Wondering if anyone has played this course? I’m heading to the Riviera Maya in early February and the hotel I'm staying at offers to play this course. I've done a little reading on the area (just booked trip yesterday so haven't had much time to research) and seems like a lot of courses have been built in the area.
Are there any “must play” courses in the Cancun/Mayan area? I'll get minimum 1 day to play golf, maybe 2 if I really push it.
Recommendations are appreciated. Thanks in advance.
I stayed at the hotel for my wedding and played the course 5 times. It's a rather nice course, challenging, with interesting greens, though walking is impossible. There are also no "ocean views," so if you are looking for that, this is the wrong place. Plus, be prepared to lose some balls. The course takes an "all-inclusive" attitude, so if your game blows up, getting drunk is free.
Holes to note: 3 is a nice short par 3 that forces you to lay up, some people don't like those but it rewards you for going as close as possible to the trouble by an easier angle. There are several "bears" for people who can't hit long (even from the right tees), and 8 is a fun one - downhill drive and then uphill approach shot, which will likely be blind. 9 has a really fun green. 11 has a pond which challenges how much you want to take on, including going over the pond if you are a really big hitter. The front is probably more fun than the back.
PS - here's the yardage book:
http://www.iberostar.com/EN/pdf/yardage_book.pdf