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Championship golf course designed by Rees Jones and among the longest and most challenging in Puerto Rico. The Flamboyan course features wide fairways, distinctive bunkering and challenging greens. After circling a 23-acre lake, Jones' 7,117-yard course crosses the Candelero River, skirts the seashore, then climbs into the hills overlooking the ocean. The terrain varies widely, but common ingredients are undulating greens and Jones' signature mounding. Wind is a constant factor. The crosswind on the 8th hole makes it the toughest par-3. On number 9, the hardest par-4, you're hitting into a wind so fierce you can plan on a wood second shot.
Slope = 136 / **** | | | _ | | _ | | | Recommended accommodations for proximity: The Villas at Palmas.
An enjoyable resort type course designed by Gary Palyer. The Palm features a lush, tropical landscape, water hazards and panoramic views, making it one of the most enjoyable courses in Puerto Rico. Jones also engineered the renovation of the 6,600-yard course, which smacks of the sultry, hot-blooded nature of the tropics. There's nothing tame about this path through the marshes, jungle and coconut groves, with snarls of sea-grape and head-high reeds serving as boundaries on some holes. Holes 11 to 14 are a formidable gauntlet. Jones' fine-tuning did not disturb Gary Player's intent, which was that no shot be taken for granted. Tee shots demand placement and the greens are small and elusive.
Slope = 131 / ***1/2 | | | _ | | _ | | | Recommended accommodations for proximity: Rio Mar Beach Resort & Spa.
Atlantic panoramas, ocean breezes and iguanas play along the entire 6,782 yards of Tom and George Fazio's Ocean Course. One of Puerto Rico's most popular courses, its classic layout features four sets of tees, numerous bunkers and elevated greens. The signature 16th hole, an oceanside par-3, 238 yards, always rates among the Caribbean's best.
Slope = 126 / ***1/2 | | | _ | | _ | | | Recommended accommodations for proximity: Rio Mar Beach Resort & Spa.
Greg Norman's first Caribbean design rolls 6,945 yards along the Mameyes River, farmed by vistas of mountains and sea. Norman preserved native foliage and let the natural terrain determine placement of all holes. Ideal for players of all skill levels, the design features wide fairways, open greens, shallow bunkers and light rough. Typical of Norman's courses, all 18 holes can rate the title of "signature".
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