Cap Cana

Punta Espada is breathtaking. The design, the routing, the vegetation, and the landscapes are wonderful, with many oceanfront holes and beautiful lakes and lagoons. It is a fantastic course that I played on September 4th and September 6th.

However, the staff service showed a stark contrast. On my first round, I had an amazing caddy named Cecilio — vibrant, extremely courteous, and cordial. He constantly encouraged us, celebrated our great shots, and even took wonderful photos of our group. Unfortunately, my second round with the second caddy was a completely weird and disappointing experience: he didn't smile, didn't interact, never offered to clean the ball or read the breaks on the green, and constantly rushed us despite our great pace. Given that Punta Espada charges a steep $500 per person, guests rightly expect A-class service, and he clearly needs much better training to meet that standard.

Also, it's worth mentioning that the greens are still not in an ideal condition and need more time to fully recover.

Overall, the views are unmatched, but I’d definitely recommend requesting Cecilio if you play, while keeping in mind that both course conditioning (the greens) and staff training need some improvement to match the high green fees.

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10/10 in every possible way. Pristine conditions, incredible weather, incredible layout. Not cheap, but worth every penny!

I was in DR for a month and bought a package of 10 rounds that was well worth it. It a challenging course with many signature holes. Play the tips on 1,2, and 17 for a special touch. Play resort golf. Many of the waste areas are filled with rock and not worth destroying your clubs. Most of our caddies were great but “Qua-gua” was the best. If you play this course first, all the others will be disappointing. Morning rounds run 4.5 hours, afternoon over 5 hours.

Highly recommened despite ongoing maintenance! Beautiful layout with many challenges. Played three rounds during vacation and aerated greens improved each day. Easterly breezes always a factor here so be ready. Shot makers course for sure. By far, one of the best courses I have played. My caddie Alexandar was great!

Great day on the course with the Master caddie Frederick. Knew the course from all angles & distances from anywhere. Very personable & upbeat through the entire day!

Course was in great shape and the weather was perfect.

Not cheap but well worth the premium price for this gem!

And I’ve played Pebble. This course is stunning!! Staff was awesome! It’s worth the price for sure. The pace is slower than a normal course but it’s because it is picture worthy on most holes and challenging.

Right finishing my round in La Cana, I showed up in Cap Cana proshop at 3 pm. The staff said I could finish 18holes if I am a fast player (2.5 hrs), of course, here we go. The course is in decent shape but with sanded greens. Front 9, was just me and my caddy. After turn, slow players blocked the my pace. I was not aware of it at the beginning, otherwise I might have to ask to tee up from back 9 first. No marshal here. The pro-shop or the starter shall knew his tee sheet. In any event, this is a great course by design, fun factor, scenic, climate, and challenging. One of awesome Nicklaus courses. In terms of pricing, I think the watering and manpower should be cheaper here. But everybody wants charge Pebble price here. Hey, Pebble is not just a location, it is a legend.

Magnificent! Jack out did himself. Perfect conditions. Caddy included (recommend $20-$25 tip, but I did $40 as Yak Yak was incredible). I booked an hour before my tee time and played as a single in 2 hours and 45 minutes. The course was busy but caddies and players were great allowing me to play through. Multiple sets of tees, but you want to play a few of the holes from the back for the views (especially #1 and # 17). Only 2.2 miles from Hyatt Zilara ($5-10 cab ride). This would be the one course I would play in Punta Cana if I only had 1 day of golf.

This course is excellent, the course is majestic, playing on carpet, lush green fairways and greens while providing amazing ocean views. Couldn’t just play it once, did back to back days!!! Well worth it. Make sure you play with a caddie, Juan Carlos (JC) was great. Challenging course, but fair. Have fun!!!

This course is amazing. The views of the ocean are captivating!!!

Most beautiful and expensive golf course I have ever been to. The views were magnificent from all over the course and the layout was a great challenge. That being said it is a lot of money for a round of golf. Obviously it’s a tourist destination and they want to make as much money as possible but for 500$ it would be nice if they rolled out the red carpet a bit. Maybe a comfort station with some lemonade or something free with the logo other than a tee or scorecard. Still overall amazing experience

I have never golfed at Pebble Beach but it can't be much better than this course, we had just an awesome time !!!!

The staff of reception is not friendly with ice face ,no Wi-Fi ,club is small and very simple ,no good

Great course but the pace of play was horrible. It took us 6 hours to finish the round.