Valle del Sol

Located fifteen minutes from downtown San José near the town of Santa Ana, the golf course at Valle del Sol was originally developed as a private facility in the late 1970s but was never completed by its North American owner.

More than a decade later, Brazilian company Habitasul acquired the site, commissioning architect Tracy May to redesign the course. May, shaper Bob Zanko and on-site construction supervisor Mark Dinan rebuilt the layout in two stages, with the first nine opening in 1997 and the second nine following four years later.

Water, in the form of small ponds or meandering streams, comes into play at almost every hole on the card. Mindful of the potential damage that such aquatic hazards can inflict on a good score, golfers are strongly advised to avert their eyes from the distracting views of the nearby Irazu, Barva and Poas volcanoes and just concentrate on the job in hand.