Aside from the golf course in Playacar, you will discover that the Riviera Maya has plenty of golfing opportunities. The Riviera Maya stretches from Cancun to Tulum with Playa del Carmen right smack in the center. Among the renowned golf course designers who have projects in the Riviera Maya are Jack Nicklaus, Greg Norman, P.B. Dye, Robert Von Hagge and Robert Trent Jones Jr.

Prestigious projects with such designers have brought the attention of golf aficionados to look at the Riviera Maya developments with anticipation and excitement.

The area, with its jungle foliage, limestone terrain, and marshy landscape, lends itself to a perfect golf course. The tropical weather completes the perfect golf set-up.

Here are the golf courses to be found in and around Playa del Carmen:

Playa del Carmen Golf Courses

Playacar Club de Golf
Address: Paseo Xaman Ha in Playacar
Telephone: 984-873-4990
Designer: Robert Von Hagge
Features: A par 72 18-hole golf course with equipment rental.

Cancun Golf Courses

Caesar Park Cancun Golf & Beach Resort
Address: Retorno Lacandones km. 17 Cancun Hotel Zone
Telephone: 998-881-8000
Designer: Aoki Corporation
Features: A professional golf course with a driving range, golf shop and equipment rental.

Cancun Oasis Golf Club
Address: Cohiba Hotel, Playa del Carmen Qroo. México
Features: 9 hole, par 27 course which has a putting green.

Hilton Cancun Beach & Golf Club –
Address: Hilton Hotel, Km.17, Canun Hotel Zone
Features: 18 hole professional golf course with driving range, sand traps and equipment rental.

Melia Cancun Golf Club
Address: Melia Hotel at km. 16 in the Cancun Hotel Zone
Telephone: 998-883-1230
Features: An 18-hole, par 54 course with a putting green

Moon Palace Golf Club
Address: Moon Palace Golf Resort Carretera Cancún-Chetumal KM. 340
Designer: Jack Nicklaus
Features: A par 72 championship course that is carved through native Mayan vegetation, wetlands and bunkers.

Pok Ta Pok
Address: Villa del Mar Hotel, Playa del Carmen
Designer: Robert Trent Jones
Features: 18 hole, par 72 course which has a practice tee and putting green.

Puerto Aventuras Golf Course
Address: Puerto Adventuras, Chetumal Highway at km. 90 Cancun
Telephone: 984-873-5109
Designer: Thomas Lehman
Features: 9 hole, 36 par Bermuda grass course.

Cozumel Golf Courses

Cozumel Country Club
Address: Carretera Costera Norte, KM 6.5 Interior Casa Club
Telephone: 987-872-9570
Designer: Nicklaus Design Group
Features: Different levels of difficulty and is designed with the Mayan Jungle as a backdrop.

Merida Golf Course

Club de Golf de Yucatan
Address: Merida-Progresso Highway
Telephone: 999-922-0053 or 999-922-0071
Features: 18 hole, par 72 course which has equipment rental. The club also has tennis courts, steam baths, a pool and a gym.