Chiang Mai Highlands Golf & Spa Resort

Chiang Mai Highlands Golf & Spa Resort (often shortened to Chiang Mai Highlands Golf Club) sits at 167 Moo 2, On Nuar, Mae On, foothills east of Chiang Mai, not a downtown tram ride. Official resort materials describe a 27-hole championship complex with mountain views on every hole, practice facilities, spa, and private villas / resort rooms.

Phone lines run +66 53 261354–9. Use the resort site for the live tee sheet and Stay & Play packaging rather than a third-party rate screenshot. The property markets itself as a northern Thailand golf holiday base, not a quick nine squeezed between Old City temples.

Layout and design

Resort copy credits Schmidt-Curley Golf Design. Briefing materials break the 27 holes into Valley / Highlands / Mountain nines; book by naming the combination you want rather than assuming a single fixed 18. Elevation changes and cooler foothills air are the reason to come out here instead of a flat city track.

Turf and green-speed claims circulate in marketing (Paspalum fairways and Eagle Turf greens appear in some operator briefs). Highland weather, overnight dew, and burning-season haze all change how the course plays and how far you can see the ridgelines.

The resort site still cites a 2015 Asia Golf Awards “top 3 golf resorts in Asia” line and earlier “Best New Courses in Asia” coverage from Asian Golf Monthly-era write-ups. Useful history for context. Not a live ranking you should quote without the year attached.

Stay, spa, and visitor access

Resort copy lists 19 private resort villas, spa, condominiums, and a housing development on campus. Stay & Play is the natural product if you want dawn tees without a long morning transfer. Outside visitor tee times may still be available. Confirm whether your date needs a room booking.

Clubhouse dining overlooks the course and mountains in resort photography. Soft language only on specific menus; ask the restaurant what is open on your day. Practice range and short-game areas are part of the marketed complex.

Green fees: confirm when booking. Soft city lodging alternative: Agoda Chiang Mai if you prefer Nimman or old-city nights and transfer in for the round.

Insider Tip: Mae On mornings run cooler and mistier than the old city in November–February. Bring a light layer for early tees. Burning-season haze (roughly February–April) can mute the mountain backdrop even when the fairways are dry.

Watch out: “Chiang Mai” in the name does not mean a short Grab from Tha Phae Gate. Budget a proper transfer. Do not confuse this resort with Alpine Golf Resort Chiang Mai in Lamphun, different property, different province corridor.

Getting there and nearby

Plan 45–50 minutes from Chiang Mai Airport or the old city in normal traffic. Songthaew and shared vans are awkward with clubs; hotel car or private transfer is the practical move. Pair a free afternoon with San Kamphaeng Hot Springs or Mae Kampong Village if you want a non-golf half day in the same corridor.

More context: golf in Thailand, things to do in Chiang Mai, and the Chiang Mai visit hub.

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