Punta Espada Golf Course at Cap Cana - Hole Number 18
The 18th at Punta Espada is a long par 4 with the wind in your face that puts a premium on a well-struck tee shot. The tee complex is parallel to the ocean with a large sandy waste bunker on the right separating the Atlantic from golf. Two bunkers on the left and the waste bunker on the right set up a generous landing area and the best angle into the green. The second shot will require a long to mid iron depending on skill to reach the elevated green located on a peninsula partially surrounded by water. A small approach bunker on the left and greenside bunker on the right protects the green. Any shot that lands on the front or middle of the green will be safe.
Punte Espada is a brand new Jack Nicklaus signature golf course at the Sanctuary Cap Cana; it opened for play in April 2007 and is the first of three new courses - the second course, Las Iguanas, is well under way and should be open in mid-2009.
The Punta Espada course plays a tough 7,396 yards from the back tees (6,883 from the Gold tees) for a par of 72, a course rating of 77, and a slope of 137. A Caddy is mandatory and the cost included in the green fee - you will need to tip, however.
Green fees at the time of writing are from US$220 to US$320, which includes green fees, cart fees, caddie fees, taxes, range balls, yardage booklet, scorecard, pencil, two bottles of water per player.
Sanctuary Cap Cana is the Dominican Republic’s newest luxury resort. It first opened its doors in January of 2008, and now seems poised to become the Republic’s premier destination. With the first of three Jack Nicklaus signature courses already open for play, and having already hosted the PGA Champions Tour in April 2008, Cap Cana is also destined to become a major golf destination.
Please read my full review of the Sanctuary Cap Cana
