°E / 12.6145; 99.8917
LocationHua Hin, Thailand
Established2005
TypePublic
Total holes27
Events hostedTrue Thailand Classic
Black Mountain Masters
Black Mountain Invitational
International Series Thailand
Websiteblackmountainhuahin.com
East
Par36
North
Par36
West
Par36

History

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]

Tournaments hosted

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

Professional tournaments
YearTour[lower-alpha 1]TournamentChampion
2009ASABlack Mountain MastersSweden Johan Edfors
2010ASABlack Mountain MastersJapan Tetsuji Hiratsuka
2011ASA,[lower-alpha 2] EUR[lower-alpha 2]2011 Royal TrophyEurope
2013SGTBlack Mountain InvitationalSweden Johan Edfors
2014SGTBlack Mountain InvitationalSweden Björn Hellgren
2015SGTBlack Mountain InvitationalSweden Björn Hellgren (2)
2015ASA, EURTrue Thailand ClassicAustralia Andrew Dodt
2016ASA, EURTrue Thailand ClassicAustralia Scott Hend
2016SGTBlack Mountain InvitationalSweden Malcolm Kokocinski
2022ASAInternational Series ThailandUnited States Sihwan Kim
2023ASAInternational Series Thailand
  1. ASA − Asian Tour; EUR − European Tour; SGT − Swedish Golf Tour.
  2. Unofficial event

See also

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