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Central & South America

Consisting of seven countries situated between Mexico and Colombia, Central America links the continents of North America and South America.

  1. Several years in the making, Tom and Logan Fazio designed the course at Santapazienza Golf Club (their first South American ensemble) and it’s laid out within an enormous, densely forested estate.

  2. The Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games golf course is set out on rather flat terrain, where elevation changes never extend to more than thirty feet at most...

  3. The Jockey Club at Buenos Aires is located at San Isidro and it’s an exclusive club that attracts the capital’s best-heeled golfers...

  4. El Rincón

    Colombia

    The World Cup was played at El Rincón in 1980 when the Canadian team of Dan Halldorsan and Jim Nelford held off a strong challenge by the Scottish pairing of Sandy Lyle and Sam Torrance to win the tournament.

  5. Olivos is one of the more traditional and recognised golf clubs in Argentina and the Blanca & Colorada nines comprise of the premier eighteen at this 27-hole facility.

  6. British railway engineers formed the São Paulo Golf Club at the start of the 20th century but the course today is completely hemmed in by housing and industrial buildings on all sides...

  7. Chapelco

    Argentina

    The Chapelco Golf Resort was the first course in South America designed by the Jack Nicklaus II group.

  8. Gávea is widely regarded as Rio de Janeiro’s most prestigious golf club. It dates back to 1921 and the course occupies a delightful setting to the south of Rio, adjacent to the Tijuca National Forest.

  9. The Arnold Palmer designed Peninsula Papagayo golf course at the Four Seasons Resort opened for play in 2004. Stunning ocean views across the Bahía de Culebra are on offer from many fairways that sit atop a high bluff.

  10. The low-density private beach community at Guacalito de la Isla on Nicaragua’s Emerald Coast sits next to the stunning white sands of Playa Manzanillo and the crystal clear waters of the Pacific Ocean.