The Lakes at Phoenix Golf & Country Club

The Lakes at Phoenix Golf & Country Club is a Denis Griffiths design located in Huayyai, in the Chonburi province of Thailand, roughly an hour's drive from Pattaya. Griffiths, an Australian architect who has worked extensively throughout Southeast Asia, created this course as part of a larger golf resort development that includes multiple layouts. The routing takes advantage of the region's natural topography and incorporates substantial water features that give the course its name.

The design emphasizes strategic play around lakes and wetlands, with water coming into play on numerous holes. The terrain in this part of Thailand is relatively rolling compared to the coastal flatlands, and Griffiths used elevation changes to create variety in shot requirements and visual interest. The course features wide fairways typical of resort layouts, though the water hazards and greenside bunkering demand accuracy on approach shots.

Phoenix Golf & Country Club operates as a semi-private facility that serves both members and visiting golfers, common for golf properties in the Pattaya region. The club caters to a mix of Thai members and international residents and tourists drawn to the area's concentration of golf courses. The Lakes is part of a golf destination that has developed around the Eastern Seaboard's growth as both an industrial and leisure zone, with multiple courses competing for play from Bangkok-based golfers and visitors to the resort areas along the Gulf of Thailand.