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Location: Central Pacific Coast Par: 72 Yardage: 6,707 Slope: 140 Course Rating: 73.4 Architect: Ted Robinson Jr. Yardage, slope & rating from Championship tees. |
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| Costa Rica's Newest Gem
The new golf course in Costa Rica, Los Sueños, is all that we had expected from a Ted Robinson Jr. designed course. Having designed over a hundred courses around the world including Shiloe, the site of the 1998 PGA Championship, Ted has given us a course that few in the world can match for natural beauty and challenging golf. It is not uncommon for the guests of the Los Sueños Marriott to wrest their eyes away from the challenge of the golf course and just gaze up at one of the most picturesque settings on earth, a dense canopy of exotic plants, trees, and wildlife. Bordered by the Pacific Ocean on one side and rainforest on the other makes it a difficult task to concentrate on your golf game. If that isn't enough to distract you then there are a number of old magnificent trees that always seem to be between you and the area of the golf course you'd like to get to. "It makes you think, it makes you play, it makes you drive the ball, it makes you position the ball. It's a shotmakers test of golf. It's a beautiful site and the type of course I'd enjoy experiencing every day of my life." Following is a brief Hole-By-Hole description of the course. As a general rule the Par 5's were not reachable in two from the tips but it may be possible from the regular tees. The challenge wasn't so much the distance of the holes but rather the doglegs and the position of many of the trees I mentioned earlier. The Par 3's were all between 172 and 190 with wind being the greatest factor. I couldn't help but notice that the wind was either into our face or a crosswind, not once did we hit with the wind at our backs. One more factor to consider when playing Los Sueños is the rough which consists mostly of Mani (peanut) ground cover. This ground cover is about four inches high, is attractive with it's yellow flowers, loosely packed, but, it is very difficult to find your ball. You can play out of it if you do find your ball. You'll enjoy this golf course and it's definitely worth taking more than one shot at. Los Sueños has come up with an idea that I think works very well for all the golfers on the course. They have what you would call a forecaddie that accompanies each group. The term "guide" is appropriate in this case as so much is to be seen besides the break of a putt. The charge for their services is entirely up to you, pay them whatever you feel their contribution to your golfing experience was worth. Rental clubs are available. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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