La Estancia Golf Course

La Estancia Golf Resort is located in the south east coast of the Dominican Republic, next to the city of La Romana and close to the Bayahibe village.

The white sandy beaches, impressive mountains ranges veined with spectacular rivers and waterfalls, and saltwater lakes teeming with exotic wildlife are just part of the Dominican Republic's appeal. Whether you're looking to party, relax or explore, the Dominican Republic has a lot to offer. La Estancia is the latest (expected completion in late 2007) P.B. Dye creation. It is set amidst large canyon views with a winding river navigating below the 400 foot valleys. P.B. Dye's design hugs the ledges of this vat landscape with spectacular scenes and provides exceptional golfing experience. P.B. was kind enough to take EliteGolfCourses.com along for a tour of his newest endeavor, and he has personally added a lot of love to this golf course. 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.

La Estancia Golf Course Hole Highlights

Hole 2, Par 5 555 yards: 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 3 138 yards: 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, Par 4 416 yards: 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.

La Estancia Golf Course Insights

If you are looking for a place to stay, La Estancia Resort offers very reasonable stay-and-play packages in their golf villas.

La Estancia Golf Course Specifics

Par 72

Tournament – 7382 yards

Championship – 7034 yards

Back – 6610 yards

Members – 6116 yards

Forward – 5257 yards