Golfing in the Area ......
Let the Golfers Rejoice!.

There are 4 golf courses to choose from in the immediate Manzanillo area. Two of them are world-class, one is slightly past its prime (at least relative to the others), and the fourth is the local 9-hole course.

The information presented here is provided for your convenience only, and should not be deemed totally accurate. While believed accurate at time of writing, things can change real quickly in Mexico, and without warning. We urge you to collect your own, perhaps updated, information.


1. Isla Navidad Golf Course
Designed by Robert Van Hagge

Isla Navidad is one the most lush golf resorts in the world, with 27 holes offering spectacular ocean, lagoon and mountain views. The tee boxes are better than 90% of the greens in the USA and Canada, and the fairways are like an  emerald carpet. They spared not a peso in building this beautiful resort. This course is one of the  top courses in the world, with beauty that is indescribable. Holes 1 through 18, with a par of 72, rate as follows:

Tee Box Yardage Rating Slope Blue 6898 73.9 126 White 6541 71.4 122 Red 5365 69.8 119

Located near Barra de Navidad, this spectacular golf course is about 50 minutes away from Condo Carlos. Designed by Robert Von Hagge, the attractive 27 holes are strung along  beach front dunes, reminiscent of Scottish links. You have to see it to believe it.


2. El Tamarindo Golf Course
Designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr. & David  Fleming

It is seldom an architect has the opportunity to design a golf course on land  that has such an abundance of natural features. El Tamarindo Golf Course is one of the most special sites in the world. The greatest challenge of the design was  not to overwork the property, but to assist mother nature with what was given.  The site contains a tremendous nature preserve, with spectacular plant diversity  and exciting view corridors rivaling the greatest golf courses of the world. The  jungle holes wander through valleys of giant native trees. According to nature's calendar, they explode into an incredible color display of tropical blooms.  Where the course exits the jungle onto 3 breathtaking ocean front holes, more  shots are taken with cameras than golf clubs. The ocean is seen from nine holes  with spectacular beaches and crashing surf. This course plays to a par of 72.

Tee Box Yardage Black 6584 Blue 5707 White 5471 Red 4992

Located past Barra de Navidad, near the town of Cihuatlan, it takes slightly more than 1 hour to get to this course from Condo Carla.


3. La Mantarraya Golf Course (formerly Las Hadas Golf Course)
Designed by Roy and Pete Dye

This course has a great layout and a world of potential. It was considered by many as one the best golf resorts in Latin America, including the book "The 100  Greatest Golf Courses in the World ". La Mantarraya features wide fairways, light shallow rough and 11 water holes including #18, an island green built on  the ocean. However, Mother Nature threw a curve ball at the course's superintendent in the form of fungus on the greens in late 1995. The greens  keepers have redone many of greens and the course is steadily getting back to its top form, and reports suggest it's back. With a par of 71, the course is rated as follows:

Tee Box Yardage Rating Gold 6468 73.7 Blue 5997 71.4 White 5535 69.0 Red 4760 69.1

This golf course is only 5  minutes from Condo Carlos. In fact, as you stand on deck looking east in the  condo, the course is directly below you. Designed by Pete and Roy Day, it is  considered one of the most scenic and challenging in the world by Golf Digest  magazine. Twelve of the 18 holes are next to or over water, with the  dramatic 18th hole on an island in the bay.


4. Club  Santiago Golf Course
Designed by Larry Hughes

Club Santiago is the local  9-hole, par-36 course, playing at 3284 yards from the back tees. While Club  Santiago Golf Course pales in comparison to the 3 courses above, it is  nevertheless a popular course for those wanting to play a quick round.

Club Santiago Golf Course  leads you through a valley behind the foothills of Manzanillo and around a large  salt water lagoon.