by Margaret Swaine
The DR, located on the eastern part of Hispaniola Island shared with Haiti, is the oldest European settlement in America. While tourists have known it as a cheap spot to vacation in the sun, lately it has achieved a more lofty reputation. With nine championship golf courses, several more under construction and others in planning, the Dominican Republic is set on establishing itself as a premier golfing vacation destination, as well as host for major tournaments in the Caribbean.
The government and the Dominican Republic Golf Association are working together to promote and expand a golfing tradition that began at Casa de Campo in 1972 and at the Amateur Golf Championship held there in 1974. Last year the country was host for the 42nd annual Caribbean Golf Championship.
World renown golf course designers have created challenging and naturally beautiful course layouts. Pete Dye was the designer of the famous 6,900-yard “Teeth of the Dog” course which Golf Magazine rated among the finest courses on the globe. Dye says he actually laid out only 11 holes of Dientes del Perro (its Spanish name) because God created the other seven on the Caribbean Sea. Dye was also the consultant for The Links, a championship course within the resort community of Casa de Campo.
Vacationers at Allegro Resorts’ Caribbean Village Playa Grande in Rio San Juan can step up to the tee on an 18 hole championship/PGA-tour quality golf course designed by Robert Trent Jones. Golf here is part of the all inclusive vacation package, sold by Signature Vacations in Canada. Built alongside seaside cliffs, bays and beaches of the country’s Atlantic Coast on the east, 13 holes overlook the water. Three of these can be reached by driving over the sea to the fairway. Many say it’s evocative of Pebble Beach, at least visually.
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Robert Trent Jones also created the championship course of Playa Dorada, which is surrounded by a complex of 13 hotels near Puerto Plata in the north. Golfers play alongside resorts’ pools, beaches and buildings. Even a misdirected nine iron will put the ball among the cabins of the Jack Tar Village on some of the holes.
Gary Player designed the Gran Diablo Links, under construction about 30 minutes east of Santo Domingo in the Juan Dolio area on the south coast. An on site golf academy is planned for the future. Other championship courses include golf de Bavaro on the eastern tip of the country near Punta Cana and Los Marlins, Cayacoa and Santo Domingo in the south. The Punta Cana Group, headed by Frank Rainieri is building 36-holes of championship golf designed by the firm of Robert Trent Jones in the Punta Cana-Bavaro area. Dominican born clothing designer Oscar de la Renta and singer Julio Iglesias, close friends of Rainieri, are partners in the project which includes their own private mansions and a small hotel.
The combo of year round summer weather and varied terrain, bring droves of golfers to the palm lined links by the ocean, so vacationers should be told to book tee times in advance. At most courses, caddies are mandatory, and often very helpful (cost $14 Cnd plus tip), but carts are optional.