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Playa Grande is
not just a good course. It is a great golf course! It is destined to become
known as one of the great courses of the world. It's not just oceanfront, with
holes along the beach. The course is high above the ocean, played along 100-foot
bluffs. That makes it immediately comparable to Pebble Beach, a thought that
sounds almost sacrilegious. But
Pebble Beach has six holes on the ocean side bluffs. Playa Grande has 12. This
course has no negatives. It has the spectacular oceanfront setting, it has hills,
and it has the widest possible choice of tees ranging from over 7000 to 4488
yards. Most golfers, playing conservatively, will post a score of below their
average number at home. At how many great courses of the world will that happen?
The course carries the signature of Robert Trent Jones, Sr., who visited the
property in 1992, and was said to have actually cried when he was subsequently
called and told that he had been chosen to be the architect. The course took
from ’93 to ’97 to complete. and is a fitting tribute to Jones career as it
was his last course and is widely recognized as his best.
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Yards |
Meter |
Rating |
Slope |
Prices as of 15. Dec 2006 till 30. Apr. 2007 |
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Gold |
6852 |
6262 |
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Green
Fee + cart 18 holes: 140 US$
Green Fee + cart 9 holes:
76
US$ |
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Blue |
6295 |
5753 |
74,9 |
126 |
Golf Instruction with PGA-Pro
60 minutes 55 US$ |
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White |
5707 |
5216 |
69,4 |
120 |
Driving Range (Balls 5 US$) |
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Red |
4483 |
4097 |
66,7 |
111 |
Club
rental appr. 24 US$ |
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Putting Green, Pro Shop, Club house, Caddy |
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Restaurant, Dress code |
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Handicap 36 (1
round max. 4 ½ hours) |
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