Golf - Punta Cana - Dominican Republic

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The odds are packed in the golfer's favor in Punta Cana, where it hardly rains, and when it does it is usually in the early evening. Being able to play all year round is one of the pluses that make the East Coast of the DR one of the most popular golf destinations in the Caribbean. Seven 18-hole courses already invite golfers of varying abilities to playing a few rounds of golf at a “resort golf course,” or a championship golf course, pride and joy of its international designer.

La Cana Golf Course.
Punta Cana, La Altagracia. Phone 809 959-2262. Year opened: 2000 • 18 holes par 72. Pete B. Dye's challenge features 14 holes with views of the Caribbean Sea, and four playing along the briny itself.

Golf de Bavaro, Bavaro, La Altagracia. Barcelo Bavaro Resorts. Phone 809 686-5797, Ext. 1859. Year opened: 1991. 18 holes par 72. 18-hole course alternating holes surrounded by vegetation or bordering lakes.

Cocotal Golf. Bavaro, La Altagracia. Phone 809 221-1290, Ext. 2000. Year opened: 2000. 18 holes par 72. A Pepe Gancedo design. Serene lakes and swaying coconut trees surround this challenging golf course in the Palma Real residential community.

White Sands Golf. Arena Gorda, Bavaro, La Altagracia. Phone 809 689-4653 Year opened: 2005. 18 holes. Challenging golf course designed by six-time Spanish champion, Pepe Gancedo. The setting is in harmony with nature's flora and fauna.

Punta Espada Golf Course. Cap Cana, La Altagracia. Phone 809 688-5587. Year opened: 2006. First Jack Nicklaus golf course built in the Dominican Republic. This course combines great ocean and bluff-side golf holes with beautiful views of the Caribbean Sea.

Punta Blanca Golf Course. Bavaro, La Altagracia. Phone 809 552 0734. Date opened: May 2007. An inland golf course, easily accessible to Bavaro hotels. This is a Nick Price signature course where wetland areas with large waste bunkers and big lakes naturally built into the tropical vegetation provide a challenge for golfers.

Catalonia Caribe Golf Course. Cabeza de Toro. Phone 809 321-7058. 18 holes par 72. Opened in 2006. Designer: Alberto Sola. Caribe Golf Club is a narrow and technical course where the fair greens challenge any kind of player. The location, the palm trees and the environment with lush tropical foliage give the golfer a feeling of playing in the Caribbean.

The Catalonia Beach Resort also features a ninehole golf course, designed by Sola, which opened in 2000 and has five lakes and shade trees.

For a complete hole-by-hole review of Punta Cana golf courses, see www.dr1.com/travel/puntacana

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