Juniors Turn It On At Black Mountain

The month of March witnessed some highly fought competition between juniors at Black Mountain Golf Club.

The junior competition was organised by FOBISIA, which is a regional federation of the leading British international schools in Asia. It is noted for its FOBISIA Games during which time student events take place which include a music festival, a primary performing arts carnival, mathematics competitions, a model united nations conference and a short story writing competition.

Through these activities students from different countries and cultures are able to interact and enjoy working together on common interests. They benefit from sharing ideas and challenges whilst at the same time developing camaraderie between our schools and making long lasting friendships.

“We are honoured to be selected as the venue for FOBISIA’s junior golf tournament and is was a great opportunity for the youngsters to experience first-hand what fun golf can be,” remarked Harald Elisson, managing director of Black Mountain Golf Club.

For those who would like to view the juniors in action, please visit this PHOTO ALBUM

Detailed results can be viewed at the following link: https://sites.google.com/shrewsbury.in.th/fobisiagolf2018/results/award-winners

Special VIP Invitations To Nordea Masters

Black Mountain Golf Club members are in for a special treat. The club has obtained VIP facilities for its members at this year’s Nordea Masters which will be played at the Hills Golf Club in Gothenburg, Sweden from August 16-19.

In a partnership with Nordea Masters, Black Mountain has secured VIP tickets for all Black Mountain members and there will be an exclusive Black Mountain Members’ Lounge right on the course, where members can follow the tournament action taking place, while enjoying the food & drink hospitality service.

And that’s not all! The following special activities have also been planned for Black Mountain members and this will include:

Saturday 18th August, Black Mountain will host an evening function to which all Black Mountain members are cordially invited.
Monday 20th August, there will be a members’ golf day at Kungsbacka Golf Club.
Tuesday 21st August, we are holding a members’ tournament at the Hills course.
Black Mountain has also been able to negotiate a 15% discount at Gothenburg’s premier hotel – Gothia Towers.
Book your accommodation by following the link below (Swedish or English):

Click here > Gothia Towers online booking: (Swedish languafge)
Click here > Gothia Towers online booking: (English language)

The discount will be applied to the lowest available room rate “at time of booking”.

Please book early due to high demand in this Nordea Masters week.

In order to be ready for you, please Email us: (info@bmghuahin.com) to let us know what activities you would like to attend during your Black Mountain VIP visit to the 2018 Nordea Masters:

• Hospitality at the course
• The Saturday evening function
• Members’ golf on Monday
• Members’ golf on Tuesday

We hope to see you at Hills to support and cheer on our ambassadors playing in the tournament, and we look forward to having a lot of fun together.

2018 Thailand Long Drive Contest A Booming Success!

The best big hitters in Thailand came together at the award-winning Black Mountain Golf Course on March 3 and after a thrilling knock-out contest, the best of the best rose to the top.

The champion was Khattawan Pookavanach who will go on to represent Thailand at this year’s World Long Dtive Championship in North America.

Here’s a chance to re-live the fun and excitement at the finals:

Jazz & Johan_Long Drive Exhibition:

Thailand Long Drive Championship Finals 2018:

Thailand’s “Big Bomber” Has Been Discovered!

Thailand is renowned for its world beaters in golf. Some of its global stars are Thongchai Jaidee, Moriya and Ariya Jutanugarn and the big-hitting Kiradech Aphibarnrat.

Now, there is a new star in the making as he steps up to the plate to battle it out for top honours at the 2018 World Long Drive Championship to be held in the United States.

The man who came through a tough field of 32 finalist in the Thailand Long Drive Championship is Khattawan Pookavanach (pictured).

After intense competition, Pookavanach prevailed as the outright winner from the list of 8 eight finalists drawn from different provinces of Thailand.

The finals was held at Black Mountain Golf Club in Hua Hin and it was a day of exciting spectacle and entertainment as fans saw the nation’s big hitters try to outdrive each other for the honour to represent Thailand at the world championship.

The tournament was organised by Golf Channel in Thailand in collaboration with different golf clubs with Black Mountain being the host club for the finals.

“We had a good turn-out of fans and specattors and it was a truly fantastic experience for everyone to watch the competitors tee up directly in front of the bar and driving the ball straight down the 18th fairway,” said Harald Elisson, managing director of Black Mountain.

Pookavanach will represent Thailand in the World Long Drive Competition in the United States later this year.

Finally – AirAsia To Fly Into Hua Hin!

It’s great news for the Thai city of Hua Hin. AirAsia has announced that it will commence scheduled flights to Hua Hin from Malaysia’s capital city of Kuala Lumpur.

The initial service will offer four weekly direct flights starting 18 May 2018.

Commenting on this new development, Harald Elisson, managing director of Black Mountain Golf Club said, “This is fantastic news – we have been waiting for this for a very long time and now we can all look forward to increased tourist traffic from the region via Kuala Lumpur.”

To commemorate the announcement of the new route, AirAsia is offering promotional all-in-fares from THB 990* one way on Airasia.com and on AirAsia’s mobile app from now till March 2018 for travel period between 18 May 2018 and 26 October 2018.

As a truly ASEAN airline, the latest route to Hua Hin marks AirAsia seventh direct destination connection between Malaysia and Thailand.

Spencer Lee, Head of Commercial, AirAsia Malaysia said, “We are thrilled to introduce Kuala Lumpur-Hua Hin route as the latest addition to our ever-growing network. Since launching Phuket in 2003 as our first international route from Kuala Lumpur, we currently have flights to seven cities in Thailand. In 2017 alone, we carried about 1.3 million of guests from Kuala Lumpur to Thailand. Moreover, Thailand was ranked ninth among the world’s most visited countries by the United Nation’s World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) report published in 2017. Hence, we are positive that Hua Hin will be the new preferred holiday destination and hope that the new route will further contribute to the tourism growth for both cities.”

Black Mountain’s Henson Supports A Worthy Cause

Black Mountain Golf Club’s American brand ambassador Berry Henson is taking on an ambassadorial role to advocate for low income families in need of decent shelter according to Habitat for Humanity.

Henson expressed his delight as it will give him the opportunity to promote the global non-profit housing organization whose mission is to work with families to build or improve a place they can call home.

“I am honoured and excited to support Habitat for Humanity. I’ve known this organization for quite a long time since coming to Asia. It is an awesome opportunity for me to help not just the communities around me but also around the world,” Henson commented.

Habitat for Humanity was started in the United States by millionaire businessman Millard Fuller who wanted to help humanity. “It’s the kind of thing that I want to be involved in. It gives me an opportunity to help people in need in the region. Being a professional golfer, coming to Asia has been an awesome opportunity for me,” Henson said.

“It is about getting chances to give back. I’m glad to be associated with an organization that helps people in over 70 countries. It will be cool to travel around the world and let everybody know about Habitat for Humanity,” Henson added.

The 38-year-old Henson got his 2018 season off to a flying start by notching three straight top-10 finishes in Singapore, Myanmar and Malaysia to sit in fourth place on the Habitat for Humanity Standings, which is the Asian Tour’s season-long Order of Merit.