Camp John Hay Golf Course

Few golf settings in the Philippines carry the historical weight of Camp John Hay. The course occupies land within a former American military rest and recreation facility established in the early 1900s, named after U.S. Secretary of State John Hay. American officers played golf here during the colonial era, and that sense of legacy — of a place shaped by a very particular chapter of history — still permeates every round. The Club at Camp John Hay, as it is formally known, was redesigned and reopened in the 1990s as part of a broader redevelopment of the camp into a leisure destination.

Baguio itself is the reason golfers seek this course out beyond the history. Sitting more than 1,500 meters above sea level in the Cordillera mountains, the city offers a cool, pine-scented climate that feels entirely unlike the lowland heat of Manila — a genuine relief for anyone who plays golf elsewhere in the Philippines.

The course winds through tall Benguet pines on mountainous, often dramatic terrain. Elevation changes are substantial and the views expansive, making this one of the more visually distinctive rounds in Southeast Asia.