The trip
Overview
The Dominican Republic owns Caribbean golf: Pete Dye’s Teeth of the Dog at Casa de Campo has sat atop the regional rankings for fifty years with seven holes hard against the sea, while Punta Cana answers with Punta Espada and Corales — the latter now a PGA Tour stop — carved along cliffs and coves at the island’s eastern tip. No other island offers four rounds of this rank.
We split the week to match the geography: three nights in the La Romana resort zone for Teeth of the Dog and Dye Fore’s canyon holes, then four nights in Punta Cana, where the all-inclusive resorts do the evenings and the beach does the rest days. Flights from Dubai route via a European or American gateway; the time difference works in your favour on arrival, with afternoons that feel found rather than lost.
Highlights
- ✦Teeth of the Dog — seven ocean-side holes and the Caribbean’s number one
- ✦Dye Fore high above the Chavón river canyon
- ✦Punta Espada’s cliff-and-cove Nicklaus design
- ✦Corales, host of a PGA Tour event each spring
- ✦All-inclusive Punta Cana evenings and true Caribbean beach days
Who it suits
- ●Golfers completing the Caribbean’s top-course card in one sweep
- ●Couples and groups who want all-inclusive ease around marquee golf
- ●Winter-sun travellers ready to go further than the Indian Ocean
Why this journey works
- ✓Four Caribbean top-ten courses on a single sensible routing
- ✓The two-centre split cuts golf transfers to twenty minutes either end
- ✓All-inclusive Punta Cana keeps group budgeting simple after the golf spend
Day by day
Day 1
Across to the Caribbean
Fly from Dubai via a European or US gateway into Punta Cana or La Romana. The time difference gifts you an arrival afternoon: check in at the La Romana resort zone, swim, first rum tasting at sunset. Hotel style: resort-estate room or casita near the marina.
Day 2
Teeth of the Dog
The Caribbean’s definitive round: Pete Dye’s hand-built ocean holes where spray reaches the greens and club selection is a negotiation with the trade wind. Take the caddie, take photographs, take a deep breath on the fifth tee. Access unverified — confirmed at booking.
Day 3
Dye Fore and Altos de Chavón
Golf above the Chavón gorge on Dye Fore’s canyon-edge holes, then an evening at Altos de Chavón — the recreated Mediterranean artisan village on the cliff, amphitheatre and all. Access unverified — confirmed at booking.
Day 4
East to Punta Cana
A morning on Minitas beach or the river by boat, then the ninety-minute transfer east to Punta Cana. Check in all-inclusive, toes in powder sand by mid-afternoon. The next four nights need no wallet.
Day 5
Punta Espada
Jack Nicklaus’s cliff-and-cove masterpiece at Cap Cana — eight holes touching the sea and a back-nine rhythm that builds like weather. Regularly rated the Caribbean’s best modern course. Access unverified — confirmed at booking.
Day 6
Beach rest day
No golf. Bávaro beach, a catamaran-and-snorkel run along the coast, spa hour, and the resort’s show after dinner. Anyone twitching for golf can hit the practice range — but the day is designed empty.
Day 7
Corales, farewell fiesta
The closing round on Corales’ tour-hosting clifftop holes — the Devil’s Elbow finishing stretch over the blowholes is the trip’s last examination. Farewell dinner and merengue night at the resort. Access unverified — confirmed at booking.
Day 8
Home via the gateway
Morning at leisure by flight schedule, then the return via your gateway city, landing in Dubai the following day.
The golf
Rounds
4
Handicap
No formal handicap requirement is typical at Dominican resort courses
Buggies
Carts standard and generally included at Dominican resort courses — confirmed per course at quote stage
Clubs
Check airline sports-baggage allowance on UAE departures and gateway connections; premium hire sets available at all venues
Casa de Campo — Teeth of the Dog
Day 2 — Pete Dye’s seven ocean holes, the Caribbean’s long-reigning number one. Access unverified — confirmed at booking.
Casa de Campo — Dye Fore
Day 3 — canyon-rim golf high above the Chavón river. Access unverified — confirmed at booking.
Punta Espada Golf Club
Day 5 — Nicklaus cliff-and-cove design at Cap Cana with eight holes on the sea. Access unverified — confirmed at booking.
Corales Golf Club
Day 7 — PGA Tour-hosting clifftop course ending over the Devil’s Elbow. Access unverified — confirmed at booking.
Tee times are requested and confirmed at booking — we never guarantee a tee time until the course has.
For non-golfers
When to go
December to April is the dry, breezy prime season — trade winds flatter the ocean holes and the beaches are at their best. May to November is greener and hotter with brief downpours; September and October carry the heart of hurricane season and need flexible planning and insurance. UAE winter breaks align perfectly with the peak months.
Planning around seasons, regions and style? Read the full Dominican Republic destination guide →
What’s included
- ✓Return flights from Dubai or Abu Dhabi via a European or US gateway
- ✓Three nights at La Romana and four nights in Punta Cana
- ✓Four rounds of golf with pre-booked tee times once confirmed
- ✓Golf transfers on playing days and the inter-resort transfer
- ✓Half board at La Romana and all-inclusive in Punta Cana
- ✓PCT golf travel consultant support
Not included
- —Buggies and caddies unless stated (caddie or forecaddie fees payable locally where required)
- —Golf club hire
- —Travel insurance
- —Personal spending
Ways to extend it
- +Add La Cana or Cocotal as a fifth round
- +Saona Island catamaran day from La Romana
- +Two nights in Santo Domingo’s colonial zone — the Americas’ oldest city
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