Golf in Costa Rica

Golf Courses of Costa Rica

CALDERA

La Roca Country Club

Holes: 18

Yardage: 7100

Telephone: (506) 289-4313, Fax: 289-4247

E-mail Address: LAROCA@SOL.RACSA.CO.CR

Designed by Bill Phillips this club will offer 18 championship holes by November, 1998. Another 9 are planned. Situated on 2 high cliffs overlooking the gulf.


FLAMINGO

Vistas del Flamingo
Holes: 18

Telephone: 506-442-5347

US Toll-free: 1-888-261-6645

Contact:flamingo@arweb.com

To be completed in September 1999. Located in the hills of Potrero and overlooking the Flamingo Marina.



LA CRUZ

Resort Rancho Mary

Holes: 18

A design by E. Lawrence Packard, Greg Jackson. The first nine are to be ready by October 1997 and the last 9 by May 1998.



PLAYA CONCHAL

Meliá Playa Conchal

Address: 1 Guanacaste, Playa Conchal

Holes: 18

Yardage: 7030

Par: 72

Course architect is Robert Trent Jones II. Completed August 1997.



PLAYA GRANDE

Rancho Las Colinas Golf & Country Club

Holes: 18

Par: 72

Yardage: 6721

Telephone: 011-506-383-3759

Designer is Ron Garl. Course completed in 1997. The front 9 offers gently rolling fairways surrounded by lots of water hazards. The back 9 is very different with steep fairways carved out of rocky terrain where accuracy is needed.


PLAYA HORMOSA

Los Altos del Cacique

Holes: 18

To be completed in November 1998


PLAYA HERRADURA

Los Suenős

Holes: 18

Telephone: 506-290-3311

FAX: 506-231-6040

Contact:information@lossuenos.com

A Ted Robinson design to be completed by January 1999. A Marriott resort project.





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PLAYA PANAMA

Monte del Barco

Holes: 18

Telephome: (506) 296-5883, Fax: (506) 296-5117

E Mail: mbarco@ns.goldnet.co.cr

Design by KMD Design Group. To be opened in June of 1998. Surrounded by savannas with a mountainous backdrop.


PLAYA QUISALES

Tango Mar Beach Resort & Country Club

Holes: 10

Phone: 1-800-648-1136 [USA] 011-506-289-9328 [CR]

FAX: 011-506-289-8218

Contact:elegant.adventures@worldnet.att.net

Contact:info@artropolis.com

Founded in 1988 and designed by Carlos Chacón. It is located across the Gulf of Nicoya from Puntarenas.


QUEBRADA AMARILLA

Tulin Resort

Holes: 18

Yardage: 7200

Par: 72

Design by Gaetano. To be complete by December, 1998


SAN JOSE

Costa Rica Country Club

Holes: 9

Founded in 1944 this was the first course built in Costa Rica and the only one for the next 25 years.


Cariari Country Club

Holes: 18

Yardage: 6590

Par: 71

Slope: 136

Telephone: 011-506-293-3211

This championship course was founded in 1974. Designer is George Fazio. The land was once a coffee plantation. It is heavily wooded with narrow fairways and only a few fairway bunkers. The Bermuda grass greens are fairly large, fast and well-bunkered. This course is considered the best in the country.


SANTA ANA

Los Reyes Country Club

Holes: 9

Founded in 1974. A private club and residential community in the Central valley.


Parque Valle del Sol

Holes: 18

Yardage: approx. 6900

Par: 72

Telephone: (506) 282-9222, Fax: 282-9333

Course designer is Tracy D. May. Situated in the Santa Ana Valley and 10 minutes from San Jose and the Juan Santamaria International airport. Course completed by end of 1997. The course has 6 lakes and lots of wetlands to test the skills. Mature trees line the fairways. There will be 4 to 5 tees for each hole. #6 hole will have 6 tees, 2 will be on an island.


TAMARINDO Tamarindo Golf

Holes: 18

To be completed in September 1999.




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