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97 Reviews (97)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
4.5
Value
3.5
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
3.9
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.6
79.2%
Recommend this course
79 out of 97 reviews
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4.1
36 Reviews (36)
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Conditions
4.6
Value
3.6
Layout
4.7
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
3.9
80.6%
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29 out of 36 reviews
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4.1
43 Reviews (43)
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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Conditions
4.5
Value
3.5
Layout
4.6
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
3.9
79.1%
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34 out of 43 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Private/Resort
Par 72
Length 7272 yards
Slope 137
Rating 75.0

Riviera Maya Golf Club has been ranked as one of the top five golf courses in Mexico. Designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr., the Championship Course winds through lush Mayan jungle. Natural lakes also dot the scenic landscape. Being so close to the ocean, wind definitely comes into play, especially on the tough par-3 second hole, which plays directly into the prevailing winds. If you are able to keep your shots in the fairway, you'll surely be rewarded with a good lie and a challenging, but fair approach. Jones carefully carved the golf course from the deepest part of a limestone quarry, spreading the fairways across treacherous jungle growth that is just waiting to swallow up errant shots. In addition to the championship layout, there is also an Executive Course that is one of the best nine-hole golf courses in the Rivera Maya.

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Course Details

Year Built 2010
Golf Season Year round
Architect Robert Trent Jones, Jr. (2010)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes
GPS Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Yes
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Single Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Accolades

Reviews

4.1
97 Reviews (97)
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

If you are complaining about this course- that’s you’re problem

I’ve read the negative reviews and I disagree with most. Course if a great layout but difficult. Play the White tees if it’s too hard for you. More than one cart girl would have been a bonus but my group only drank water (except me) so maybe people on a All inclusive trip may not want to spend extra money on the course anyway.
Course was in good condition and similar to most good Florida courses.

I also had no issues with my GolfNow reservation and staff was attentive and helpful.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Showed up and told no tee time

They dont answer the phone. Be careful when booking this course on golfnow. Had golfnow call ahead, supposedly confirmed. Showed up and told us we couldn’t play. Unbelievable.

Conditions Good
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

these guys just don't care

Nice course. Played Weds Fri & Sun. They messed up (discarded/ignored...) my tee time (Golf Now Hot Deal) 2/3 days. Might as well just use a ball rack system. No apologies. Blamed Golf Now. "Come back in 2 hours - we'll get you in. " They don't care.
Must drop your bag at front of pro shop, then, after check in, pick it up again and carry it around the back of the building to starter (why not bring a cart to the front for you?) They don't care.
Cart girl ? Once a round. They don't care.
Marshal on course? Hah!
5-somes in front of you? check
6 hour round ? check
To be honest I feel Golf Now should share some of the blame here but this place was torturrous.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Tough track

Good value for the area. Fun, tough course to play. you will want to do the replay. Bring plenty of balls because the jungle will swallow them.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Not Up To PGA Standards - IMO

With the PGA name tagged onto this course, we thought it would be in much better condition. The course was beautiful, but a little rough around the edges. The difficulty of the course was about what we expected, but, again, could have used some TLC. The course was overbooked, with several groups slated at the same time as us, so lots of confused players at the first tee. Good rental clubs, but things not clearly laid out - thankfully we were paired up with a regular patron.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Stunning Course. Quite busy

Course is extremely nice, the only problem is there is no marshals around to monitor pace of play. It’s a stunning course, but pace of play very slow. That’s expected for a tourist course though.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Tee Time Booking

We booked an 11:30 tee time, however, when we arrived the course would not honour the time booked through Golf Now and would not accommodate our time and scheduled us for twilight time. When questioned about the booking confusion the course simply said that they do not honour Golf Now tee times as Golf Now “over books” the times. A fellow Golf Now customer also had the same issue and was moved to the twilight time. Less then 24 hours so we could not cancel and get full refund so we had no choice but two play 3 hours later in the day which affected our plans on our holiday for that day. No communication from Golf Now or PGA Maya Riveria about confusion of times. Be aware when booking through Golf Now to double check your time at the golf course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course is nice, service is muni level

Course is pretty and unique. In good but not great shape. Food and drinks at the turn were good. Real fruit blended for tropical drinks.

However, they never answered their phone, the cart staff basically never touched my clubs, the practice range was closed without notice.

For the price, I was expecting a classier experience

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fun course, Well Kept, Enjoyable Day

This course was fun. It has character. The fairways are generous, but no room for error on either side. If you miss the fairway, your ball is lost. It’s a challenging course but playable for everyone from the appropriate tee box. Greens rolled true at a reasonable pace for an enjoyable round. the staff was friendly and helpful. I would recommend playing this course if you’re in the area.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fairways and greens are like a smooth carpet!
Beautiful!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Very good track

Very good track, reasonably priced with TeeOff app., would be interested in purchasing property with membership

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Golf Packages
FROM $677 (USD)
CANCUN/RIVIERA MAYA, MX | Enjoy 7 nights' accommodations at Grand Velas Riviera and 5 rounds of golf at Gran Coyote, Riviera Cancun, Iberostar Playa Paraiso, and El Camaleon Mayakoba.
FROM $347 (USD)
CANCUN/RIVIERA MAYA, MX | An all-inclusive package at Fairmont Mayakoba including up to a 7 nights' stay and up to 5 rounds of golf at El Camaleon Mayakoba, Gran Coyote, Iberostar Playa Paraiso and Riviera Cancun.
FROM $437 (USD)
CANCUN/RIVIERA MAYA, MX | Enjoy 7 nights' accommodations at Andaz Mayakoba Resort and 5 rounds of golf at El Camaleon Mayakoba, Gran Coyote, Iberostar Playa Paraiso, Riviera Cancun.
FROM $617 (USD)
CANCUN/RIVIERA MAYA, MX | This all-inclusive stay & play package to The Grand at Moon Palace includes options to stay up to 7 nights', play unlimited golf at Riviera Cancun and Moon Palace golf courses, and more.
FROM $167 (USD)
CANCUN/RIVIERA MAYA, MX | Enjoy up to 7 nights' at Hilton Cancun La Isla and up to 5 rounds of golf at Puerto Cancun, Riviera Cancun, Playa Paraiso and El Camaleon Mayakoba.
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