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    Playa Grande Golf And Ocean Club
    Rio San Juan
    Dominican Republic
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  • Playa Grande Golf And Ocean Club

    Playa Grande: A Tropical Atlantic Beauty

    Courtesy of Mike Bailey
    Golf Advisor

    Playa Grande

    All of the par 3s at Playa Grande Golf Course play along the ocean, including the 190-yard seventh. (Mike Bailey/Golf Advisor)

    RIO SAN JUAN, Dominican Republic -- The new and improved Playa Grande Golf Course is among the most scenic and fun golf courses in the tropics. Originally designed by Robert Trent Jones, Sr. in 1997, son Rees Jones came in and put his stamp on his father's work with a complete redesign that include new bunkering, lowering the greens and improving the overall aesthetics and strategy of the course.

    While Playa Grande's front nine routing remained largely the same, the old hotel on the property was removed and new holes were laid out on the back nine, bringing in more views of the ocean and more dramatic holes. All 18 holes have views of the Atlantic and most of the back nine, especially the finishing stretch, runs along the rugged coast. All four par 3s are also along the water.

    The course measures 7,259 yards from the back set of tees, and there are six options, playing as short as 5,230. From the back couple of sets, there are some forced carries and several risk-reward opportunities, most notably the par-5 18th, where long hitters can go for the green in two over a large ocean ravine.

    The course is offered as an amenity to the new uber-luxurious Amanera Resort, one of just 30 Aman hotels in the world and the first with a golf course on property.

    Playa Grande

    The par-5 18th is a good risk-reward finishing hole at Play Grande Golf Course. Big hitters can try to go for this green in two, but they have to carry the ocean to do so. (Mike Bailey/Golf Advisor)

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    Golf Advisor Editor-at-Large Matt Ginella Explores TPC Danzante Bay at The Islands of Loreto in Mexico with Rees Jones.

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