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Aquella Golf & Country Club is an 18-hole, par 72 championship course measuring 7,008 yards, situated along the Andaman Sea coastline at Thai Muang Beach in Phang Nga province, approximately 40 minutes north of Phuket International Airport in southern Thailand. The course opened in 2021, designed by Australian firm Pacific Coast Design on the former site of the Thai Muang Golf Course, which had been closed for nine years, though only around 30% of the new routing follows the original layout.

The course occupies 177 hectares of coastal terrain, with narrow, gently rolling fairways carpeted in Platinum Paspalum grass, intersected by natural waterways and tidal lakes that change in appearance throughout the day. Bunkering is a distinctive visual feature throughout, with the faces of the sand traps constructed from vintage wooden railway sleepers. The layout weaves through a combination of open coastal ground and wooded areas, with the designers retaining significant mature trees from the site's previous jungle growth to give the course an established character. Water comes into play on most holes, though the design offers multiple strategic routes, giving golfers the choice of taking on the hazards or laying up safely.

The signature hole is the par-3 11th, a 186-yard hole played directly beside the beach with panoramic views and the sounds of the Andaman Sea from every tee position. A notable design detail is the use of bamboo tunnels as transit routes between certain holes, which create a sensory transition by briefly obscuring views before opening onto a new perspective. The course has two well-balanced nine-hole loops and plays from a minimum of three tee positions on each hole.