La Romana, Dominican Republic
Pete Dye's Caribbean kingdom — seven holes on the sea and a staffed villa with your name on it.
Casa de Campo is the Caribbean golf trip perfected. Teeth of the Dog, the course Pete Dye carved from the coral by hand with local crews, throws seven holes hard against the sea — it has been the region's undisputed No. 1 for half a century. Dye Fore hangs cliff-top holes hundreds of feet above the Chavón river, and The Links rolls inland as the warm-up. Off the course: staffed villas with private pools, the recreated 16th-century-style village of Altos de Chavón, a marina full of restaurants, and a resort that hands every group its own fleet of golf carts.
| Course | Designer | Notes | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teeth of the Dog | Pete Dye | Seven holes hard against the Caribbean — Dye's coral-carved masterpiece and the region's undisputed No. 1. The must-play. | resort |
| Dye Fore | Pete Dye | Cliff-top holes hundreds of feet above the Chavón river — the dramatic second act. | resort |
| The Links | Pete Dye | The rolling inland loop — the smart warm-up while the crew finds its sea legs. | resort |
The resort
The classic Caribbean golf resort — rooms and suites minutes from the Teeth's first tee, with the marina's restaurants a cart ride away.
◆ The private house
A staffed Casa de Campo villa — private pool, a cook for breakfast, butler service and a fleet of carts in the driveway. This is the way to do it.
4-8 BR · sleeps 8-16 · ~$1,500–$5,000/nt
AM Morning flights into La Romana or Punta Cana; villa staff has lunch waiting.
PM Warm-up round on The Links; sunset drinks at the marina.
AM Cliff-top golf above the Chavón gorge.
PM Altos de Chavón's stone lanes and amphitheater; cigars over the river.
AM The masterpiece — count the sea holes as they bite.
PM Minitas Beach recovery; relive all seven over dinner.
AM Back to the Dog for the team match — the rematch everyone flew for.
PM Trophy dinner at the marina; the villa pool glows late.
AM A sunrise nine on The Links or a last Minitas swim, then the short hop home.
The Caribbean's undisputed No. 1 course plus two more Dye designs inside one gated resort — with staffed villas, carts for every guest and short flights making it the easiest wow-factor trip in the book.
Fly to La Romana (LRM) — nonstops from Miami and seasonal East Coast service — or into Punta Cana (PUJ) and transfer about 75 minutes. Barely a time-zone change and no jet lag. Inside the gates every group gets golf carts; the resort literally runs on them. Book Teeth of the Dog times when you book the villa — sunrise and late-morning slots go first — and take caddies or forecaddies on the marquee round.