Puerto Rico invites with 18 golf courses Photo Credit Discover Puerto Rico

PUERTO RICO INVITES GOLFERS TO PLAY EIGHTEEN GOLF COURSES

Golf in Puerto Rico Scores a Tourism Hole-in-One

SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO, Dec. 2022 – Go for the green in Puerto Rico where golfing is a lucrative and growing niche market. New tourism numbers indicate 2022 was one of the best years in the island’s history with golf achieving several firsts including being the first non-mainland venue to host a United States Golf Association (USGA) championship: U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball last April, and Puerto Rico will debut as the host site of the Latin America Amateur Championship (LAAC), Jan.12-15, 2023 at Grand Reserve Golf Club in Rio Grande. “Tourism continues to lead the economic resurgence of Puerto Rico, and golf is an important microcosm, as these industry-leading organizations and events demonstrate,” said Brad Dean, CEO, Discover Puerto Rico, the island’s Destination Marketing Organization (DMO). www.DiscoverPuertoRico.com

TPC Dorado Beach is a stunning golf course with uninterrupted sea views Photo Credit Discover Puerto Rico

Sixteen of Puerto Rico’s 18 golf courses are open to the public. The other two allow play by guests staying at their resort. Island courses range from luxury resorts to municipal, spread throughout Puerto Rico with several clustered near historic San Juan. Oceanside views, coconut trees, and mountain and rainforest vistas frame their settings. Price points, terrain, layout style, and related amenities are varied and complementary. Traveling to the Island is convenient with many choices as it is the air hub of the Caribbean. Further traveler friendliness is found in Puerto Rico’s bilingual culture, U.S. currency, and no passport required for American citizens. For more information, travel guidelines, golf courses, resorts and hotels.

Golfing at Hyatt Regency Grand Reserve is popular with golfing guests staying at the resort Photo Credit Puerto Rico

About Discover Puerto Rico

Discover Puerto Rico is a private, not-for-profit Destination Marketing Organization (DMO) whose mission is to make Puerto Rico visible to the world as a premier travel destination. The DMO is bringing prosperity to the people of Puerto Rico by collaboratively positioning the Island’s diversity and uniqueness for leisure, business, and events. It is responsible for all global marketing, sales, and promotion of the destination and works collaboratively with key local governmental and non-governmental players throughout Puerto Rico’s visitor economy and the community at large, to empower economic growth. www.DiscoverPuertoRico.com