Southern Hills Golf & Country Club

Southern Hills Golf & Country Club sits in Hat Yai, the largest city in southern Thailand's Songkhla Province. Designed by Perry O. Dye and opened in the mid-1990s, the course represents the work of an architect known for carrying forward his family's design traditions while adapting layouts to diverse international settings. The Dye family's influence in Asian golf course architecture expanded significantly during this period, and Southern Hills reflects that regional development. The course occupies rolling terrain characteristic of the Hat Yai area, where natural elevation changes provide movement and variety across the routing. Water features appear throughout the design, a common element in Thai golf courses both for strategic interest and irrigation purposes in the tropical climate. The layout incorporates the visual drama and strategic demands typical of Dye family designs, including sculpted bunkering and green complexes that reward precise approach play. Hat Yai serves as a commercial and transportation hub for Thailand's deep south, and the club caters primarily to local members and visiting golfers exploring the region's golf offerings. The course operates year-round in the tropical monsoon climate, with the dry season from December through March generally offering the most consistent playing conditions. Southern Hills remains one of the established golf facilities in a part of Thailand less internationally known for golf tourism than destinations farther north, providing a championship-length test for players in the southern provinces.