12 Days, 12 Great Deals
Sign up to receive our Christmas specials. We will be sending you a daily email – starting on December 14, 2009 – which will contain a promotion code to access our exclusive 24hr deal.
Save you up to 80% off on tee time service or pay wholesaler price for green fees to selected golf courses in Mexico and the Caribbean.
Works on their way
If golf courses want to stay in shape they need to do maintenance, you cannot expect to run a course all year long and not have a proper maintenance schedule, I mean, your clientele will suffer as well as your pocket. Unfortunately the following courses have works underway on high season which could means good or bad news depending on the way you see it. Bad news because the course is in bad shape and the golfing experience is less than desirable and good news because you get a great deal, so… its all up to the golfer!
Guavaberry and Los Marlins Golf
These two golf courses are in Juan Dolio, Dominican Republic and are just a few minutes from Santo Domingo. They are quite popular since they are the only courses in the DR that have an unlimited golf package at a very low price. Now they both have started an extensive overhaul of their courses and it’s gonna take some time way into the next year, so if you want to play you will get a bargain but not the best golfing conditions.
Cancun Golf
The oldest course in the Cancun area, situated right in the heart of the hotel strip, has finally started to do some well overdue maintenance, according to them:
We are working hardly on the maintenance of our Golf Course, we are changing the grass to Bermuda in Greens, Fairways and Tees and this week we are sanding the greens… the golf course will be 95% ready by the end of December.
Also stated in their email to us is that they are also planning the opening of the new Puerto Cancun Golf Club which was also under construction for a couple of years now and stopped due to legal issues. Puerto Cancun is located in the adjacent marina development near the town of Cancun, where the hotel strip begins.
So, if you want to take advantage of these bargains give us a call at 1-888-509-1332 or visit us at http://www.TheTeeTimeShop.com and ask for these and other deals.
New LOW Prices for golf courses in Los Cabos
We have just received the new prices for the first part of the high season for the Cabo Real Golf Club, Campestre San Jose and the new Puerto Los Cabos.
Now you can book your rounds and save even more.
All prices are valid from October 1 – December 25, 2009 except Cabo Real which is valid all the way through May 31, 2009.
Please note that all prices are in Canadian Dollars and are subject to change without notice as well as availability.
Playa del Carmen | Mayan Riviera | Mexico
The golf club at Playacar has just inform us their aeration dates as part of their maintenance schedule:
The time estimated for the greens to recover is approximately a week and a half.
Marina Ixtapa Golf
For adult daylight rate and multi-rounds deals go to our green fees page.
Caddie is mandatory for 3 or more golfers. Rate is $30 USD per person.
For more information on the course visit the Marina Ixtapa Golf Club page at The Tee Time Shop.
The Campo de golf de Tangolunda (Tangolunda golf club) – the only golf course in Huatulco – is laid out on a deep but narrow piece of property, as a result there are few instances of holes running parallel to each other. Most holes are bordered by a combination of trees, jungle, ponds and a concrete aqueduct. This mix of trouble elements is often in play on both sides of a hole.
Mandatory caddy per foursome.
Book your tee times in advance for $24.95 CAD plus tax per person per stay at The Tee Time Shop.
Rates are valid for the winter season Nov 1, 2009 – April 30, 2010 and are subject to change without any notice.
Mandatory caddy per foursome.
Book your tee times in advance for $24.95 CAD plus tax per person per stay at The Tee Time Shop.
Rates are valid for the winter season Nov 1, 2009 – April 30, 2010 and are subject to change without any notice.
Punta Blanca Golf Club
One free green fee per person
Offered by Sunwing vacations, this package includes ONE round of golf per person, (free green fee only) at the Punta Blanca Golf Club, in all categories (except junior suite standard with jacuzzi at the Majestic Colonial).
The package also includes the transfer between the course and the hotel as well as the practice range.
What is NOT included? well, the mandatory shared cart that goes for $48 US per person, special offer for Majestic clients. Tee times are also NOT included, you have to wait until you arrive to the resort to book it.
The validity of this offer is between December 24, 2009 and December 23, 2010 and subject to change without any notice.
Only with The Tee Time Shop you can add more rounds of golf at the Punta Blanca Golf Club or any other course in the Punta Cana area and we will book your tee times for FREE (a value of $25.95 CAD plus taxes per person).
Take advantage of booking in advance your rounds of golf or our hot deals and SAVE MONEY, ALL of our tee times are guaranteed!
Take advantage of these summer rates!
Many destinations in Mexico and the Dominican Republic are now offering their summer rates (low season for them). Green fees start as low as $65 USD per round of golf, shared cart and taxes included!
If you are looking for more than a round, try these exciting golf only packages at Los Cabos or the Mayan Riviera where you can play three signature courses at one very low price!
Varadero Golf Club Hole 18
We have updated the Varadero Golf Club Gallery with 6 new photos.
These photos were taken just two weeks ago!
http://www.theteetimeshop.com/golf-galleries/varadero-golf-photo-gallery.html
Roco-Ki Golf Club
After almost a year in construction and ready to be open to the public, the new Roco-Ki Golf course in Punta Cana is getting a name, The Faldo Legacy Course.
We visited Roco-Ki back in November 2007 and we were very impressed at the project, at that time only 9 holes were ready to play and the rest were still missing some bunkers, tees and greens. For the avid golfer, the incredible 17th, offers obvious inferences to Pebble Beach. The only difference is that the 17th, crafted by Nick Faldo, is followed by an equally spectacular 18th hole, one plays over not one but two ocean inlets, making 17th and 18th two of the most dramatic golf holes in the Caribbean.
The Faldo Legacy course it’s now scheduled to open on December 10, 2008. Be one of the first golfers to book this spectacular new golf course in the Dominican Republic. For rates to this course can be found at our green fee page at http://www.theteetimeshop.com/golf-green-fees.html.
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We have just received news from our friends at the Varadero Golf Course regarding the status of the course after hurricane Ike.
“We have some threes that fell off and the usual debris, but nothing more serious than that, the golf course should be again in top shape in a couple of days”
Roco-Ki - Faldo Legacy Course
We have just updated the photo gallery of the brand new Roco-Ki Golf Club in Punta Cana.
We are now showing six new photographs of the Nick Faldo Legacy Course schedule to open on December 10, 2008.
We have also updated the yardage information of the Faldo Legacy course. We’ll keep you posted on any new information such as its rating and slope as soon as the club has them.
Be one of the first golfers to play this magnificent course. For Roco-Ki rates, go to our golf green fees page.
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White Sands Photo Gallery
We have just received the rates for the White Sand Golf Club (winter 2008 – 2009). The golf club has decided to keep the rates as they are right now at $100 USD per person per round (18-holes) making it the most affordable golf 18-hole course in Punta Cana.
All rounds of golf include: green fee (18-holes), shared cart and local taxes.
The only change in rates was made on the club rentals, they are now brand new Taylormade clubs and it rents for $40 US per set.
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It is truly rare to see unlimited golf packages now-a-days, specially in the Caribbean. Well, this is one of those rare occasions. Los Marlins Golf Course at Metro Country Club in Juan Dolio is offering for this next season an unlimited golf package at $300 USD per person per week.
Los Marlins Golf
With this unlimited golf package at Los Marlins Golf Course you will get a full 7 days of golf (less than $50 USD per day!!!), including shared cart and all local taxes. The first tee time will be guaranteed and the rest of your rounds will have to be reserved locally and subject to availability.
The caddy is mandatory and it will cost you a good $15 USD plus tip per cart per round.
Transportation is also included to the surrounding resorts like: Embassy Suites (on-site), Barcelo Capella, Barcelo Talanquera and Coral Costa Caribe however, if you stay at Coral Hamaca a fee of $40 US will be applied (1 to 8 passangers) for the round-trip transportation.
If you are planning to escape this winter to go golfing, try Los Marlins Golf at Metro Country Club and have a wonderful week filled with unlimited rounds of golf!
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La Estancia Golf
Sitting on the cliff’s edge above the Chavon river, La Estancia Golf supplies some spectacular views with the front 9 taking the prize of this magnificent P. B. Dye design course.
Wide fairways, grass bunkers and hollows around the greens makes this a nice touch that represent its own challenge. Greens are very hard and they are difficult to make the ball bite even on short irons.
A short drive near La Romana and close to Casa de Campo, La Estancia Golf is the best alternative for those staying in the Bayahibe area.
With a superb layout and VERY affordable rates (5 rounds of golf goes for $425 USD per person) La Estancia Golf IS the best deal in the area!.
Book your golf only package now!
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Estrella del Mar Golf
We have recently added the Estrella del Mar Golf Club to our selection of courses. Situated in Mazatlan Mexico, this magnificent course might as well be called Mexico’s Best Kept Secret.
Rated amongst the best golf courses in Mexico, Estrella del Mar boasts a magnificent 7,045 yards 18-hole championship par 72 golf course designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr.
Six of the holes and fairways are situated right off the beach where spectacular views abound with clusters of palms lining the fairways and strategically placed bunkers.
With rates at $75 USD per round per person during low season and $100 USD on high season, the Estrella del Mar Golf Club is the best option for golfers who wants to golf near the ocean in Mexico.
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Today we are posting some great golf packages on our Golf Vacation Packages page to be used as an add-on to any holiday vacation.
We’ve started with Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic and we will continue to post these exclusive deals on some of the hot golfing regions like Cancun, the Mayan Riviera and Vallarta.
Take a look at these great à la carte options for golfing in Punta Cana. You choose the hotel we provide the rounds of golf!
All prices are in U.S. Dollars and are per person. Our golf packages include: green fees, shared cart, tee time confirmation and local taxes. Although the transfers between the hotels and the courses are NOT included. Some of the courses will provide complimentary transportation to the nearby hotels. Please contact The Tee Time Shop to book right now or for more information on these and other great packages.
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Are you looking for a place to shop for golf vacations packages in Mexico and the Caribbean? Look no further, we got them all in here!
We went through almost all the brochures and websites finding out what the Canadian Tour Operators selected for this next winter season, we have compiled them and posted the best deals:
Golf Packages
And by the best we mean it! We have chosen the best deals for you, all inclusive packages with rounds of golf included or special low rates, we have skipped the “golf nearby” packages and packages that offer you 9-hole or executive courses. Choose your package and contact your travel agent to book it!
Once you’ve chosen the package that best suits your golfing needs confirm your tee times in advance with us for only $24.95 CAD plus tax per person. That will give assure your place at the golf course so you can enjoy your game!
But, what about if you have seen ALL the golf packages available and none of them tickles you fancy? We just might have the answer. Have you seen a vacation package that doesn’t have golf but you really like or is too good to pass (hotel or budget-wise)? Well, transform it into a golf package! Add as many rounds of golf as you want and golf your way. Take a look at our golf rates and special golf packages.
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Apparently there’s something going on in Huatulco that we don’t know about but the amount of emails requesting information on the Tangolunda Golf Club is just ridiculous – specially since they took down their website.
That’s why we have made a small piece on the course.
We have just contacted the pro-shop and asked all that we could think of so, if you are going to play golf in Huatulco, here is all the information the Tangolunda Golf Club…
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If you are looking for an affordable round of golf in Punta Cana there’s no course that can beat the White Sands Golf Club.
Located near the Ocean Sand Golf & Beach Resort in Punta Cana. This challenging 6,970 yards 18-hole course caters to both the avid golfer as well as the week-end warrior and, at $100 USD per round this golf course offers a great value for your money!
People staying at either the Ocean Sand Golf and Beach Resort or the Ocean Blue receive a dicount (applies only to the green fee). If you are staying at either the Ocean Sand Golf or Ocean Blue Resorts in Punta Cana and would like to book in advance your rounds of golf contact us at The Tee Time Shop!
For everybody who are not staying at any of the Ocean Resorts (Ocan Blue or Ocean Sand) and still would like to hit a couple of rounds at the White Sands Golf take a look at our golf specials. All our rounds include green fees, shared cart an all the local taxes.
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Booking tee times in the Dominican Republic used to be a bit of a hassle.
First… finding out if the golf course had a website, if it was updated or not and then, look for an email or phone then either sending them a little note hoping they would answer and, as the days go by, you get no response. After numerous attempts you decide to contact the golf course by phone to find out that the person on the other end was not the right person or doesn’t understands you and then, waiting in line for the right transfer to the pro-shop etc. while your phone meter is running… sounds familiar?
Well, you’ll need to worry no more! Say goodbye to spending your precious time and money making long distance calls or trying to use your Spanish lessons or sending emails.
At The Tee Time Shop we will take care of all that, we know the people, we’ve been to the golf courses, we have even had a round or two with the golf pros and directors (and a few beers along the way).
For only $24.95 CAD plus tax per person per stay we will take care of your tee time booking, we will confirm it and guarantee it in advance. We will tell you if the course is busy or not and what tee times are available. You just have to present our tee time confirmation sheet to the pro-shop and have a great time golfing!
And be sure that, if the golf course is empty and you don’t need our service we will tell you right away. We prefer to have a long lasting business relation with you than a one time reservation.
For booking your tee times in Punta Cana (and the rest of the Dominican Republic as well as Mexico or varadero) we are the name you can trust!
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When you purchase your golf rounds or package at The Tee Time Shop you get FREE Transportation from and to the hotel to the Punta Blanca Golf Club in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
Punta Blanca Golf - Cart Limousine
Among the hotels included are:
To view the full list of hotels, please go to to the Punta Blanca Golf Club hotel transfer list.
Please note that this shuttle service is EXCLUSIVE to The Tee Time Shop clients. The shuttle service is not available if you purchase your rounds locally or through a hotel.
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We have just received the new opening date for the Roco Ki Golf Club in Punta Cana, D.R.
The Nick Faldo Legacy Course is now schedule to open on December 14th, 2008.
Subscribe to our RSS to get our latest news and be the first to know if this date is moved again!
Looking for an unlimited package in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic? How about 5 days of UNLIMITED rounds of golf and the choice of TWO golf courses sound?
This incredible package includes:
*First morning tee time is confirmed, replay must be reserved locally and is subjected to availability.
This unlimited golf package is not available locally and its exclusive to The Tee Time Shop. Price for this package is only $450 USD per person!
Contact us at The Tee Time Shop to buy this incredible golf package. For more golf packages in Mexico and the Dominican Republic go to our golf package page.
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Please take notice that if you are going to play golf in Varadero this next November 2008 book your rounds of golf in advance.
The golf course has sent us their November Tournament Schedule and have told us that they are pretty book for the next months so please, book your tee times in advance!
Tournament Schedule for November 2008
November is usually the time when the Varadero Golf Club carries most of their tournaments so, getting a good tee time locally might be quite difficult.
The Varadero Golf Club has sent us their new rates for the coming season winter 2008-2009.
All fees have a 10% service charge.
CUC = Cuban Convertible Peso (equivalent to $1.10 U.S. Dollar aprox.)
Rounds of golf unfortunately cannot be purchased in advance anymore, but you can reserve your tee time in advance at The Tee Time Shop.
Please not that the Varadero Golf Club wont accept American Express Cards or any other Credit Card issued by an US Bank. Most Canadian credit cards are accepted.
We have just posted the shuttle schedule for the Cocotal Golf Club in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
This popular golf course has FREE transportation between the hotels:
We have just received a new set of images of the recently opened Catalonia Caribe Club in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. Please go to the Catalonia Golf Photo Gallery to see these new images.
The Catalonia Caribe Club is part of the 5 day unlimited golf package that The Tee Time Shop offers to all of its clients.
Riviera Cancun Golf
Riviera Cancun Golf is the newest golf course to open in the Cancun – Mayan Riviera region. It is strategically located at the end of the Hotel Zone (near Wet ‘n Wild), only 5 minutes from the Airport.
This brand new Jack Nicklaus signature course features 76.2 of rating and 146 of slope, carved from the terrain’s natural contours, this course boasts strategic bunkering, immaculate greens, stunning layout of fairways as well as wooden bridges, a spectacular club house to enjoy the tranquility of the natural reserve that surrounds the course, including the dunes, lakes and mangroves and “Tasiste” native palm trees, which are only some of the elements that make this course a visual stunner.
For more information please visit our Riviera Cancun Golf course spec sheet where you’ll find the golf course gallery.
If you want to add this magnificent new course to your golf vacation, request one of our low price packages at the Riviera Cancun Golf. All packages include transportation, green fee, shared cart with GPS, all local taxes, and snacks and drinks.
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The Mantarraya Golf Club in Costa Blanca, Panama has recently sent us their winter 2008 – 2009 rates.
3 Week Days (18 holes per day with shared golf cart)
5 Days (18 holes per day – one weekend day included – with shared golf cart)
7 Days (18 holes per day – two weekend days included – with shared golf cart)
Carts, Green Fees & Rentals
The Mantarraya Golf Club (sometimes written as Mantaraya – one R) is located next to the Royal Decameron Golf & Beach Resort in Costa Blanca, Panama. See the latest photos of the Mantaraya Golf Club.
The Canadian tour operator Nolitours is offering this course as part of their All-Inclusive package at the Royal Decameron. This package features 3 rounds of golf per week per stay. Mandatory carts are not included. Book your tee times at the Mantarraya Golf.
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Playa Dorada Golf
We have just updated the Playa Dorada Golf Photo Gallery with new photos of this Robert Trent Jones course in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.
This course offers several packages to their clients: 3, 5 and 8 rounds of golf per player and 12, 16 rounds of golf per couple. Carts and caddy policy stipulates that you must choose at least one of them, either one caddy per walking player. Players without valid handicap card, walking or driving golf carts must use a caddie per cart.
The Playa Dorada Golf Club is located inside the Playa Dorada Resort Complex right next to the hotels:
Book your tee times in advance at The Tee Time Shop.
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Playa Grande Golf Course
The last golf course designed by Robert Trent Jones, the Playa Grande Golf Club in San Juan (90 km from Puerto Plata) Dominican Republic is finally closing down as a public course. This breathtaking course features nine amazing holes on sea cliffs with overlooking Caribbean blue waters.
On April 14, 2009 this magnificent course will close its doors to get a complete overhaul just to open as a private club.
Don’t miss this last opportunity to play this gem!
Contact The Tee Time Shop to get rates and book your rounds at Playa Grande today!
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Punta Cana
With a total of 8 golf courses (9 if you count Cabeza de Toro Golf the 9-hole course at the Catalonia Bavaro Resort) Punta Cana has started to become a very interesting location for any golf vacation.
You get stunning views, nice hot weather and excellent golf courses that cater to most tastes and budgets. And with the real estate boom that this area is experiencing (4 new golf courses are on their way including both Trump at Cap Cana I and II) be sure that it will be just a matter of time for this region to truly become a golfer’s paradise!
Featuring an impressive hotel strip, a 37,000 room availability (hotel rooms counted in 2005) and the foreign investment projects such as CapCana and The Westin Roco Ki Beach & Golf Resort, the development of new marinas, resorts and housing complexes, Punta Cana is hot!
Golf courses and rates in Punta Cana
All rounds include 18 holes, shared cart and taxes, packages are per person. Transfers are NOT included except at Punta Blanca (see all the participating hotels).
Book your golf package today at The Tee Time Shop!
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We have included today a list of the best golf vacation deals from Sunwing Vacations to our website. More than 20 different all-inclusive packages to choose from in Mexico, the Dominican Republic and Varadero, Cuba.
These packages may include already the rounds of golf or offer significant great deals on the green fees. As in most of these type of packages there are some conditions to ponder before booking your golf holiday such as the cost of the shared golf cart or the morning starting tee times.
Looking for more options, try these other tour operators:
Book in advance your tee times for only $24.95 CAD + tax per person per stay.
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We have received an email from Mark Clouse the golf director at Cap Cana where he indicates that the scheduled maintenance for January 7-12, 2009 has been canceled. This will affect the people playing in these dates since the 50% discount will no longer apply. The green fees will be the full price.
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Stating on December 26, 2008 the new caddy fee at the Guavaberry Golf Club will increase $5 usd, from $10 usd to $15 usd per cart.
The Guavaberry golf club offers one of the best golf deals in the Dominican Republic with unlimited golf for 7 days at only $300 usd per person. For more information on this package visit us at The Tee Time Shop.
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Effective December 24, 2008, all clients staying at any palace resort hotel (Aventura Palace, Beach Palace, Cancun Palace, Sun Palace, Moon Palace, Playacar Palace or Xpu-ha Palace) taking the superior deluxe room with golf will have 1 round of golf at either moon palace, riviera cancun or playacar golf club for 1 adult in the room per night. Any additional adults will pay extra for golf.
Round of golf include transportation to and from the courses, beverages, snacks and shared golf cart. Tee times must be book in advance. Unused rounds of golf due to weather conditions or for any other reason are not refundable, no rain checks will be provided.
If you have a golf package at any of these hotels please contact your travel agent or tour operator. The package does not include 1 round of golf daily per person per room anymore!
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From Cancun to Puerto Aventuras, golfing in the Mayan Riviera is fascinating. With a total of 9 championship courses, one 18-hole-executive course, three 9-hole courses and three signature courses under construction, the Mayan Riviera has a golf course for everyone, from the avid golfer to the week-end warrior!
These are not just golf courses hacked out of the jungle by some local developer, but sculptured courses carefully planned and designed by major names in modern golf course design who have an appreciation for the game and the environment.
The golf courses are distributed in a large area, all of them close to the ocean but only a few of them gets a hole or two near it (due to the expensive cost of beach property), among them we could find Playa Mujeres, Cancun and Hilton Clubs (although they are tecnically inside a lagoon) and El Camaleon Mayakoba. All other courses are inland.
There are a few new additions that are comming our way like the TPC La Roca (Nick Price Design), Puerto Cancun (Tom Weiskopf Design) the Bahia Principe Golf (Robert Trent Jones II) and the Cancun Country Club. As soon as we have any news from these courses we will post them right here.
Golf Courses from North to South.
If you can manage to not be distracted by the spectacular views and focus on your game, golfing in the area will surely be an unforgettable experience. With the PGA signing licensing agreements to play a tournament at the Mayakoba in 2007 (the first money paying PGA tournament ever played in Mexico with a purse of $3.5 million) the Mayan Riviera is soon to be on the world golfing map.
Interactive Maps
Cancun - Mayan Riviera Golf Map
Photo and Video Galleries
Tee Times and Golf Green Fees
If you are looking to score the best deals in the Mayan Riviera or Cancun Golf Courses check out our golf packages and green fees page. Staying at a Hotel and your rounds of golf are included? Why dont you give us a call or contact us at golf @ theteetimeshop.com to book your tee times in advance though our secure server for only $24.95 CAD plus tax per person per stay!
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Nayar Golf Club
The Nayar Golf Course Nuevo Vallarta is located on the spectacular beaches of Nuevo Vallarta on what it used to be the Mayan Palace Golf Nuevo Vallarta designed by Jim Limpe.
Now undergoing a major renovation by the Nicklaus Design team, this golf course has currently only 9 holes open. This re-design is part of the strategy of “Albatross Golf Courses” the new management company which is taking control of all golf courses formally operated by Mayan Resorts (Acapulco, Los Cabos, Nuevo Vallarta, Riviera Maya and Rocky Mountain).
Although the course only has 9 holes open due to its renovation, the golf course still offers its visitors a nice challenge.
The Nayar course is expected to open all of its 18 holes this next November 2009.
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Mantarraya Golf
The Mantarraya Golf Club is a splendid world classic golf course located in the area of the Royal Decameron Beach Resort, Spa and Casino in Farallon, Hato River in the Pacific Coast barely an hour an a half from Panama City
We have compiled different reviews from the internet, most of them praising the Mantarraya Golf Course and the resort where is at.
Excellent golf course only 3 minutes away from hotel. Challenging and a great value at $ 55. You need a reservation in advance and a lot of times are full even though I seemed to be the only one on the course.
– mick1952 from Denver,Co (TripAdvisor Traveler Review)
Mantarraya Course - Hole #2
The 18-hole golf course is outstanding. Challenging, yet enjoyable to play. It’s not on the ocean, but there’s lots of water, nonetheless. The people in the pro shop are helpful and pleasant. The guys golfed twice and the women, once. The cost was $25 (twilight rate), per person. Rentals were either $15 or $25 per set of clubs. The only issue was that a tournament had been booked for 4 days during the week (Monday to Thursday), making the course unavailable on those days until after 2 p.m. (which meant we were golfing in the worst heat of the day). But, other than that, we highly recommend the course.
– Serengeti from Toronto, ON (TripAdvisor Travel Review)
Mantarraya Golf - Putting Range
The golf is fantastic for about $30USD, you get a very good course that’s fun to play. Although I sound crazy saying this, I would recommend a 2pm tee-time, because by then there is a nice breeze, and the course isn’t as hot.
– ChicadelMar form Toronto, ON (TripAdvisor Travel Review)
To book in advance your tee times please contact The Tee Time Shop at golf @ theteetimeshop.com or book directly at our secure online request form.
Find out more about the Mantarraya Golf Club at the Royal Decameron Resort in Panama.
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Tangolunda Golf Course
The Tangolunda Golf Course in Huatulco Mexico can be summed up in one word: Challenging! The course is always in great shape, well watered with not a single brown patch to be seen anywhere. The course is not your typical resort style layout that allows for players to spray the ball widely and still score well. Balls hit wide of the target will be penalized. The course is laid out on a deep but narrow piece of property.
Read 5 reviews from TripAdvisor’s Traveler Reviews for the Tangolunda Golf Club in Huatulco Mexico.
Played the Tangolunda course three times while here. Fair course, with sand typically just in front of the greens. Long par 3’s, 169-179 yards from the white tees. Tight fairways with the occasional large tree right in the center! Ancient ballwashers lacked towels. Your hotel should give you a discount coupon for 20%-30% off green fees.
– ColoradoTallman from Summit County, Colorado (TripAdvisor Traveler Review)
Played this course Jan 2007 … green fees 760 pp + 340 for shared cart ….that makes it $93.00 USD / player. Most of the hotel provide a discount (Las Brisas =30% on green fees only) … with the discount a round will set you back about $82.00 cdn. Go Earley, just before sunrise… that’s the best time.
– 11golfer from newmarket (TripAdvisor Traveler Review)
Not overly difficult but challenging enough for the average golfer. It plays 6800 from the back and has many trees in play. Very few water hazards on the course.
– SecheltBrent from Vancouver B.C. (TripAdvisor Traveler Review)
We played at this golf course last Feb 2004. Really nice course. You can get a little cooler with ice if you buy the water or whatever from the restaurant at the course. Very cheap. The course is well maintained. We rented our clubs, rather than bringing them, and they only cost about $15.00 and were pretty good.
– A TripAdvisor Member (TripAdvisor Traveler Review)
To book in advance your tee times please contact The Tee Time Shop at golf @ theteetimeshop.com or book directly at our secure online request form.
Find out more about the Tangolunda Golf Club in Huatulco Mexico.
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“Create the most exciting championship golf course in Mexico“, was the challenge given to the team of Von Hagge, Smelek and Baril, designers of over 200 of the world’s finest golf courses. The result … a 7,239 yard masterpiece, El Tigre Golf Club at the Paradise Village Resort in Nuevo Vallarta Mexico, this magnificent course features several lakes, a meandering creek and diabolically placed bunkers and swales, framed by the Sierra Madre Mountains in the distance.
While scratch golfers are tested from the championship tees, higher handicappers find a variety of tee placements suitable to their game. Complimenting the golf course is the new 45,000 square-foot Clubhouse complete with cupolas and terraces overlooking the 18th green. The Clubhouse features a spa, terraced restaurant and lounge, golf shop, locker rooms and a “members only” area offering private lockers, massage and other treatments, as well as an exercise room and beauty salon.
El Tigre Golf Club
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The Catalonia Resort in Punta Cana is home of two well maintained golf courses, the Catalonia Caribe Club and the Cabeza de Toro (Bull Head) Golf Course.
While Cabeza de Toro is actually next to the two Catalonia hotels (Catalonia Royal Bavaro and Catalonia Bavaro), Caribe Club is near the new highway that connects Bavaro with the airport. A shutte is offered between the two courses and to and from the Catalonia hotels.
Caribe Club is a flat course that has a nice variation in style of holes with doglegs and up- and down hill fairways. Don’t be discouraged by the narrow fairways of the first 3 holes. The course opens up for the driver later on. There are no cart paths so you drive right onto the course and next to the tees. Greens and tees are in great shape but tees are very small. There are no caddies available but there’s people helping you to fit your bag on the cart. Drinking water is only available at the club house so stock up before you head out. Find a hole-by-hole description here.
Cabeza de Toro features a large amount of water hazards; although the course has only 9-holes it presents a nice challenge due to its narrow fairways. Find a hole-by-hole description here.
These courses are so far the only courses in Punta Cana that offers an Unlimited Golf Package available only through The Tee Time Shop with rates starting at $90 USD per person per day.
This package includes:
To book this incredible package contact us at golf @ theteetimeshop.com or book directly though our secure online form.
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We’ve just included some of the best deals offered by WestJet Vacations to Mexico and the Dominican Republic.
Check out their last minute deals starting from $732 CAD per guest! Customize the itinerary your way is easy, just call them at 1-877-737-7001.
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Los Marlins Golf & Country Club
We have had these two exclusive deals for a long time now, and the same question came over and over, can we mix both packages? I mean, they are each at $300 USD per person per week and basically have the same features but, they belong to two different companies so making this package work wasn’t easy but not impossible!
Starting this next Saturday and all through March 2009 you can play both courses for only $499 USD per person per package.
Guavaberry Golf & Country Club
This includes:
Both courses are very close to the hotels mentioned near the Juan Dolio area, 20 minutes from Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic.
To book this packages please contact us, travel agents are welcomed!
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The Punta Espada course at CapCana will be hosting The PGA Championship from the 23rd to the 29th of March of the current year.
The course will be closed for preparation from March 18th,and the next day available for play will be Wednesday April the 1st, 2009.
The course will be open for play Tuesday March 17th, 2009.
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The latest review for El Tigre has been published today, “A challenging, fun test (with teeth) at Paradise Village” is the name of the review by Mike Bailey, senior writer for worldgolf.com.
Here’s an extract:
This a really fun golf course if you’re in fairly good control of your golf swing. Most of the holes are driver friendly.
You’ll also find a good variety of holes, although if you don’t like water hazards this isn’t your course. This is not a golf course you can easily play on the ground, although if you play the forward tees, there are opportunities to do just that – all except the island green par-3 sixth, of course.
If you can hit greens, you’ll have good birdie opportunities because the untradwarf Bermuda greens run very true. This course is also in excellent shape.
El Tigre Golf Club also features what may be the finest clubhouse in Mexico, elegantly Spanish in style, with 45,000 square feet that include a restaurant, lounge, pro-shop, locker room and a European spa.
Read the full review here.
For photo and video galleries come to The Tee Time Shop.
El Tigre Golf Club Rates:
Golf Tournaments in Santo Domingo and Punta Cana
Find below the list of scheduled golf tournaments in the Dominican Republic for March and April 2009. Check your traveling dates and be sure to verify your golfing calendar.
March
April
Please be aware that this schedule might change without any notice.
For more information on the availability of dates contact The Tee Time Shop.
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Playa Mujeres Golf Club
Ranked among the 10 best golf courses in Mexico, the Playa Mujeres Golf Club is a challenge even for the most experienced player.
This Greg Norman masterpiece is located just seven miles north of Cancun in Quintana Roo, Mexico. The golf course its NOT on the island of Isla Mujeres, there is no need to take a ferry but getting to it could be a little bit of trouble since there are not enough signage from the Cancun hotel zone / strip to the golf course however, any taxi taken from any of the resorts will know for sure how to get there without any hassle.
The closest hotel to the course is the Excellence Resort which is next to the property. Other hotels nearby will be those on the strip close to downtown Cancun.
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Jeremy’s Tips’n Trips
Evaluating where to go on your golf vacation is a quick and simple process!
The answer to finding your destination of choice is simply a matter of answering 6 easy questions…
Find all the answers to these questions and more at The Tee Time Shop.
Jeremy Hall is a professional golf expert who has been working in the Golf Travel Industry for over 20 years and has extensive experience of resorts and courses around the world.
New Photos
We have just received the new photos of the Riviera Cancun Golf Club in Cancun. Mexico.
The Riviera Cancun Course
This magnificent new Jack Nicklaus signature golf is right in the border of Cancun and the Mayan Riviera, perfect for anyone staying at either location.
The golf course offers transfers to most of the hotels in the Cancun strip as well as the resorts in the Mayan Riviera all the way down to Tulum. The round of golf at Riviera Cancun also includes the green fee with shared cart and taxes as well as unlimited drinks and food. Meals are also included, you can have anything from the cart that’s going around or order anything from the menu and they will get it to you at the course.
For more details about the Riviera Cancun Golf Course – green fees, reviews, photos, course stats – please visit us at The Tee Time Shop.
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La Estancia Golf Classic
2nd Annual International La Estancia Golf Classic
We have just received the brand new advertising for this tournament at La Estancia Golf Club in La Romana, Dominican Republic.
Dates for the tournament are from May 1-3, 2009. For more information contact golf@legr.com
La Estancia Golf is showcases a par 72, 18-hole 7,382 yards P. B. Dye design. For full stats and photo galleries visit The Tee Time Shop.
Green fee rates for La Estancia Golf.
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Courses under construction: Cancun Country Club
This complex will consist of 2 Championship 18 hole golf courses, one designed by Tom Fazio and the other by Nick Price.
Both will be developed to the standards and requirements of the TPC (Tournament Players Course) network, which will make these two the first golf courses outside of the United States to receive this certification.
The driving range, which will be the largest in Latin America, will occupy an area of 10 hectares and will be constructed to the specifications of the PGA Tour.
A golf academy will also be part of this impressive golf facility.
This golf course complex is currently under construction.
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Two NEW golf courses in Los Cabos, Mexico
Situated near the new San Jose del Cabo marina, Puerto Los Cabos course provides an extraordinary golf setting that unique to find. The round of golf will take you on a journey through several different landscapes: the picturesque mountain vistas, astonishing ocean dunes and stunning desert golf.
The current combined golf course, the Composite Course, features the Front Nine of the Greg Norman Course and the Back Nine of the Jack Nicklaus Course. Combining the two 9 hole courses will allow guests to experience the difference in design philosophies and enjoy a “sneak-peek” of the future work to come. Never before has work from these great designers been used to create 18 holes.
The future Golf Course at Puerto Los Cabos will consist of 36 championship golf holes, 18 holes designed by Jack Nicklaus (The Marina Course) and the second 18 by Greg Norman (The Mission Course).
Now open to play!
The golf course is open between 8:30am and 5pm, starting Apr 4th, 2009 the course will open until 7pm.
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Playacar gets some fresh air…
Playacar Golf
Preventative maintenance is an integral part of successful golf course management. The golf club at Playacar its no exception, this next April 20th, 21st and 22nd the course will undergo schedule maintenance to do some aerification. The course will not be playable during those days and probably the following week.
Golfers still have several options in the area:
Aerification
Golfers view aerification as an inconvenience that takes the greens out of play for a day, pulling cores from the greens and leaving holes that can affect putting for many days before healing. To add insult to injury, aerification is best done in many part of the country during mid-summer, at the height of the playing season and when most greens are in prime condition.
But a golfer needs to understand how important aerification is to producing healthy turf.
Aerification achieves three important objectives. It relieves soil compaction, it provides a method to improve the soil mixture around the highest part of a green’s roots and it reduces or prevents the accumulation of excess thatch.
For more information on this type of maintenance please visit about.com
Nayar Golf
The newly re-designed Nayar Golf Club in the Riviera Nayarit area is scheduled to open this next November 2009.
The Nayar Golf Club used to be the Mayan Palace Golf at Nuevo Vallarta. It is currently being re-designed by Jack Nicklaus. The golf course will open with 9 brand new Nicklaus holes and 9 revamped holes (also by Jack Nicklaus).
Scheduled Maintenance
Cabo Real Golf
Puerto Los Cabos, Cabo Real and Campestre San Jose has sent us their scheduled dates for their aeration program. Rates for those dates are also shown below:
June:
22-28 – Cabo Real – $75 USD all day
July:
27-31 – Club Campestre San Jose – $75 USD all day
6-12 – Puerto Los Cabos – $75 USD all day
August:
10-16 – Cabo Real – $75 USD all day
1-2 – Club Campestre San Jose – $75 USD all day
31 – Puerto Los Cabos – $75 USD all day
September:
21-27 – Cabo Real – $75 USD all day
14-20 – Club Campestre San Jose – $75 USD all day
1-6 – Puerto Los Cabos – $75 USD all day
Please remember that Aerification is a mechanical process that creates more air space in the soil and promotes deeper rooting, thus helping the grass plants stay healthy. In most cases, it’s done by removing ½-inch cores (those plugs you sometimes see near a green or in fairways) from the compacted soil, allowing for an infusion of air and water that brings a resurgence of growth. The spaces are then filled with sand “topdressing” that helps the soil retain air space and makes it easier for roots to grow downward.
Consider also that aerification is merely a short-term disruption that has long-term benefits for the course.
