Golfing at North Shore and South Shore
From Cabarete: There is a nice little course right there that I always forget about. Laguna Azul I think, it's nine holes off to the left as you go from "downtown" Cabarete towards Sosua.
There is also Playa Grande, one of the M-U-S-T P-L-A-Y courses in the world at rediculous prices (cheap). This is Roberrt T. Jones' masterpeice and rival Pebbl;e for scenic beauty and majesty. About an hour to the East from Cabarete.
Then there is Playa Dorada, another RTJ course, made for tourists, but it can play at over 7000 yards with water, and lots of wind. It's about 20 minutes to the West. And there is Los Mangos in Cofres?/Coast Ambar area Small 9 holer.
Finally, about 1:20 from Cabarete in Santiago there is Las Aromas, an 18 holer by Pete Dye.
On the South Shore by Juan Dolio:
#1 is Metro CC. Across the street!
#2 is an hour to the East: Casa DeCampo and Teeth of the Dog and the Links
#3 would be an hour and a half to the West-Las Lagunas National , about 15 km,. to the northwest of Santo Domingo on the hwy to Santiago.
Fairways and greens!!
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