Riviera Maya Golf Club - Championship Course

The one star reviews are so poor on this site. I don't know how someone can talk about how BEAUTIFUL the course is and give it 1 star? Sure take off a star or two for the carts. They were pretty much what most people have said. We had a GPS that worked decent, the cart was super whippy and fast, it was electric but it didn't have great brakes. We did indeed have to use a rock in a couple areas to stop it, but so what? Who are you people that are golfing based off of your cart? Like who cares about the cart, if you care about that maybe get into go kart racing or some other sport where the focus is driving something...rate the course accordingly.

And the bottom-line is the course was darn near immaculate. Barely a divot on the green, the fairways were in top notch shape, the tee boxes were all pretty much flat and level. The course had some absolute GORGEOUS holes, it was incredibly challenging even from the white tees which we played at 6000ish yardage. The rough was thick and unforgiving, and if you can't past the rough, good luck finding your ball in the jungle. There were iguanas everywhere, it was just awesome.

I've also seen alot of complaints about the cart girl. And I don't get that either. She came around 4 or 5 times on both days we golfed, and on top of that had reasonable prices. 2 x beers for $5. I thought that was incredibly reasonable.

The practice area was great, big full grass driving range, or a covered mat area. Big practice green. Greenside sand bunker and chipping area, and even a fairway bunker you could hit out of. Balls were included for your tee time, but it was only $10 for a bucket of 80 balls which is totally reasonable. Were the some bad balls, yea. But they also had some brand new taylormade balls. I'd say It was about 50% newer balls, 25% slightly used balls, and maybe 25% crappy balls in my bucket. Totally fine for $10.

This course was in incredible condition. Fun track, beautiful, and amazing maintenance. This course is easily the second nicest course in all of the Cancun area, only behind Mayakoba, but for a 1/3 of the price.

Very challenging course and great condition. However, as others mentioned earlier the only place you will not lose your ball is fairway. Staff is friendly. Terrible range balls and their carts have no brake.

This has been the most expensive golf experience ever for me - +$300.. Dont play this course unless you have your own clubs, balls, and tees. Tee time was $110 off of golfnow but $140 after fees. Add $60 for terrible rental clubs (dents, scratches, etc) and then add $6/ball for the cheapest Srixons. Pro V1s are $8/ball. Driving range balls were terrible and knuckling all over the range and then the golf cart they gave us didn't have brakes so we had to pick up a rock on the course to wedge under the tire.

Not sure how anyone would consider this a "PGA" course.

The course was in excellent playing condition. The greens where rolling true and average speed. It cost $160 to play or they’ll charge you $138 if you’re a resident of Bahia Principe Resort, but you can’t beat $117 thru militaryteetimes.com (golfnow subsidiary) for the area.

The course was very challenging, the greens were great, the fairway grass a little thin in areas do to the age of the course. Good practice facilities.

TOUGH course.... Don't miss left, don't miss right... Fairway is the only way to guarantee not losing your ball. Course is perfectly manicured, Tee Boxes are a beauty, & Greens are ice fast. Get there early and use the practice area, it's truly awesome!

Advise.... If the shot requires perfect ball strike, wind, and spin... Don't take it, it's not as easy as it looks... Challenging as heck!

Only downfall was some of the holes are laid out by the main road, so there is a lot of road noise for a few holes... but it's not unbearable.

I really enjoyed this round of golf. The course as quite challenging especially if you play from the black tee box the holes get quite long.
The only down side is that the greenfee is quite expensive. As a plus you get practice balls and also the cart included in the greenfee.

When I'm back in Mexiko this will be surely one of the first courses I will play again.

We had tee time at 7 30 am. Staff arrived at 8 am. With no explayó a about what happened. They did not apologize at all. They did not care about their inconvenience
Those situation ruineed our golf day.

Course was in great shape. Was challenging and one of the nicest in the playa/cancun area

The par 3 was very beautiful. The natural centoes made for great looking holes and good hazards. It is a quick fun course of you are looking for something different to do in Akumal. The basic rentals are okay. I can’t wait to come back and play the full 18.

We were not certain of the quality of the ensuing golf experience when we booked the golf course. However, it could not have been better, The fairways and greens were perfect, the course presented a challenge for anyone wanting to test their skills while enjoying the surrounding beauty, and the staff was considerate and polite. The fees for amateurs included round trip transportation. range balls, and bottled water on the course. Our only disappointment was that our cart slowed to a crawl with 8 holes remaining...and.though the GPS screen on the cart included a notice to the golf shop that we needed our cart replaced, no help ever showed up as we finished the round at a crawl...and much to our surprise. This course rivals any Bermuda grass golf course in the US and, as a PGA Professioal and former PGA Tour member, I would consider it a must play...you can;t go wrong.

Practiced and played 4 rounds during our holiday. As a guest staying in the residences on the Bahía Principe property the rate was $80 after 1pm. Good value for a high quality course and overall experience. Plenty of challenge here, with thick jungle and crystal clear lakes and cenotes framing several shots. Prevailing winds kept things cool but added length to a stretch of already long par fours on the back 9. Lots to like about the area and the resort. Add golf at Riviera Maya and you have a truly exceptional holiday experience.

We had a perfect golfing week played 6 games. The staff, course, weather all wonderful. You are treated very well. The fact we can leave our clubs huge. Bevy cart always there for lots of water. We keep returning because it is always first class. Thank you all

My husband and I played 8 rounds of golf on this great course. Everything was well organized and everybody at the location took good care of us.

We can warmly recommend this course to other golfers!

My wife and I don’t normally golf on vacation but we decided to give it a try. The course is beautiful with several holes worthy of the label “signature”.

Staff are very helpful and take their time to ensure you have a great experience.

Can’t wait for the next round!