Yep, just south of Playa del Carmen, you will find Playacar Club de Golf, a course that opened in 1994. Surrounded by resort hotels, you have the choice of hopping hotels and spending a few days here, or staying in Cancun and making the drive. Whatever your decision, the Playacar is a must-play course. At 7,202 championship yards, this 72 par is an exceptionally long and challenging course, although three tee boxes offer a game for all skills. At many holes, the jungle crawls to the edge of the fairway, trying to escape and run free across the course.
Golf rules cite the jungle as a lateral hazard.
Balls lost are to be played from within two club lengths of entering the thicket, and the player is penalized one-stroke. A caution to the stubborn golfer, searching for your errant ball might net snakes, crocs or other predators. The golf gods will knock you down a notch or two when your perfect drive kicks the direction of the rolling hills. Hole 1 starts the golfer with a dogleg at about the 160 marker, for a 389 yard, par 4, an attainable par 4 for the smart shooter. And this is, excuse the pun, par for the course.