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The Club
The
Cariari Country club is probably the finest Club in all
of Costa Rica. There are 3 swimming pools, including the
one used for the national competition. The are 3
restaurants and bars. The club has games rooms
basketball court, indoor and outdoor tennis.
A very well equipped gymnasium is part of what you get
at Cariari as well.
The real bonus is how
comfortable it is to live here and belong. A
membership in total is only $10,000 and annual dues are
less than $1000.
The Costa Rican Open is played here annually and hosts a
field of very talented professionals from Europe, United
States and many other parts of the world.
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The Golf Course
The views are everywhere. Mountains have a different
appearance every day. The vegetation is very different
and lush. It is a pure pleasure to be on this course.
The Cariari, long considered to be the best course in
Central America, is a natural to play when arriving in
Costa Rica. Situated on land that was once a coffee
plantation, the Cariari was designed by golf course
architect George Fazio and built by his now famous
nephew, Tom Fazio. This par 71 course measures 6,590
yards from the Championship tees, but plays much longer.
The course is heavily wooded, the fairways are narrow
with few fairway bunkers, and the greens tend to be on
the large side with sand traps throughout. The greens
are Bermuda and roll fast and true. The course record is
held jointly by Raymond Floyd and Costa Ricans Álvaro
Ortiz and Mario Pérez. The Cariari was the site of the
Friendship Cup in 1979 & 1980. These PGA sponsored
events were won by Larry Zeigler (2 under) and Raymond
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