Best golf courses: Yucatan Peninsula

Golf in Yucatan Peninsula: Cancun CC home to the El Tinto course, previously referred to as TPC Cancun and designed by the world-renowned golf professional Nick Price, features an 18-hole championship layout ensuring all players, whether amateur or professional, an excellent golfing experience. Nearby Cancun CC, the Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort offers quality accommodation, golf, water sports and an array of entertainment activities.

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
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Cancun
Norman, Greg

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Cancun

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A Greg Norman Signature course.
4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
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Merida
Nicklaus, Jack

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Merida

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A Jack Nicklaus Signature Course
4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
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Cancun
Nicklaus, Jack

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Cancun

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A Jack Nicklaus Signature Design
3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
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Merida
Lejeune, Félix Mier y Terán

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Merida

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Félix Mier y Terán Lejeune
4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
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Cancun
Nicklaus, Jack

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Cancun

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Jack Nicklaus
4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
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Playa del Carmen
Nicklaus Design

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Playa del Carmen

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Nicklaus Design
4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
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Playa del Carmen
Price, Nick

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Playa del Carmen

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Nick Price
4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
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Playa del Carmen
Dye, P.B.

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Playa del Carmen

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P.B. Dye
4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
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Playa del Carmen
Norman, Greg

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Playa del Carmen

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Greg Norman

5-star: Fabulous – courses don’t get much better than this.
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Cancun
Price, Nick

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Cancun

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Nick Price

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
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Playa del Carmen
von Hagge, Robert

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Playa del Carmen

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Robert von Hagge

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Tournaments

The Sentry: known for many years as the Tournament of Champions, the PGA Tour’s 2025 season-opener gets underway on Kapalua’s Plantation course (Jan 2-5). Chris Kirk defends.

Tournament of Champions: the LPGA Tour’s 2025 season is launched at Lake Nona with the their Tournament of Champions (Jan 30-Feb 2). The 2024 edition gave Lydia Ko her 20th LPGA Tour title.

Who's Who

Attahya Thitikul: also known as “Jeeno”, the Thai golfer won the LPGA Tour’s 2024 CME Group Tour Championship … and an eye-watering $4 million, the richest first-prize in women’s golf.

Rory McIlroy: scooped the 2024 European (DP World) Tour season-long Order of Merit title, joining Seve Ballesteros as a six-time winner of this prestigious award.

Marco Simone Golf & Country Club

Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.

Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.

Prince's Golf Club, Kent (UK)

Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.

Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available

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