Boasting around 30 idyllic golf courses, Puerto Rico is regarded as one of the Caribbean’s top places to play golf. With almost year-round sunshine, stunning scenery and welcoming locals, the unincorporated territory of the United States is an ideal destination for a golfing getaway. Here we look at three of the best golf courses in Puerto Rico.
TPC Dorado Beach
Located at the luxurious Dorado Beach, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve in Dorado, Puerto Rico, TPC Dorado Beach is home to two world-class golf courses: the East Course and Sugarcane Course. When not playing host to the PGA Tour, the Grand Reserve Golf Club provides visitors with a one-of-a-kind tropical golfing experience. The course is known in the professional golf scene as the most enjoyable and tropical tournament on the PGA Tour, thanks to warm weather and even warmer Puerto Rican hospitality making it a firm-favourite among professionals. The lush green links unwind alongside turquoise ocean waves, earning high praise from American golfing legend Jack Nicklaus, who proclaimed the fourth hole on the East course at TPC Dorado Beach to be among the top ten holes in the world.
The St. Regis Bahía Beach Resort & Golf Club
Situated on a former coconut farm and nestled between the El Yunque National Forest and Espíritu Santo River State Preserve, The St. Regis Bahia Beach Resort, Puerto Rico is aptly set on 483 pristine acres and two miles of secluded beach, offering uninterrupted views of the Atlantic Ocean. The luxury retreat blends history, elegance and tropical splendour with unrivalled amenities to create an atmosphere of refined excellence. Guests can enjoy a thrilling round on the 18-hole Robert Trent Jones Jr-designed golf course, which is strategically designed to be perfect for beginners yet challenging enough for the most seasoned players. While enjoying the game itself, golfers will be delighted by the spectacular scenery throughout, with the course showcasing two-miles of beach, an Audubon golden certified forest, and views of the rainforest from nearly every hole.
Royal Isabela
Escape to an intimate oceanfront golf resort on Puerto Rico’s spectacular northwest coast. Blessed with stunning Atlantic views, dramatic cliffs and a landscape lush with native flora and fauna, Royal Isabela is an epic backdrop for an unforgettable golf getaway. The course at Royal Isabela extends along cliffs 200 feet above the ocean and drops to natural dunes along the Atlantic. This “nature-first” golf course is alive with plants, birds, and butterflies native to Isabela, Puerto Rico. Sod-faced bunkers add a Scottish flair to this Island gem. With trade winds that are your friend one moment and your foe the next, all these elements shape the course’s character and captivate the golf purist.