Isaan Golf

Golf Near the Udon Thani Expo

1 November 2026 – 14 March 2027

Royal Creek Golf Club and Resort — fairway with the resort building behind
Closest resort course to the Expo

Royal Creek Golf Club & Resort

About 30 minutes from the Expo site, and the only course near it with rooms on site — 48 of them, from Standard to Suite, some overlooking the course and lake. Walk from your room to the first tee.

  • ฿500weekday green fee
  • ฿1,400all in, with caddie & cart
  • 48rooms on site
  • 20 kmfrom Udon Thani

There is a restaurant on site for afterwards, and for a longer Expo stay it is a quiet base away from the city with golf on the doorstep. The 18-hole course has been open seven years and gives a relaxed, uncrowded round — which suits both regular players and visitors fitting in a game between Expo days. Details supplied by the club, August 2026.

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Udon Thani hosts the International Horticultural Expo from 1 November 2026 to 14 March 2027, on more than 1,000 rai at the Nong Dae wetland — the first international horticultural expo held on a wetland site. It runs for four and a half months and is expected to bring a large number of international visitors to a part of Thailand most of them have never been to.

For golfers the timing is unusually good. The Expo covers almost exactly the cool season, which is when golf in Thailand is at its best: November to February brings the lowest humidity and the most reliable weather of the year. If you are coming for the Expo, you are arriving in the right months to play.

Isaan is the cheapest region in Thailand for golf. The national average green fee is around ฿2,342 in low season. In the north-east you can play for a third of that — Royal Creek is ฿500 midweek. Green fees here are the lowest of any region we cover.

Courses near the Expo, by distance from Udon Thani

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Planning a round around the Expo

Play early. Even in the cool season it is warm by late morning in the north-east. A first-light tee time leaves the whole afternoon for the Expo.

Book ahead over New Year. Late December and early January are the busiest weeks of the Thai golf calendar, and the Expo will add to it. Midweek is quieter and cheaper everywhere on this list.

Getting there. Udon Thani has its own airport with direct flights from Bangkok in about an hour. Courses are a short drive out; a car or Grab is the practical way to reach any of them.

Caddies are compulsory at effectively every course in Thailand, and the fee is separate from the green fee. Budget ฿300–฿400 plus a tip.

Where to Stay for the Expo

Royal Creek has rooms on site if you want golf on the doorstep. If you would rather be in the city and near the Expo, these are the best-rated properties in Udon Thani, with Agoda guest scores.

Hotel MOCO

Hotel MOCO

★★★★☆ 9.5/10 (1,469 reviews) · 1.9 km from the city
VELA Dhi Udon Thani

VELA Dhi Udon Thani

★★★★☆ 9.3/10 (3,855 reviews) · 1.4 km from the city
Civilize Hotel

Civilize Hotel

★★★★☆ 9.3/10 (3,551 reviews) · 1.3 km from the city
De Princess Hotel Udonthani

De Princess Hotel Udonthani

★★★★☆ 9.3/10 (2,997 reviews) · 3.2 km from the city
Banbua Grand Udon Hotel

Banbua Grand Udon Hotel

★★★★☆ 9.3/10 (2,533 reviews) · 1.9 km from the city
AVA Hotel Udonthani

AVA Hotel Udonthani

★★★★☆ 9.2/10 (2,167 reviews) · 3.6 km from the city

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Frequently Asked Questions

It runs from 1 November 2026 to 14 March 2027 at the Nong Dae wetland in Udon Thani, on a site of more than 1,000 rai. It is the first international horticultural expo to be held on a wetland.

Yes. Nong Samrong Golf Course is about 4 km from Udon Thani city, and Royal Creek Golf Club and Resort is around 20 km out, roughly 30 minutes from the Expo site by car. Several other courses sit within a two-hour drive.

Royal Creek Golf Club and Resort has 48 rooms on site, including Standard, Standard Plus View, Deluxe and Suite, with some overlooking the course and lake. It is the only course near the Expo with its own accommodation.

Less than anywhere else in Thailand. Royal Creek is ฿500 on a weekday and ฿700 at weekends, with a ฿300 caddie fee and ฿600 cart — about ฿1,400 all in. The national average green fee is around ฿2,342 in low season.

It is the best time. The Expo runs from November to March, which covers Thailand's cool season — the lowest humidity and most reliable weather of the year, and the peak of the golf calendar.

Udon Thani has an international airport with direct flights from Bangkok taking about an hour. From the city, all the courses on this page are reachable by car or Grab.

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