Corales Puntacana Championship 2026

🏌️ Corales Golf Course — Punta Cana, Dominican Republic Par 72 • 7,670 Yards • Caribbean Coastal Test

Corales Golf Course is a Tom Fazio design that combines generous visual space with demanding wind control, long approaches, coastal hazards, inland lakes, coralina quarries, and a closing stretch that can change the championship quickly. The strongest profiles combine distance, controlled driving, approach accuracy, par-5 scoring, wind management, short-game touch, and disciplined play through the Devil's Elbow.

Quick Course Overview

Opened in 2010, Corales Golf Course is routed along the Caribbean coastline at Puntacana Resort & Club. Six holes play beside the ocean, while the inland sections use lakes, natural cliffs, coves, tropical vegetation, and exposed landing areas to create a varied championship test.

Course Type / Conditions

• Long par-72 resort championship course designed by Tom Fazio
• Six Caribbean oceanfront holes with exposed wind and salt-air conditions
• Coralina quarries, inland lakes, natural cliffs, and broad landing corridors
• Tropical heat, humidity, passing showers, and changing coastal wind can reshape scoring

What Matters Most

• Driving distance with control to shorten long par 4s and create scoring chances on the par 5s
• Wind-adjusted approach play to hold greens and avoid cliff, water, quarry, and bunker trouble
• Par-5 scoring because the course offers opportunities that must be converted
• Bogey avoidance through the exposed oceanfront holes and difficult closing stretch

Player-Fit Keys

• Powerful drivers who can maintain playable angles in crosswinds
• Strong long-iron and fairway-wood players comfortable with lengthy approaches
• Players with proven coastal, resort, or windy-course performance
• Confident putters and short-game players capable of saving par when conditions harden

The Devil's Elbow

• Holes 16 through 18 form the course's signature closing stretch
• Ocean wind and cliff-lined hazards increase the cost of poor distance control
• The par-4 18th demands a dramatic carry over the Bay of Corales on the approach
• Championship position can change rapidly if players become overly aggressive late

Winning Formula

• Use length to create birdie opportunities without losing control off the tee
• Take advantage of the par 5s and more accessible inland holes
• Accept conservative targets when wind and ocean hazards remove safe attacking lines
• Reach the Devil's Elbow with enough patience and control to protect the week's work