Up until April 1999, the Managing Director of Golf Orient, Neville Nicholson, contributed a regular golfing column, entitled "Putting It Straight", to "The Phuket Gazette", Phuket's own local newspaper, published twice a month.
In April 1999, Golf Orient launched a newsletter dedicated to golfing matters and, in particular, golf in Phuket - "Phuket Golf Round".
In January 2000, a new golfing newspaper was launched by
Golf Orient
in co-operation with Hastings Creative - Thailand
GOLF News. Normal circulation around 15,000 copies. At different times
during the year additional copies were printed to be distributed at different
trade and consumer golf shows and tournaments, working closely with TAT and the
Asian PGA.
Thailand GOLF News was a tabloid newspaper
printed in colour. It was distributed throughout Bangkok and in leading Thai
tourist resorts - as well as to leading buyers of travel to Thailand in the UK,
Ireland, Middle East, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia and West Coast USA and
Canada.
The Editorial included news and information from Thailand's leading golf
courses, golf societies and clubs, tips and travel updates, plus interviews with
golf professionals and celebrities
The "Phuket Golf Round" and "Thailand GOLF News" are no longer published.
Some past issues of both the "Putting It Straight" columns and other articles about golfing in Thailand and in Phuket which have appeared in the Phuket Magazine and other publications, may be found below.
For the latest information about Phuket's five fine golf courses, including course descriptions, yardages and ratings (where available), scorecards and course layouts, and photographs, and also Golf Orient's rates, please see Phuket's Golf Courses.
