Royal Bangkok sports club

The Royal Bangkok Sports Club (RBSC) is an exclusive sports club in Bangkok, Thailand, best known to the public for its horse racing venue. Founded in 1901, it was the first racecourse in the country and one of the oldest golf courses. Originally serving Western expatriates and Thai aristocrats, the club was at the centre of development in the introduction of modern sport to the country during the early 20th century. The club has since maintained its exclusivity, and has a reputation as a domain of high society.

By 1961, Golf had become one of the biggest sports sections, with some six hundred men and around a hundred women players. The formation of the first Ladies’ Golf Subcommittee in 1948 was followed by monthly tournaments. By the early seventies, more than two hundred players were regularly involved. An eighteen-hole golf course is located at the RBSC.