DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC:
Casa de Campo - La Estancia Golf Course
Like the nearby Dye Fore
layout at Casa de Campo, La Estancia is another
dramatic design, with the Chavon River valley
frequently providing a spectacular backdrop to
this wonderfully challenging golf layout.
Type
Resort
Holes
18
Architect(s)
Pete
Dye
Year
built
2008
Guest
Policy
Open
Golf
Season
Year
round
Driving
Range Available
Yes
Putting
Green Available
Yes
Rental
Carts Available
Yes
Rental
Clubs Available
Yes
Tee
Times Welcomed
Yes
Price
Range Weekends
US$
60
Other
facilities
Clubhouse,
banquet facilities, bar, practice facilities, tennis courts
Scorecard
Tee
Par
Length
Black
72
7382 yd.
White
72
7034 yd.
Yellow
72
6610 yd.
Blue
72
6116 yd.
Red
72
5257 yd.
The imposing golf course, designed by the world-famous P. B. Dye
is located in the residential community of "La Estancia Golf Resort". This
professional golf course is 7,382 yards long from the back tee, and promises
great emotions to anyone who dares to confront it.
Is the
most recent addition (2007) to the golfing scene
in Dominican's La Romana area. Laid out on
generally open and undulating terrain, the
course is perched above the immensely scenic
Chavon River and the beautiful ravine of Tanamà.
It is set amidst large canyon views with a
winding river navigating below the 400 foot
valleys. Spectacular views down into the
tree-lined river valley can be enjoyed from many
vantage points on the course. Good-width
fairways lead you to well bunkered and often
seriously mounded green complexes, where the
putting surfaces have been crafted with a
mesmerising array of slopes and borrows. The
approach to several greens require
nerve-jangling shots over or alongside stretches
of the canyon-like river valley, where anything
too wayward will disappear into terrain that
tumbles several hundred feet down towards the
river.
Players
looking for a challenge will flock to this
location, as every shot requires thought and
precision. You will not find a boring hole on
this design, and the amount of earth that was
moved to make this possible is remarkable. The
development is just getting underway, and an
experienced team is leading the charge to make
this a top spot in the Domican Republic. The
project is just 5 minutes away from the La
Romana Intl. Airport with facilities and
capacity to lodge airplanes of any size.
Top Holes
Hole 2
Hole 5
Hole 2, Par 5, 555y
-
You might come off the
first hole with confidence, but you will
not be prepared for the sight before
your eyes at number 2. A 230-yard carry
to the fairway across a canyon is
scenic, but the thought of losing a ball
is real. Cut it short and you are faced
with a long second shot to a lay-up area
that leads you to an elevated green.
This one looks nice, but it will leave
you exhausted.
Hole 5, Par 3, 138y
-
If the wind is at your
back this is a soft wedge that will
linger in the air before it flops down
on a green way below you. If you over
club you face a difficult chip back up
to the green. You’ll never stick it, so
suck it up and take your two putt.
Hole 18
Hole 18, Par 4, 416y
-Water
along the left side tempts you to cut
the corner. My normal slice turns into a
hook and I find myself right at the
waters edge. The hole looks incredible
and is not all that difficult unless you
try to take the shortcut. This is a very
nice finishing hole.
