The Course:
18 holes. Open parkland.
Surroundings:
Residential setting.
Designer:
A Jack Nicklaus Signature Design
18-hole par-72 Punta Espada course (7396 yds from the back tees)
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12 km S of Punta Cana Airport
Exit Puntacana Airport and turn right onto dual-carriageway, heading west. After 2.2 km at roundabout, turn left (3rd exit) and follow road, direction Cap Cana. After approx 6 km enter Cap Cana at gatehouse, and follow signs for Las Iguanas.
Las Iguanas, Dom Rep
Las Iguanas Golf Club - Cap Cana: In addition to the Punta Espada Golf Club, the masterplan for the Cap Cana resort includes a second Jack Nicklaus design, to be called Las Iguanas. As far as we know, construction of this second course has not yet commenced. CHECK FOR CURRENT STATUS with the club.
Las Iguanas has been designed as a second layout to complement the now established oceanside Punta Espada course. It gives the Cap Cana resort area two Nicklaus Signature layouts. The new layout presents an eclectic test with three oceanside holes (12 thru' 14) hugging the rocky shoreline.
Las Iguanas will challenge your golfing skills in a mainly open-parkland setting, where water hazards are deployed and bunkers crafted in true Nicklaus style. Part of the course skirts a nature preserve marked by indigenous vegetation, wetland settings and caves that shelter iguanas and other native wildlife.
Visitors welcome on weekdays and weekends.
Must book in advance.
Excellent
As and when the Las Iguanas golf course is built and opens, it is slated to become Cap Cana's public-access course. Its sister-course, the highly-rated Punta Espada layout, will possibly become a private club, for its members and guests staying at certain Cap Cana hotels.
Cap Cana takes its name from the French "Cap", meaning Cape, and the large number of cana palms (copernicia hospita or Cuban Wax Palms) found in this area.
Cap Cana, Dominican Republic
+1 (809) 562 9191
Visit websiteSanctuary Cap Cana, a resort exclusively for adults, marks a new era in Caribbean Grand Luxury. This elegant, colonial-styled 5-star hotel, has 176 suites, Spa area, restaurants a la carte, bars, shopping center, beach club, 750 metres of private beach and access to tee times at the stunning oceanside Punta Espada golf course.
Cap Cana (Punta Espada course)
Puntacana (La Cana and Corales courses)
Catalonia Caribe; Barcelo de Bavaro; Cocotal
Cap Cana, Dominican Republic
+1 (809) 469 7425
Visit websiteThe 30,000-acre Cap Cana resort is home to the Golden Bear Lodge & Spa, the first hotel in the world inspired by the life and legacy of Jack Nicklaus. In this upmarket hotel, which comprises luxury guest condos, studios and suites, a trove of Nicklaus memorabilia is on display in the public spaces.
Cap Cana (Punta Espada and Las Iguanas courses)
Puntacana (La Cana and Corales courses)
Catalonia Caribe; Barcelo de Bavaro; Cocotal
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