Welcome to Golfweek’s Best golf courses in the Caribbean and Mexico for 2020, first published in the print issue of Golfweek’s Ultimate Guide.
These focus on courses throughout several island nations and Mexico, and include both private clubs and public-access tracks.
The hundreds of members of our course-ratings panel continually evaluate courses and rate them based on our 10 criteria. They also file a single, overall rating on each course. Those overall ratings on each course are averaged to produce a final rating for each course. Then each course is ranked against other courses in the region.
We hope you enjoy poring over these rankings, and we look forward to hearing your thoughts on this Golfweek’s Best 2020: Top Courses of the Caribbean and Mexico list.
Each course is listed with its 2020 ranking, its location, architect(s), the year it opened and an average ranking from all the Golfweek Raters who reviewed it.
Top 50 Courses: The Caribbean, Mexico
| Rank | Course | Location | Architect(s) | Year opened | Avg. rating |
| 1 | Cap Cana (Punta Espada) |
Cap Cana, Dominican Republic | Jack Nicklaus | 2006 | 7.70 |
| 2 | Diamante Cabo San Lucas (Dunes) |
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico | Davis Love III | 2009 | 7.66 |
| 3 | Casa de Campo (Teeth of the Dog) |
La Romana, Dominican Republic | Pete Dye | 1971 | 7.54 |
| 4 | Sandy Lane (Green Monkey) |
St. James, Barbados | Tom Fazio | 2004 | 7.48 |
| 5 | Four Seasons Punta Mita (Bahia) |
Punta Mita, Mexico | Jack Nicklaus | 2009 | 7.33 |
| 6 | Apes Hill Club | St. James, Barbados | Chris Cole, Jeff Potts | 2009 | 7.33 |
| 7 | Mid Ocean Club | Tucker’s Town, Bermuda | Charles Blair Macdonald, Seth Raynor | 1921 | 7.24 |
| 8 | Puntacana Resort (Corales) | Punta Cana, Dominican Republic | Tom Fazio | 2010 | 7.17 |
| 9 | Royal Westmoreland | St. James, Barbados | Robert Trent Jones Jr. | 1994 | 7.12 |
| 10 | Four Seasons Punta Mita (Pacifico) |
Punta Mita, Mexico | Jack Nicklaus | 1999 | 7.09 |
| 11 | Querencia | San Jose del Cabo, Mexico | Tom Fazio | 2000 | 7.06 |
| 12 | Cabo del Sol (Ocean) | Cabo San Lucas, Mexico | Jack Nicklaus | 1994 | 7.05 |
| 13 | Chileno Bay | Cabo San Lucas, Mexico | Tom Fazio | 2015 | 6.90 |
| 14 | Quivira GC | Cabo San Lucas, Mexico | Jack Nicklaus | 2014 | 6.76 |
| 15 | El Dorado Golf & Beach Club |
San Jose del Cabo, Mexico | Jack Nicklaus | 1999 | 6.69 |
| 16 | Vidanta Puerto Penasco (Nicklaus) | Puerto Penasco, Mexico | Jack Nicklaus, Jack Nicklaus Jr. | 2006 | 6.68 |
| 17 | Abaco Club on Winding Bay |
Abaco, Bahamas | Donald Steel, Tom Mackenzie | 2004 | 6.64 |
| 18 | Vista Vallerta (Nicklaus) | Puerto Vallarta, Mexico | Jack Nicklaus | 2001 | 6.63 |
| 19 | Baha Mar (Royal Blue) | Nassau, Bahamas | Jack Nicklaus | 2017 | 6.61 |
| 20 | Mayakoba (El Camaleon) |
Playa del Carmen, Mexico | Greg Norman | 2006 | 6.60 |
| 21 | Albany | New Providence, Bahamas | Ernie Els | 2010 | 6.55 |
| 22 | Casa de Campo (Dye Fore) |
La Romana, Dominican Republic | Pete Dye | 2002 | 6.39 |
| 23 | Port Royal | Southampton, Bermuda | Robert Trent Jones Sr. | 1970 | 6.39 |
| 24 | Peninsula Papagayo (Ocean Course) | Guanacaste, Costa Rica | Arnold Palmer | 2004 | 6.39 |
| 25 | Diamante Cabo San Lucas (El Cardonal) |
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico | Tiger Woods | 2014 | 6.37 |
| 26 | Rose Hall (White Witch) |
St. James, Jamaica | Robert von Hagge, Rick Baril |
2000 | 6.32 |
| 27 | Vista Vallarta (Weiskopf) | Puerta Vallarta, Mexico | Tom Weiskopf | 2001 | 6.32 |
| 28 | Bahia Beach Resort & GC |
Rio Grande, Puerto Rico | Robert Trent Jones Jr. | 2008 | 6.28 |
| 29 | Westin Golf Resort & Spa, Playa Conchal (Reserva Conchal) | Guanacaste, Costa Rica | Robert Trent Jones Jr. | 1996 | 6.27 |
| 30 | CuisinArt GC | Rendezvous Bay, Anguilla | Greg Norman | 2006 | 6.26 |
| 31 | TPC Dorado Beach (East) | Dorado, Puerto Rico | Robert Trent Jones Sr. | 1958 | 6.24 |
| 32 | Iberostar Playa Paraiso | Playa del Carmen, Mexico | P.B. Dye | 2005 | 6.17 |
| 33 | Tryall Golf & Beach Club | Montego Bay, Jamaica | Ralph Plummer | 1958 | 6.17 |
| 34 | Puerto Los Cabos (Norman & Nicklaus) | San Jose del Cabo, Mexico | Jack Nicklaus, Greg Norman | 2007 | 6.13 |
| 35 | Palmas del Mar (Flamboyan) | Humacao, Puerto Rico | Rees Jones | 1998 | 6.13 |
| 36 | Royal Isabela | Isabela, Puerto Rico | David Pfaff | 2009 | 6.12 |
| 37 | Ocean Club | Paradise Island, Bahamas | Tom Weiskopf | 2001 | 6.09 |
| 38 | Royal St. Kitts | Basseterre, St. Kitts & Nevis | Thomas McBroom | 2004 | 6.04 |
| 39 | Cabo del Sol (Desert) | Cabo San Lucas, Mexico | Tom Weiskopf | 2001 | 6.01 |
| 40 | Casa de Campo (La Romana CC) |
La Romana, Dominican Republic | Pete Dye | 1990 | 6.00 |
| 41 | Sandy Lane (The Country Club) |
St. James, Barbados | Tom Fazio | 2002 | 5.95 |
| 42 | CostaBaja Resort & Spa |
La Paz, Mexico | Gary Player | 2010 | 5.95 |
| 43 | Puntacana Resort (La Cana: Hacienda/Arrecife) |
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic | P.B. Dye | 2001 | 5.92 |
| 44 | Lyford Cay Club | New Providence, Bahamas | Dick Wilson, Rees Jones | 1959 | 5.92 |
| 45 | Cabo Real | San Jose del Cabo, Mexico | Robert Trent Jones Jr. | 1993 | 5.90 |
| 46 | Hacienda Pinilla G&CC | Guanacaste, Costa Rica | Mike Young | 2001 | 5.87 |
| 47 | Coco Beach Golf Resort (Championship) | Rio Grande, Puerto Rico | Tom Kite | 2007 | 5.85 |
| 48 | Four Seasons Resort Nevis | Charlestown, Nevis | Robert Trent Jones Jr. | 1991 | 5.85 |
| 49 | Palmas del Mar (Palm) | Humacao, Puerto Rico | Gary Player | 1974 | 5.84 |
| 50 | Rose Hall (Cinnamon Hill) |
St. James, Jamaica | Robert von Hagge, Rick Baril |
2001 | 5.80 |