Golfweek’s Best Courses of Caribbean & Mexico 2013
1. Cap Cana (Punta Espada)
Cap Cana, Dominican Republic, 2008
Jack Nicklaus
Avg. rating: 7.84
2. Querencia
San Jose del Cabo, Mexico, 2000
Tom Fazio
Avg. rating: 7.69
3. Casa de Campo (Teeth of the Dog)
La Romana, Dominican Republic, 1970
Pete Dye
Avg. rating: 7.51
4. Mid Ocean Club
Tucker’s Town, Bermuda, 1923
Charles Blair Macdonald, Seth Raynor
Avg. rating: 7.40
5. Vista Vallarta Golf Club (Nicklaus)
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, 2001
Jack Nicklaus
Avg. rating: 7.20
6. Dunes Course at Diamante
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, 2009
Davis Love III
Avg. rating: 7.11
7. Cabo del Sol (Ocean)
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, 1994
Jack Nicklaus
Avg. rating: 7.07
8. Playa Grande
Rio San Juan, Dominican Republic, 1996
Robert Trent Jones Sr.
Avg. rating: 7.05
9. Royal Westmoreland
St. James, Barbados, 1994
Robert Trent Jones Jr.
Avg. rating: 7.03
10. Sandy Lane (Green Monkey)
St. James, Barbados, 2004
Tom Fazio
Avg. rating: 7.00
11. Apes Hill Club
St. James, Barbados, 2009
Chris Cole, Jeff Potts
Avg. rating: 6.96
12. Corales Golf Club
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, 2010
Tom Fazio
Avg. rating: 6.92
13. Four Seasons Resort
Punta Mita (Bahia)
Punta Mita, Mexico, 2009
Jack Nicklaus
Avg. rating: 6.91
14. El Dorado Golf & Beach Club
San Jose del Cabo, Mexico, 1999
Jack Nicklaus
Avg. rating: 6.89
15. Abaco Club on Winding Bay
Abaco, Bahamas, 2006
Donald Steel
Avg. rating: 6.80
16. Four Seasons Resort
Punta Mita (Pacifico)
Punta Mita, Mexico, 2008
Jack Nicklaus
Avg. rating: 6.78
17. Vista Vallarta (Weiskopf)
Vista Vallarta, Mexico, 2001
Tom Weiskopf
Avg. rating: 6.73
18. Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica at Peninsula Papagayo
Guanacaste, Costa Rica, 2004
Arnold Palmer
Avg. rating: 6.68
19. Mayakoba (El Camaleon)
Maya Riviera, Mexico, 2006
Greg Norman
Avg. rating: 6.63
20. Trump International Golf Club at Raffles Resort
Canouan Island, St. Vincent & The Grenadines, 2002
Jim Fazio
Avg. rating: 6.61
21. Trump International Golf Club, Puerto Rico (International)
Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, 2005
Tom Kite
Avg. rating: 6.58
22. Iberostar Playa Paraiso
Maya Riviera, Mexico, 2005
P.B. Dye
Avg. rating: 6.57
23. Port Royal
Southampton, Bermuda, 1970
Robert Trent Jones Sr.
Avg. rating: 6.52
24. Reserva Conchal
Guanacaste, Costa Rica, 1996
Robert Trent Jones Jr.
Avg. rating: 6.47
25. Casa de Campo (Dye Fore)
La Romano, Dominican Republic, 2003
Pete Dye
Avg. rating: 6.46
26. Albany
New Providence, Bahamas, 2010
Ernie Els
Avg. rating: 6.37
27. Cabo del Sol (Desert)
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, 1998
Tom Weiskopf
Avg. rating: 6.19
28. Trump International Golf Club, Puerto Rico (Championship)
Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, 2007
Tom Kite
Avg. rating: 6.13
29. Tucker’s Point
Harrington Sound, Bermuda, 2002
Charles Banks, Roger Rulewich
Avg. rating: 6.09
30. Ritz-Carlton Resort (White Witch)
St. James, Jamaica, 2000
Robert von Hagge
Avg. rating: 6.09
31. Santa Barbara Plantation (Old Quarry)
Nieuwpoort, Curacao, 2010
Pete Dye
Avg. rating: 6.08
32. Sandy Lane (The Country Club)
St. James, Barbados, 2004
Tom Fazio
Avg. rating: 6.07
33. Tryall Golf & Beach Club
Montego Bay, Jamaica, 1958
Ralph Plummer
Avg. rating: 6.06
34. Puerto Los Cabos (Norman/Nicklaus)
San Jose del Cabo, Mexico, 2008
Jack Nicklaus, Greg Norman
Avg. rating: 6.03
35. Casa de Campo (La Romana)
La Romana, Dominican Republic, 1985
Pete Dye
Avg. rating: 6.00
36. Palmas del Mar (Flamboyan)
Humacao, Puerto Rico, 1998
Rees Jones
Avg. rating: 6.00
37. Moon Palace (Lakes & Jungle)
Maya Riviera, Mexico, 2002
Jack Nicklaus
Avg. rating: 5.97
38. One & Only Palmilla (Mountain & Arroyo)
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, 1993
Jack Nicklaus
Avg. rating: 5.95
39. Royal Isabela
Isabela, Puerto Rico, 2011
David Pfaff
Avg. rating: 5.90
40. Rose Hall Resort & Spa (Cinnamon Hill)
Montego Bay, Jamaica, 2001
Robert von Hagge
Avg. rating: 5.87
41. Bahia Beach Resort & Golf Club
Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, 2007
Robert Trent Jones Jr.
Avg. rating: 5.87
42. CuisinArt Golf Resort & Spa
Rendezvous Bay, Anguilla, 2006
Greg Norman
Avg. rating: 5.86
43. One & Only Ocean Club
Paradise Island, Bahamas, 2000
Tom Weiskopf
Avg. rating: 5.84
44. Four Seasons Resort Nevis
Charlestown, Nevis, 1991
Robert Trent Jones Jr.
Avg. rating: 5.74
45. Dorado Beach (West)
Dorado Beach, Puerto Rico, 1966
Robert Trent Jones Sr.
Avg. rating: 5.69
46. Hacienda Pinilla Golf & CC
Guanacaste, Costa Rica, 2004
Mike Young
Avg. rating: 5.67
47. Playacar Spa & Golf Club
Playa del Carmen, Mexico, 1994
Robert von Hagge
Avg. rating: 5.64
48. Tierra del Sol
Oranjested, Aruba, 1997
Robert Trent Jones Jr.
Avg. rating: 5.62
49. Club Campestre
San Jose del Cabo, Mexico, 2008
Jack Nicklaus
Avg. rating: 5.60
50. Dorado Beach (East)
Dorado Beach, Puerto Rico, 1971
Robert Trent Jones Sr.
Avg. rating: 5.59




















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