Regions
Phuket
Phuket is an island in the Andaman Sea. The course this book covers, Blue Canyon Country Club, is in Thalang district, toward the north of the island, on land that had been used for tin mining and rubber before the first eighteen holes opened in 1991.
The southwest monsoon usually runs from about May to October and is more strongly felt on this coast than on the Gulf side at Hua Hin or Pattaya. That is a reason to check the week you are actually travelling, rather than trusting a single "best month" claim for the whole country.
Getting to Thalang from the airport is a shorter trip than crossing the island from the south beaches. This book does not quote transfer prices.