Wyndham Grand Rio Mar Puerto Rico Golf & Beach Resort

This Greg Norman Layout Is Fantastic , Easily the Best layout of the Courses I've played in the PR .
THE STAFF FRIENDLINESS WAS TERRIBLE , Never Experienced this on any Carribean Island Course . Usually it's the opposite everyone is very Freindly .

FIRST No one was at the Bag Drop , after I unloaded my own Clubs, when the Guy Showed Up he seemed very annoyed, NOW IM GIVING THEM THE BENEFIT OF DOUBT Because they did have a Tournament Going on this day and Maybe they just were very Busy. So all Tee times was pushed back , but no problem I was an Hour early to Warm up and Practice.. When I got into the Pro Shop it didn't get any better. No one was nasty, but everyone seemed preoccupied and not interested ." No Warmth No Love "

SECOND So I head out to warm up, The attendant hands me a bucket with about 20 Balls in it . So I ask him it's gonna be about an hour before I go off right , he says yes, And you give me 20 balls to warm up with. ( It's Like asking for Napkins and the Server gives you One Napkin like its a shortage or something. ) So he goes back and gets me another Small bucket.

THIRD When I get out on the Course , you Know the Fantastic Layout , There are NO YARDAGE Markers anywhere. When I ocassionally found one , You had to pull the grass back that covered it completely And then the Painted numbers had faded away , So you still didn't know how far out you were. (My Fault for not bringing my Yardage Laser ) It's a Shame because the Course has So Much Potential and Character. Shiot my best Round of the week 69 Guess it really didn't matter...!!!!

They have been experiencing a Drought in the PR so maybe they've been cutting back on a lot of things. Dorado Beach is a Much better Choice . ( Very Freindly Over there The Assitant Pro Randall Thompson was Great ) !!!

The course is mostly flat and not very challenging. Expect high winds. There were no drink offered during the course only 1 bottle of water at the beginning. This course is very pretty but not challenging but I really enjoy the peacefulness and ambient of the course.

I'm a PR resident and frequent golfer at Rio Mar.
I don't appreciate the recently added fees from the hotel for golf.
That being said, everyone from the clubhouse, restaurant, attendants and even the landscaping crew, all are very nice people. The courses themselves need a little more attention placed on tee boxes and greens. Other than that, great golf!

I played on Wed afternoon and had the river course to myself. Wide open fairways, greens are mostly flat and a little bit slow and bumpy. Overall a nice experience. Average degree of difficulty. Beers are a bit costly at $7. Very nice staff.

I've played both Rio Mar courses a number of times, and I realized this time that I prefer the River track. I think it's more challenging, offers more playing options, and is at least as pretty as Ocean. Mind you, I like Ocean very much, too. But if I could only play one of them, I'd choose River (notwithstanding Ocean's signature 16th, which is a delightful challenge when the wind's howling off the water).

If you're not hitting your tee balls straight, River will exact its punishment (for that matter, so will Ocean). I played from the tips (6,903 yards) without any warmup on the range or practice green and played the first 3 holes in +4 (one 3-putt and two lost tee balls), but then played the remaining 15 holes in +10 (all in all a good round for this 9.3 GHIN index player). More dogleg lefts (slight or more) than rights, if that matters to you (approx. 8 left and 4 right).

We've gone through a dry spell so the course was nice and dry; some of the tee boxes were almost too hard to peg a tee. Otherwise, the course was in good condition, not burned out or anything.

The people, as always, are terrific. I played on a Wednesday, and saw just ONE other golfer on the River course. If you can do it, play midweek. It's like you own the place.

I"m not wealthy, so I play when I can get a good discount. GolfNow is superb in that respect. I can't afford $100+ green fees. The HotDeals are truly worthwhile. If you're on vacation, I suppose the cost of a round of golf is less important than if you live here and want to play regularly. Nevertheless, as someone who lives here in PR, I'll pay up to around $70 to play the island's courses. Rio Mar River is well worth that price (and maybe more, if you're here on vaca).

Couple of pieces of constructive criticism for the course (if they read these):

1. Your bunkers need sand. ALL of them. They're little more than hardpan. FWIW, you're not alone. I found the same problem at Bahia Beach.
2. On a few holes you'll find so many leaves on the ground that you'd think you're in New England in October. Please vacuum them up. There are few things more frustrating than losing a ball because the ground is covered unnecessarily with leaves.

Other than that, my experience was very satisfying in every respect. I'll be back as often as possible (or as often as my wife will let me play midweek hooky).

We were excited to play the Rio Mar Ocean Course to find the overall condition of the course to be minimum at best. The most disappointing part of the course is how the signature hole 16 has been butchered. The lack of a cart path (now in sand) and the plastic chairs by the ocean and the high-rise condo's make this hole "a joke.". What was the management thinking? My friend played here 16 years ago and found the course to be delightful and encouraged us to play. We won't be recommending this to anyone who might us.

Mediocre layout, in so so condition that took almost three hours to play on front nine. Would not go back

Course was playable. We played on a Thursday at 11am so it wasn't crowded at all. Greens were a bit slow and rolled descent for the most part, and overall I would say it was a good value for the price we paid on GolfNow. ($75.00)

They should call the course Lakes because that is what your playing around most of the holes. Course was in nice shape...with a couple of ground under repair areas. It is very forgiving off the tee and with the views on some of the holes (16th to be exact) an errant tee shot won't ruining your chance of saving Par. In fact, the only hole that has a view of the ocean is the 16th hole. It is breath taking Par 3 even with the new condo building being built next to the hole. The staff was very friendly and the prices were reasonable of drinks and food.

If your looking for a good location and a reasonable rate on the island I would recommend the Wyndham resort. It's between the two premiere golf resorts on the island. (Trump International & EL Conquistador)

Some of the players are familiar with Golf play norms..
Like let singles/doubles go on if you are two holes behind.
I was intimated of some safety issues.

Course was in good shape it had rained and was muddy in some spots. Greens varied on the roll of putts. Lots of large iguanas that are not afraid of people, but not harmful either. Even thought it is called the Ocean course there is only one hole that runs along the ocean (beautiful). Don't let this keep you from playing however. We played blue tees and course was beautiful and green. Hope to play again.

Course was very muddy, but there was a lot of rain the days before we played. Cart path only most holes. I would have cancelled if I could, but that's the chance you take.

A cart path intersection in the layout of the course led to a number of tees, no problem if you are playing with someone familiar with the course. I was playing alone. Never did locate 18 tee, and called it a day. Relatively easy because of flat topography. Next time to the island, I would try a different course.

The River course layout/design meets it's excellent expectations. Staff was friendly and professional. However, the course playing conditions waous disappoinclosed even at the discounted rate we received. Due to recent rains several holes were cart path only, but even walking was a challenge. Course probably should have been closed.

Had to play with rentals, did not know about the guest rate and was not told, We were able to tee off on time and the course was immaculate

We concur with another review about theater issues, only got through 14 and were flooded out. Unfortunately due to earlier rain the course was cruel no roll or bounce, played the sister course River and it was fabulous and expect Ocean to be the same in drier conditions, it a repeater

When it rains Rio Mar holds the water. Cart path only and muddy fairways were present on 6 holes. Course layout is nice. I have played here for the past 19 years, but the course is showing some wear. Several greens were in burned and tired. Overall a good place to start your golfing trip on the Island.

This was my first time playing in PR. The course was in good condition. No noticeable defects. There were 2 small areas near greens under construction but did not factor into play at all. The course is mainly flat but lots of dog legs, and some strategic bunkers . The signature #16 was beautiful on the left (ocean) but there is a high rise being constructed on the right, slightly distracting.
Pace was very slow. I was a single player and it took me 4 hours and 40 min for the round.
The staff was good, spoke English well. The starter was very friendly. He actually moved some carts for me so I could park, as there was no parking spots when I arrived (course was busy and lot is small). The driving range was large and not busy. The girls at the bar inside the club were friendly, helpful, and easy on the eyes.
My favorite part about this course was all the iguanas running around freely! They were really cool to watch.
Note that this course does NOT accept cash anywhere except inside the clubhouse bar. All outdoor snack stands, and all beverage carts are credit card only. Kind of strange to me, but Maybe it is an island thing?
Overall this is a great course and I will definitely recommend it and play it again.

Need so better care of the greens.
Food and beverage and course assistance could improve.
After all great course design and atmosphere. Nice surroundings.
Not very far from the city, only 25 minutes by car.

The golf course was I. fairly decent shape for a hot weather place. the staff was very friendly and ready to help you. The range balls were included with the round. The only observation that I have was that for an ocean course, the ocean was visible only in 1 of the holes. I asked for an Arnold Palmer, they only had a snapple. I will still recommend this well groomed and picturesque course to others.