Magway Golf Courses: Book Tee Times & Explore Central Myanmar's Golf in 2026/2027

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Magway is a city on the east bank of the Irrawaddy River in central Myanmar, the capital of Magway Region, and one of the most genuinely off-the-beaten-track golf stops in this entire guide series. The GolfLux database lists two 18-hole courses here, both measuring over 7,000 yards: Magway Golf Club at 7,200 yards and Phan Khar Myay Golf Course at 7,000 yards on Nat Mauk Road. Those yardage figures are the specific credential worth noting. Getting two 7,000-plus-yard courses in a provincial Myanmar city that most international travelers have never heard of is unexpected, and it gives Magway a practical interest for golfers building a comprehensive Myanmar circuit.

The honest framing is the same as Nay Pyi Taw: you do not fly to Magway specifically for the golf. The city sits between Bagan to the north and the Nay Pyi Taw to the southeast on the Yangon-Mandalay highway corridor, and it serves as a logical rest stop for golfers driving or traveling between the major Myanmar destinations. The Irrawaddy River, one of the great rivers of mainland Southeast Asia, runs along the western edge of the city, and the flat lowland landscape of oil wells, dry plains, and river villages that defines this part of central Myanmar is specific to this region and unlike the forested highlands of Shan State or the colonial architecture of Yangon.

Magway suits golfers building a complete Myanmar highway circuit who want courses at every significant stop, travelers with a specific interest in central Myanmar’s Irrawaddy heartland, and adventurous golfers who want to play the most unusual provincial destinations in Southeast Asia.

Golf courses in Magway

1. Magway Golf Club

Magway Golf Club is an 18-hole, par 72 layout measuring 7,200 yards, located in Magway city, described by the club as surrounded by picturesque mountains and lush greenery, offering a unique and challenging golfing experience according to the GolfLux listing. At 7,200 yards it is the longer of the two Magway courses and a proper full-length test from the back tees. The GolfLux description notes the club is open to both members and non-members, which is the practical access detail that matters for visiting golfers.

It suits experienced golfers who want the longest available round in Magway, and as the primary playing option for any visitor building the city into a Myanmar circuit.

2. Phan Khar Myay Golf Course

Phan Khar Myay Golf Course is an 18-hole, par 72 layout measuring 7,000 yards, situated on Nat Mauk Road in Magwe according to the GolfLux listing. The club description notes undulating terrain and a challenging layout that provides an unforgettable experience for golfers of all levels. At 7,000 yards it is essentially matched in length with Magway Golf Club and provides a genuine second-day option for visitors spending two nights in the city.

Which course is better?

Magway Golf Club is the marginal first choice by listed yardage and the more cited of the two courses. Phan Khar Myay is a credible alternative at 7,000 yards for a second day. Most Magway visits include one round at each across two mornings.

Best time to play golf in Magway

Magway is in the dry zone of central Myanmar, which means it receives considerably less rainfall than Yangon or the highland regions and has some of the hottest and driest conditions in the country during the hot season.

October to February is the most comfortable window. The cooler dry season makes morning rounds manageable, with temperatures dropping to around 20 to 28 degrees Celsius. This is when the Irrawaddy River is at a lower, more scenic level and the central Myanmar plains are clearest.

March to May is extremely hot, with April temperatures in the dry zone regularly exceeding 40 degrees Celsius. Early morning tee times before 6:30am are the only practical approach.

June to September brings some monsoon rain even to the dry zone, though less than Yangon. Morning rounds remain playable on most days.

Magway golf holidays and package tours

Magway works as a one to two night stopover on the Yangon to Mandalay highway route rather than a standalone destination. The city is accessible by domestic flight from Yangon on Air KBZ and other Myanmar domestic carriers, taking about 45 minutes. The road distance from Bagan to the north is about three to four hours, and from Nay Pyi Taw to the southeast about three hours.

The most natural Magway golf program is an overnight at a city hotel, one round at Magway Golf Club, one afternoon exploring the Irrawaddy riverside and the local market area, and a second round at Phan Khar Myay before continuing the highway north to Bagan or south toward Nay Pyi Taw.

For travelers combining golf with Myanmar’s cultural circuit, Magway’s proximity to Bagan, the most significant archaeological site in Myanmar, makes the combination logical. Myanmar’s Department of Archaeology notes the Bagan Archaeological Zone as containing over 3,000 Buddhist pagodas and temples from the 9th to 13th century across the Bagan plain. A morning round in Magway followed by a road transfer north to Bagan for a sunset temple visit covers two distinct Myanmar experiences in a single day. Browse Myanmar golf packages or create a custom Myanmar itinerary that includes Magway within the full highway circuit.

Golf with the Irrawaddy River and the Bagan temple plain

The Irrawaddy River flows past Magway from north to south on its way toward the Irrawaddy delta south of Yangon, and the river’s scale in central Myanmar, where it can reach over a kilometer across in the wet season, gives the city a geographic identity tied directly to the waterway that has been Myanmar’s primary transportation and cultural artery throughout recorded history. The Magway waterfront offers river views and boat crossings to the opposite bank, and the riverside market in the early morning has the everyday commercial character of central Myanmar river towns that tourist-facing sites in Yangon or Mandalay do not show as directly.

Bagan, about three to four hours north of Magway by road, is the non-golf anchor of central Myanmar travel. The Bagan Archaeological Zone, where over 3,000 temples and pagodas built during the Bagan Empire from the 9th through the 13th century cover a 40-square-kilometer plain, is one of the most recognized archaeological landscapes in Southeast Asia. Myanmar’s Department of Archaeology manages access to the zone, and balloon flights over the temple plain at sunrise are the most frequently cited experience in Bagan travel coverage. A Magway golf morning followed by an afternoon drive north to Bagan for the sunset from the temple viewing platforms is a practical and specific central Myanmar day.

Book tee times in Magway

Both Magway Golf Club and Phan Khar Myay Golf Course are open to visiting golfers and accessible with advance booking through GolfLux or a Myanmar golf operator. The domestic flight schedules into Magway Airport and current road access conditions from the main Myanmar highway should be confirmed before finalizing travel arrangements, given the ongoing political situation. Start planning here or view Myanmar golf packages to incorporate Magway into a wider Myanmar highway and temple circuit.