PG Sure
Aman is perhaps the top ultraluxury hotel group in the world. They didn't get there by being stupid.
Pebble Beach tried to sell memberships -- it didn't work out. To get $250k for a membership, they'll have to put an international airport 10 minutes away, and pray that the entire financial world has the buggest rally in history for the next five years. PG is one of the greatest unknown courses in the world. Rees Jones plans on changing things around a bit... probably for the best, I guess.
Another question is whether or not the bay is safe for swimming in winter?? I have heard the undertow is treacherous there. Aman's money partners, a London fund, bought out a NYC party boy/socialite who couldn't make anything happen.
This spot is just too remote, and they'd need at least 200 members at $250k a pop to make it happen right. They'll have to sell a boatload of villas in the multiple millions. Where's the infrastructure? How do you get the workforce, supplies, water, sewage, blah blah blah for a large scale development 2 bad hours from Puerto Plata? It can happen, but only in a POWERFUL bull market for ultraelite US second homers. We're a long way from there right now!
As a luxury consumer, lover of PG, I hope something great happens -- I'd love a true 5-star+++++ experience and that course!!