Costa Rica Golf
Costa Rica is not
yet a world-class golf destination, but this is changing rapidly.
The Melia hotel chain offers two courses, one near the San Jose
airport at the Melia Cariari ($40 greens fees), the other on the
beach at the Paradisus (Melia) Playa Conchal ($100, includes
cart). You have to be a member or a guest of their hotel to play
the Cariari course. Also close to the airport is the Parque Valle
del Sol 18-hole course. The newest major golf resort is the Los
Suenos Marriott in Playa Herradura (near Jaco). Greens fees run
around $100 for guests and $150 for the general public. Royal
Pacific Golf & Country Club, a Ron Garl designed course, is a
short drive from the Melia Conchal is an 18-hole course. Hacienda
Pinilla, located on Costa Rica's North Pacific Coast is just a
short drive from Paradisus (Melia) Playa Conchal's Garra de León
Golf Course. This newly created 18-hole championship
links style layout was completed in February of 2001. Mike
Young designed the course on what used to be a working cattle
ranch and is now part of a 5,000 acre mega-development. The entire
project is still in the early stages of development, but the
course already boasts the finest greens in Costa Rica.
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