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Location: Playa Conchal Par: 72 Yardage: 7,080 Slope: 134 Course Rating: 74.2 Architect: Robert Trent Jones, II Yardage, slope & rating from Championship tees. |
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| Garra de León Golf Course is an ocean course with a desire to replace the Cariari Country Club as the number one golf course in Central America. No expense was spared to create a course on par with the spectacular resort it surrounds. Beautiful vistas, sweeping fairways, large undulating greens, mucha agua - - simply put, a big golf course.
This Robert Trent Jones, II golf course at the Meliá Playa Conchal Beach & Golf Resort was built over a period of four years and was well worth the wait. What I truly admire about this project is the attention to detail. Although newly opened, Garra de León Golf Course feels as though it has been here for years. When I mentioned to a friend of mine what a tremendous course it will be once it has matured, he reminded me that in Costa Rica’s tropical climate, things mature over a long weekend. I had a great time playing with the course pro, James McAfee, and playing from the tips allowed me to see the entire golf course. Believe me, I saw the entire course! In the future, I will be playing this course from the blues (6,593 yards) and the whites (6,045 yards). This is what I call a BIG golf course. It contrasts with the narrow fairways and tall trees of the Cariari Country Club course and the rocky steep elevations of the back nine at Rancho Las Colinas. The golfer who visits Costa Rica now has the pleasure of playing three championship golf courses, each with a distinct
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