Dim Garmond, founder & editor of GongGolf
GongGolf started with one simple, stubborn feeling: golf is more fun when you actually know what you’re doing — and finding trustworthy advice online is harder than sinking a downhill putt. So we set out to build the resource we always wished existed: clear, honest, and written by people who genuinely love the game.
Today, GongGolf helps international, English-speaking golfers of every level play better and travel smarter. Our readers are all kinds: complete beginners finding their swing, weekend players chasing consistency, and seasoned enthusiasts hunting for their next great course. Wherever you are on that journey, we want GongGolf to feel like advice from a friend who has actually done the homework.
Who’s behind it
GongGolf is run by a small editorial team of dedicated golf enthusiasts — people who fell hard for this game and can’t stop tinkering with their gear, their technique, and their travel plans. It’s led by founder and editor Dim Garmond, whose passion for golf travel across Thailand and the wider region shaped the site from day one.
We’re not here pretending to be tour pros. Our authority comes from something more honest: real curiosity, careful research, and hands-on testing. When a topic calls for more than enthusiasm, we bring in and consult experts from around the world — coaches, club fitters, seasoned travelers, and local golfers who know their courses inside out. What you read is grounded in genuine experience, not guesswork.
What you’ll find here
- How-to tips — plain-English guidance on your swing, short game, and course management, plus the small habits that quietly shave strokes. No jargon.
- Honest gear guides — buying advice that weighs the real trade-offs and tells you who a product is actually for, so you spend on what helps your game and skip what doesn’t.
- Golf in Thailand & Southeast Asia — our specialty and our love. In-depth guides to the courses, seasons, costs, and local know-how that make a golf trip to the region unforgettable.
Our promise: no hype, ever
We don’t do clickbait, breathless headlines, or “miracle” gear claims. If something is average, we’ll say so. If we haven’t tested it ourselves, we’ll be upfront about that too. Every recommendation is meant to be genuinely useful to a real person standing over a real shot — because that person is usually one of us. Our loyalty is to you, the reader, never to a quick click.
How we work
Every guide starts with a real question a golfer might ask, then goes through research, testing where we can, and review by our team. We check our facts carefully, favor clarity over cleverness, and lean on people who know more than we do when it matters. We revisit and update our guides as gear, courses, and prices change — because we’d always rather be genuinely useful than merely first.
When we earn a commission from a link, we tell you plainly. It helps keep GongGolf running at no extra cost to you, and it never changes what we recommend or how honestly we say it — you can read the details in our Affiliate Disclosure. We also respect your privacy and handle your information with care, as described in our Privacy Policy.
Golf gave us a lot of good days and a few great trips. GongGolf is our way of passing that along. Grab a coffee, browse around, and here’s to your next great round.