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Some background - I am a novice golfer who is new to the sport, happy to break 100 most days. This is my first time playing a golf course featured on the PGA tour. It was, by far, the nicest golf course I’ve ever played. The layout was great, a lot of risk/reward options, and creativity. Multiple island greens for par 3 play, and one really interesting feature with a large island featuring a par 5 on one side, and a short part 4 on the other.

Of course, the cost is very high, and there are some hidden fees. I played this course in early August, which was not a busy time. I still paid $180 for the tee time, $56 for club rental, and my partner and I had a mandatory caddy which we shared for $40 plus tip. My caddy Hector was very helpful and encouraging. It was my first time playing with a caddy, I have no idea whether this fee was high or low.

The other difficult aspect was actually getting to the course from a different hotel. It was a short drive to the front of the resort, but be warned that there is another 10 minutes of driving to be done on resort property to a security station, a long wait for a golf cart ride from there to the pro shop, and a labyrinthine ride from there to the driving range and first hole. All told, we were told to expect a 45 minute commute, which might make an early tee time difficult, especially if you want to spend some time at the driving range beforehand.

But it was still a very memorable vacation experience. If you want top level golf in PVMX, this is definitely it.

This golf course is around the perimeter of an apartment complex, and it’s obvious they are dealing with limited space. Every par 4 or 5 plays over water to increase the difficulty for this extremely short course. But the layout is otherwise nice. Greens were in terrible condition in early Spring, not sure whether virus lockdown has anything to do with it. Scenery was actually quite nice for the location. For the price, you can’t beat it! ($12 right now gets you 9 holes including a cart.)