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Golf Courses of South America
  
ARGENTINA NAHUEL HUAPI NATIONAL PARK
SAN ISIDRO
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Jockey Club
Holes: 2-18s
Red Course
Yardage: 6699
Par: 72
Mainly flat courses designed by Alister Mackenzie in 1935. Mounds, bunkers and contouring had to be built so that every hole is a little tricky. |
VENTANA
Ushuaia Golf Course
Holes: 9
Yardage: 5611
Par: 70
Short greens and the local wind makes it difficult to make par, especially the low handicappers.
La Martona Campo de Golf
Holes: 18
E Mail: Escotorin@infovia.com.ar
For information: Escotorin Eduardo, Monte Grande, Buenos Aires BOLIVIA LA PAZ
La Paz Golf Club
Address: Casilla 4306, La Paz, Bolivia
Holes: 18
Metres: 2218
Par: 72
Telephone: (591-2) 745124/745462/745037, Fax: (591-2) 745872
E Mail: informaciones@lapazgolfclub.com
Opened in 1912 this course is situated at 4000 Metres Altitude, the highest Golf course in the world. COLUMBIA BARRANGUILLA
Lagos de Caujaral Golf Club
Holes: 18
Yardage: 6585
Par: 72
A Joe Lee design with water into play on nine holes. 3 par 5s have double doglegs and 3 holes with 75 foot drops. Beware the powerful trade winds. Generally narrow. BOGOTA
El Rincon Golf Club
Forest Course
Holes: 18
Metres: 5635
Par: 71
Sea Course
Holes: 18
Metres: 6082
Par: 72
Holes: 18
Yardage: 7516
Par: 72
A Robert Trent Jones design. Built in 1953 on a flat plain with several ponds that bring water into on 11 holes. Beware the rough and strategically placed bunkers. BRAZIL FOZ DO IQUACU
Iguassu Golf Club and Resort
Address: Au. Das Cataratas, 6845, Cx. Postal 221, BR-85863 Foz do Iquacu, Parana
UNA
Comandatuba Ocean Course
Address: Ilha de Comandatuba s/n, Una, Bahia, 45.690-000 Brasil
Holes: 18
Yardage: 6928/6426/5712
Par: 72/72/72
Rating: 72,9/70,4/66,8
Telephone: 55 73 686 1007
Email Address: cteixeira@transamerica.com.br
Web Site: www.transamerica.com.br
Semi-Private. PANAMA Summit Golf and Resort
Address: Paraíso, Camino de Cruces, 89-10056, Zona 9 Panamá, South America
Holes: 18
Yardage: 6626/4791
Par: 72/72
Telephone: 001-507-232-GOLF
Email Address: summit@summitgolfpanama.com
Web Site: www.summitgolfpanama.com
New golf course finished (2000). GPS (Global Positioning System in all the golf carts. Excellent drainage system. 4 Kms. North from pedro Miguel Locks, at the East side of the Panama Canal (Gaillard Cut), Panama. Designed by Jeffrey Myers and constructed by Gregori Internacional. Semi Private. PARAGUAY Paran Country Club
Holes: 18
Par: 72
Yardage: 6767/6194
The club has a swimming-pool, tennis court, bar and Restaurant. Practice 10 hectares.
Golf Director and Teaching Professional: Colin Hamilton Woods VENEZUELA CARACAS
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Lagunita Country Club
Holes: 18
Yardage: 6895
Par: 70 |
Dick Wilson design with the aid of Joe Lee. Opened in 1962. A course for both Spanish and English speaking people. A part of a real estate development. Private and busy. A true test for pros. No blind shots, large fast greens. There are 5 long par 3s which are the key holes on the course. The 12th is the most dif ficult, a par 4 (445 yard). A sharp dogleg to the right with out-of-bounds from tee to green. There are 3 bunkers and a area of shrub are at the dogleg. No bunkers around the green but a lake protects the front all the way to the putting area. There trhe challenge is a shot across the lake. Past host to many National Amateur events and the 1974 World Cup. Valle Arriba Golf Club
Mainly for American business travellers and foreign diplomats. Caracas Country Club
Exclusive for well-off Venezuelans.
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With two Tom Fazio-designed golf courses and more, Loews Ventana Canyon Resort in Tucson, Arizona is the complete package
