Buying golf accessories

[BellMac]

Hi fellow hackers, my mate and I are travelling to Pattaya in July, and apart from using all the information we have gleaned off this site to have an awesome time at night, we are hopefully going to make it to the golf courses for a few games. We are trying to limit how much baggage we bring with us, and we are wondering if it is possible to buy decent golf balls, tees etc in Pattaya at a reasonable price, and if it is possible, whereabouts will we buy them. Other times we have played in S.E. Asia we have found any golf gear quite pricey. Any advice would be much appreciated.

[alexist]

Hi there...had a look at prices when I was there last year. Bought some Titleist pro v1 which were about 15% cheaper than back home but shoes/clubs etc were very much the same as here so no real point. You will see the odd bargain but not more than you would find if you shopped around back home. Theres a guy in Pattaya (think his board name is Doghouse but don't quote me) and he can arrange for the hire of clubs over there and set you up with courses etc. Didn't speak to him directly but was given that info in Catz one night (I mite have been drunk hic).

I never did get round to hitting a golf ball over there.

 

P.S. my mate and I are also there in July maybe we could sort out a four ball (or failing that a game of golf )

[Big_Brian]

You don't buy golf balls, you only rent them.

 

New balls are similar price to the UK but "pre-owned" are readily available. If you can, don't buy at the course, on the way to most of them are roadside stalls selling balls, tees, and oddments of other stuff much cheaper than on the course. And the next time you pass they might just sell you the balls you lost last time.

 

[Mescalito]

Not sure how much help this will be, given that I'm in the US and prices are sometimes hard to compare with the different tariffs, taxes, etc. I picked up a dozen new Pro-V1's in Pattaya last November that cost me about 50% more than they would have at home. Having brilliantly left my golf shoes at Khow Kheow (sp?) while I was there and not wanting to make the 2-hour round-trip to retrieve them, I bought a new pair that were damned-near double the price of what they were back home.

[BellMac]

Boys, thanks for your help. Mescalito, we will be at the Residence Garden from July 19th, so we will hook up then if you like. Cheers.