Teeth of the Dog

Teeth of the Dog golf course designed by renowned architect Pete Dye opened in 1971 and has long been revered as the best golf course in the Caribbean. The course has some of the best views in golf, seems somewhat forgiving and manageable, but tends to bare its teeth at least once per round. Since its’ opening, the Teeth of the Dog has consistently been ranked as one of the top 50 courses in the world. In 2002 the course ranked 35th in the world in golf Magazine’s rankings. This is a... [more]

Teeth of the Dog golf course designed by renowned architect Pete Dye opened in 1971 and has long been revered as the best golf course in the Caribbean. The course has some of the best views in golf, seems somewhat forgiving and manageable, but tends to bare its teeth at least once per round. Since its’ opening, the Teeth of the Dog has consistently been ranked as one of the top 50 courses in the world. In 2002 the course ranked 35th in the world in golf Magazine’s rankings. This is an exciting championship golf course. I will never forget seeing the match of Freddie Couples against Raymond Floyd here. Freddie was at eight under and set to break the course record when he donated a ball to the surf on one of the seaside par 3’s making double bogey.

The dog’s teeth have ample opportunity to bite with holes like number 5 that sit you on the ocean’s edge firing at a peninsula green 175 yards away. Seven is a similar hole, but 224 yards riding the onshore breeze. Plenty of other holes offer risks of overshooting the green, feeding your balls to the fish. Pete Dye, refers to it as economic development – because the local Dominican kids collect them and sell them back to the tourists.

  Rafael Izquierdo - 10/6/09

  Reesh33 - 9/20/09