The first is the 4th hole par 4 and every yard is uphill. This is a hole that rewards the accurate player rather than the big hitter, especially as there are five bunkers down the right side of the fairway and a large one right in the middle of it. A very hard hole to par, let alone birdie. Oh, and there is another bunker just to the right of the green.

What goes up must come down. You went up at the fourth hole so the 5th hole par 5 is downhill all the way. Following the fairway is a pretty stream that empties into a lake – right next to the green, of course. Long hitters may be tempted to try to birdie this hole but hazards await at each landing area. The green itself is guarded by not one, not two, but three bunkers.

The resort has another very British aspect: a cricket ground that is home to the Thailand Cricket Association and plays host to national and international matches between October and March.