Golfweek is reporting on the resort and golf course building scene in the DR:
Course architect Tom Marzolf normally is an understated fellow. But here on the 18th tee of Corales Golf Club, perched on the Caribbean shore, the senior design associate of Tom Fazio is not even pretending to contain himself. "This could be one of the great holes anywhere," Marzolf gushes.
As he and his entourage survey the scene, a large passenger plane crosses above them on its descent into nearby Punta Cana International Airport. It's the world's only privately owned international airport - built and operated by the same Dominican consortium that developed Punta Cana Resort and Corales GC.
I have been lucky enough to golf in the DR and I would go back in a heartbeat. Some of these new courses look and sound amazing, and of course you have one of the original great courses of the Caribbean at Casa de Campo, the Teeth of The Dog. Old and new, the Dominican Republic is a great golf destination.
How much is a round of golf at Casa de Campo nowadays - can you play a round there if you are not a guest?
Posted on September 11, 2008 7:04 PM
This is from their website:
GOLF RATES FOR GOLFERS STAYING OUTSIDE CASA DE CAMPO
Teeth of the Dog - $225.00 US P/P P/ROUND
Dye Fore - $200.00 US P/P P/ROUND
Links Course - $150.00 US P/P P/ROUND
There is more here: http://www.casadecampo.com.do/en/rates_specials/golf_rates.asp
Posted on September 12, 2008 4:45 AM