Golfweek's 2019 Ultimate Guide: Top 50 golf courses in Caribbean, Mexico
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Here are the top 50 Golf Courses in the Caribbean and Mexico, according to the members of Golfweek's Raters program.
Golfweek maintains a stable of +/- 700 raters, drawn from all 50 states and over a dozen foreign countries, who make up the Golfweek’s Best rating panel.
For this list, which appeared in the 2019 Golfweek Ultimate Guide, the principle goal of the rating panel is to establish Golfweek rankings of the top golf courses in the Caribbean and Mexico:
Golfweek's Ultimate Guide: Top 50 Courses in the Caribbean and Mexico
| Ranking | Course | Location | Designer(s) | Year Opened | Avg. Rating |
| 1. | Cap Cana (Punta Espada) | Punta Cana, Dominican Republic | Jack Nicklaus | 2008 | 7.67 |
| 2. | Dunes Course at Diamante | Cabo San Lucas, Mexico | Davis Love III | 2009 | 7.64 |
| 3. | Casa de Campo (Teeth of the Dog) | La Romana, Dominican Republic | Pete Dye | 1970 | 7.56 |
| 4. | Sandy Lane (Green Monkey) | St. James, Barbados | Tom Fazio | 2004 | 7.48 |
| 5. | Four Seasons Punta Mita (Bahia) | Punta Mita, Mexico | Jack Nicklaus | 2008 | 7.46 |
| 6. | Apes Hill Club | St. James, Barbados | Chris Cole, Jeff Potts, | 2009 | 7.38 |
| 7. | Mid Ocean Club | Tucker’s Town, Bermuda | Charles Blair Macdonald, Seth Raynor, | 1923 | 7.26 |
| 8. | Chileno Bay | Cabo San Lucas, Mexico | Tom Fazio | 2015 | 7.25 |
| 9. | Querencia | San Jose del Cabo, Mexico | Tom Fazio | 2000 | 7.23 |
| 10. | Corales | Punta Cana, Dominican Republic | Tom Fazio | 2008 | 7.13 |
| 11. | Royal Westmoreland | St. James, Barbados | Robert Trent Jones Jr. | 1994 | 7.12 |
| 12. | Playa Grande | Rio San Juan, Dominican Republic | Robert Trent Jones Sr., Rees Jones | 1995 | 7.11 |
| 13. | Cabo del Sol (Ocean) | Cabo San Lucas, Mexico | Jack Nicklaus | 1994 | 7.05 |
| 14. | Four Seasons Punta Mita (Pacifico) | Punta Mita, Mexico | Jack Nicklaus | 1999 | 7.04 |
| 15. | Baker’s Bay Club | Great Guana Cay, Bahamas | Tom Fazio | 2010 | 7.03 |
| 16. | Vista Vallarta (Nicklaus) | Vista Vallarta, Mexico | Jack Nicklaus | 2001 | 6.71 |
| 17. | The Nicklaus Course at Vidanta | Puerto Penasco, Mexico | Jack Nicklaus, Jack Nicklaus II | 2009 | 6.64 |
| 18. | Abaco Club on Winding Bay | Abaco, Bahamas | Donald Steel | 2006 | 6.64 |
| 19. | El Dorado Golf & Beach Club | San Jose del Cabo, Mexico | Jack Nicklaus | 1999 | 6.63 |
| 20. | Mayakoba (El Camaleon) | Maya Riviera, Mexico | Greg Norman | 2006 | 6.60 |
| 21. | Albany | New Providence, Bahamas | Ernie Els | 2010 | 6.55 |
| 22. | Quivira | Cabo San Lucas, Mexico | Jack Nicklaus | 2015 | 6.51 |
| 23. | Royal Isabela | Isabela, Puerto Rico | David Pfaff | 2011 | 6.44 |
| 24. | Palmas del Mar (Flamboyan) | Humacao, Puerto Rico | Rees Jones | 1998 | 6.40 |
| 25. | Port Royal | Southampton, Bermuda | Robert Trent Jones Sr. | 1970 | 6.39 |
| 26. | El Cardonal at Diamante | Cabo San Lucas, Mexico | Tiger Woods | 2015 | 6.38 |
| 27. | Casa de Campo (Dye Fore) | La Romana, Dominican Republic | Pete Dye | 2008 | 6.37 |
| 28. | Vista Vallarta (Weiskopf) | Vista Vallarta, Mexico | Tom Weiskopf | 2001 | 6.35 |
| 29. | Royal Blue | Nassau, Bermuda | Jack Nicklaus | 2015 | 6.33 |
| 30. | Reserva Conchal | Guanacaste, Costa Rica | Robert Trent Jones Jr. | 1996 | 6.27 |
| 31. | White Witch | St. James, Jamaica | Robert von Hagge | 2000 | 6.27 |
| 32. | Four Seasons Costa Rica at Peninsula Papagayo | Guanacaste, Costa Rica | Arnold Palmer | 2004 | 6.27 |
| 33. | Iberostar Playa Paraiso | Maya Riviera, Mexico | P.B. Dye | 2002 | 6.19 |
| 34. | Tryall Golf & Beach Club | Montego Bay, Jamaica | Ralph Plummer | 1958 | 6.17 |
| 35. | Puerto Los Cabos (Norman & Nicklaus) | San Jose del Cabo, Mexico | Jack Nicklaus, Greg Norman | 2008 | 6.13 |
| 36. | Iberostar Bavaro | Bavaro, Dominican Republic | P.B. Dye | 2009 | 6.12 |
| 37. | CuisinArt GC | Rendezvous Bay, Anguilla | Greg Norman | 2008 | 6.11 |
| 38. | TPC Dorado Beach (East) | Dorado Beach, Puerto Rico | Robert Trent Jones Sr. | 1961 | 6.10 |
| 39. | Royal St. Kitts | Basseterre, St Kitts & Nevis | Thomas McBroom, | 2004 | 6.05 |
| 40. | Ocean Club | Paradise Island, Bahamas | Tom Weiskopf | 2000 | 6.04 |
| 41. | Palmas del Mar (Palm) | Humacao, Puerto Rico | Gary Player | 1974 | 6.03 |
| 42. | Cabo del Sol (Desert) | Cabo San Lucas, Mexico | Tom Weiskopf | 1998 | 6.01 |
| 43. | Lyford Cay Club | New Providence, Bahamas | Rees Jones, Dick Wilson | 1958 | 6.00 |
| 44. | Casa de Campo (La Romana) | La Romana, Dominican Republic | Pete Dye | 1985 | 5.98 |
| 45. | Bahia Beach Resort & GC | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Robert Trent Jones Jr. | 2007 | 5.96 |
| 46. | Sandy Lane (The Country Club) | St. James, Barbados | Tom Fazio | 2004 | 5.95 |
| 47. | Coco Beach Golf Resort (Championship) | Rio Grande, Puerto Rico | Tom Kite | 2007 | 5.92 |
| 48. | Puntacana Resort – La Cana (Hacienda/Arrecife) | Punta Cana, Dominican Republic | P.B. Dye | 2001 | 5.91 |
| 49. | Cabo Real | Cabo San Lucas, Mexico | Robert Trent Jones Jr. | 1994 | 5.89 |
| 50. | Hacienda Pinilla G&CC | Guanacaste, Costa Rica | Mike Young | 2004 | 5.87 |