Siem Reap Golf Courses: Book Tee Times & Play in the Shadow of Angkor Wat in 2026/2027

Siem Reap is not a destination most golfers plan a trip around, and that is not really the right framing for it. You come to Siem Reap for Angkor Wat and the wider Angkor Archaeological Park, the largest religious monument complex in the world and a UNESCO World Heritage Site covering over 400 square kilometers of temple ruins. Golf is available and genuinely good, and the combination of a morning round at a Sir Nick Faldo-designed course followed by an afternoon inside the Angkor complex is one of those Asia golf experiences that is difficult to replicate anywhere else. Three courses serve the city. Angkor Golf Resort is a Faldo design measuring 7,279 yards positioned directly near Angkor Wat. Phokeethra Country Club, which hosted the Asian Tour and measures 7,363 yards, has a section of Khmer heritage bridge incorporated into the course routing itself. Siem Reap Booyoung Country Club, designed by Kentaro Sato and measuring 7,114 yards, adds a third full-length option.

The courses here were built to international tournament standard, and at three 18-hole layouts all exceeding 7,000 yards, Siem Reap delivers more golf volume than the city’s modest size and tourism profile would lead you to expect. Green fees are among the most affordable for courses at this specification anywhere in Southeast Asia, and the caddie culture in Siem Reap is well-organized, with most courses providing knowledgeable caddies who understand the specific wind and soil conditions of the Cambodian plateau.

Siem Reap suits golfers building a Cambodia program that combines temple visits with morning rounds, international visitors arriving directly at Siem Reap International Airport who want to start with the temples and finish with Phnom Penh golf, and any golfer specifically drawn to playing a Faldo course beside Angkor Wat.

Best golf courses in Siem Reap

Three courses serve the city. All three are worth including in a multi-day program.

1. Angkor Golf Resort

Angkor Golf Resort is an 18-hole, par 72 layout measuring 7,279 yards, designed by Sir Nick Faldo, located at Kasekam Village near Angkor Wat according to the club. The Faldo design delivers strategic water features, varied terrain, and the kind of precise shot placement demands that characterize his work at Vattanac in Phnom Penh and The Els Club in Langkawi at a comparable level. At 7,279 yards it is a proper test from the back tees, and the proximity to the Angkor temple complex means the drive from the clubhouse to Angkor Wat’s west entrance takes about 10 to 15 minutes.

It is the first course most visiting golfers want to play in Siem Reap, combining the Faldo credential with the most historically loaded setting of any course in Cambodia. It suits golfers who specifically want to play a Faldo design near Angkor, and couples who want to base at a single Angkor-adjacent resort for both the golf and the temple program.

2. Phokeethra Country Club

Phokeethra Country Club is an 18-hole, par 72 layout measuring 7,363 yards, the first international-standard course to open in Cambodia in 2007 according to the club, located near Angkor Wat in Siem Reap. The course hosted the Asian Tour, giving it a competitive hosting credential, and the routing incorporates the ancient Kampong Kdei Bridge, a Khmer heritage structure that forms part of the course landscape. That integration of a centuries-old Khmer bridge directly into the playing experience is available at no other golf course in the world.

At 7,363 yards it is the longest of the three Siem Reap courses, and the Asian Tour heritage means it was designed and has been conditioned to professional playing standards. It suits experienced golfers who want the most historically integrated course experience in Cambodia, and the longest layout test in Siem Reap.

3. Siem Reap Booyoung Country Club

Siem Reap Booyoung Country Club is an 18-hole, par 72 layout measuring 7,114 yards, designed by Kentaro Sato, located in Lolei Village, Bakong Commune, in Bakong District, Siem Reap according to the club. The Sato design gives it a different architectural character from the Faldo and unspecified Phokeethra layouts, and the Bakong District location south of the city puts it slightly further from the main Angkor temple cluster than the other two courses. At 7,114 yards it is a full championship-length test, and the more rural surrounding setting gives it a different atmosphere from the more resort-oriented Angkor Golf Resort.

It suits golfers who want a third Siem Reap round with a distinct design character, or as the primary course for visitors based in the southern Siem Reap hotel area.

Which course is better?

Angkor Golf Resort is the first choice for the Faldo design and proximity to Angkor Wat. Phokeethra is the answer for the Asian Tour credential, the longest layout, and the historically remarkable Khmer bridge in the routing. Booyoung suits a third round with a Sato design in a more rural setting. A three-round Siem Reap program covering all three gives genuinely different experiences without any repetition.

Best time to play golf in Siem Reap

Siem Reap follows Cambodia’s seasonal pattern. The GolfLux destination page and Cambodia’s Ministry of Tourism both identify November through February as the most reliable window, with a dry season extending through April and the monsoon from May through October.

November to February is the most comfortable period. Temperatures are around 20 to 28 degrees Celsius with low humidity and clear skies. This is also when Angkor Wat and the temple circuit are at their most photogenic in the early morning light, and the tourist volume at the most popular temple viewpoints is at its highest. Accommodation in Siem Reap books out for this window, and tee time availability at all three courses is tightest on weekends and around Christmas and New Year.

March to April is hot and dry, with temperatures reaching 35 degrees Celsius at midday. Early morning tee times before 7am are the practical approach. The temple visits work best in the early morning and late afternoon.

May to October is the wet season. Morning rounds at all three courses are generally still playable, green fees and accommodation rates drop, and the Angkor complex is significantly less crowded. The temples at this time, surrounded by the flooded moats and green vegetation, have a different character from the dry season dusty stone aesthetic that most photos capture.

Siem Reap golf holidays and package tours

Siem Reap suits three to five day standalone programs or as the temple half of a Cambodia golf trip that combines with Phnom Penh. Siem Reap International Airport has direct connections from Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Hanoi, and several Chinese cities, making it accessible without a Phnom Penh connection for regional visitors. The domestic flight between Siem Reap and Phnom Penh takes 45 minutes.

The standard structure for a Cambodia golf program is either Siem Reap-first with the temples and three rounds, then domestic flight to Phnom Penh for three Vattanac-Nicklaus rounds; or the reverse. The road between the two cities takes five to six hours and is a reasonable option for golfers who want to see the Cambodian countryside rather than fly.

Practical package formats:

3 days Siem Reap golf package with two rounds at Angkor Golf Resort and Phokeethra, Angkor Wat and Bayon temple visits, from USD 680 per person

4 days Siem Reap golf package with three rounds across all Siem Reap courses and a full Angkor Archaeological Park day

5 days Siem Reap golf package with three rounds and a two-day Angkor circuit including sunrise at Angkor Wat, from USD 715 per person

9 days Phnom Penh and Siem Reap combined covering the full Cambodia golf circuit, from USD 1,750 per person

The Angkor Archaeological Park gives non-golfing partners one of the most complete cultural programs available in any golf destination in Asia. The UNESCO-listed complex covers over 400 square kilometers and includes Angkor Wat, Bayon, Ta Prohm, Preah Khan, Banteay Srei, and dozens of other temples across multiple architectural periods. A non-golfing partner spending three days independently exploring the complex on a tuk-tuk with a licensed guide while morning golf happens has a program that does not require any coordination with the golf schedule. Browse Siem Reap golf packages or create a custom Cambodia itinerary combining Siem Reap with Phnom Penh.

Golf with the Angkor Archaeological Park

Angkor Wat is the largest religious monument in the world by land area, constructed in the early 12th century under King Suryavarman II as a Hindu temple complex and later converted to Buddhism. UNESCO designated the Angkor Archaeological Park as a World Heritage Site in 1992, and Cambodia’s APSARA National Authority manages the conservation program. The Angkor Wat temple itself covers 162.6 hectares according to UNESCO, and the wider complex of temples, reservoirs, and urban infrastructure covers the area north of Siem Reap that includes the land adjacent to both Angkor Golf Resort and Phokeethra Country Club.

The most consistently cited experience at Angkor Wat is the predawn visit to watch sunrise over the temple’s five towers reflected in the moat, which requires arriving at the west entrance before 5:30am. This is best scheduled on a non-golf morning rather than before a round, since the 3am wake-up call does not pair well with a 7am tee time. For golfers in Siem Reap for three or four days, dedicating one morning to the Angkor sunrise and the remaining mornings to golf is the practical structure.

Ta Prohm, the temple overgrown by strangler fig and silk-cotton trees whose roots have grown over and through the stone walls, is the most visually distinctive of the major Angkor temples and consistently described by Cambodia’s Ministry of Tourism as the most photographed temple other than Angkor Wat itself. The temple is about 10 minutes by tuk-tuk from the main Angkor complex gate.

Book tee times in Siem Reap

Angkor Golf Resort fills fastest during November through February peak season and should be booked at least a week ahead for weekday slots and two weeks ahead for weekend slots. Phokeethra and Booyoung are generally accessible with a few days’ notice. All three courses see lowest demand from May through October when visitor numbers drop, and same-week bookings are usually possible in this window.

When organizing a Siem Reap golf program, confirm Angkor Golf Resort as the priority booking for any preferred dates, accommodation in the Siem Reap town center for the most convenient access to the temple circuit between rounds, tuk-tuk or private car arrangements for the temple visits on non-golf afternoons and the Angkor sunrise morning, and how the domestic flight or road transfer to Phnom Penh connects with the overall Cambodia schedule. Start planning here or view Siem Reap golf packages to find a program that covers all three Siem Reap courses alongside the Angkor temple circuit.