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.
History
The club was founded by Swedish entrepreneur Stig Notlöv in 2005. 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.
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 Digest's list of the Best 100 Courses Outside the United States.
Tournaments hosted
The club has hosted several Asian Tour events as well as events co-sanctioned by the European Tour.
Professional tournaments
Year | Tour | Tournament | Champion |
---|---|---|---|
2009 | ASA | Black Mountain Masters | Johan Edfors |
2010 | ASA | Black Mountain Masters | Tetsuji Hiratsuka |
2011 | ASA, EUR | 2011 Royal Trophy | Europe |
2013 | SGT | Black Mountain Invitational | Johan Edfors |
2014 | SGT | Black Mountain Invitational | Björn Hellgren |
2015 | SGT | Black Mountain Invitational | Björn Hellgren (2) |
2015 | ASA, EUR | True Thailand Classic | Andrew Dodt |
2016 | ASA, EUR | True Thailand Classic | Scott Hend |
2016 | SGT | Black Mountain Invitational | Malcolm Kokocinski |
2022 | ASA | International Series Thailand | Sihwan Kim |
2023 | ASA | International Series Thailand |
- ^ ASA − Asian Tour; EUR − European Tour; SGT − Swedish Golf Tour.
- ^ Unofficial event
See also
References
- ^ "Asian Tour: Sihwan Kim claims maiden title at Black Mountain". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ "Four International Series Events Part of Asian Tour's Early 2023 Schedule". LIV Golf. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ "About". Black Mountain Golf Club. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ "Stig Notlöv säljer Black Mountain och vill köpa Barsebäck" (in Swedish). Golfbranschen. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ "Black Mountain among world's top golf courses". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 20 December 2022.