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Value
4.1
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4.3
Friendliness
4.4
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4.8
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3.8
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About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 72
Length 7299 yards
Slope 132
Rating 75.7

The Golf Course at Hacienda Pinilla offers a 7,300-yard course designed by Mike Young. He emphasized details and conformed holes to the landscape's slopes and contours. Risk vs. reward is the game, no two rounds are alike, and watch out for those trees.

A round at The Golf Course at Hacienda Pinilla begins on a par-4 that forces you to tee left-center - keep low: it's windy - and midiron to the green, minding the pot bunker. The 14th is the longest, 601 yards, so combine muscle with wind and shoot middle before using a wood to the oblong green; as compensation for your hard work, the hole has the course's best ocean view. The 14th hole is only the longest by two yards: The 18th measures 599 yards into the wind. Drive right-center, use a wood for the second, being cautious to avoid a hidden bunker, and then short-iron to a perched green.

After all that, you'll be glad to know that the The Golf Course at Hacienda Pinilla does indeed have a 19th hole, the El Corral Turn House, which was built to blend in with the natural environment.

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Course Details

Year Built 2001
Golf Season Year round
Architect Mike Young (2001)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Caddies No
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted American Express, Visa, Mastercard
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Lodging

Lodging Available

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Reviews

4.2
29 Reviews (29)
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Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

High Season Golf in Guanacaste

Course was in good shape for this time of year. Temps are in the low to mid 90’s so there was a significant amount of roll in the fairways.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Wind and more wind

Arrived at the course 1.5 hours prior to tee time. The clubhouse only had 1 set of rental clubs that were in terrible shape that 4 players had to share. Once we teed off the wind arrived and it stayed at a solid 25 mph with much higher gusts.
This course is very forgiving with wide fairways even under adverse weather conditions it was fair as well as fun.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice course

Well maintained course with a lot of scenery.
Bunkers were in impeccable shape. Greens were challenging, very fast. Ground is hard so you’ll feel like Rory off the tee.
The only negative I found was club rentals are $50USD. And I have a feeling it was a gringo scam as the man at the pro shop charged me, said the credit/debit machine wasn’t working and I should pay cash, but when I informed him I only had credit, it magically worked instantly.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Relatively good course with nice strategic holes and challenging layout.
More amenities such as on course beverage service would have been preferred.
Also, the greens had recently been punched so did not roll very true.
Too many other guests had not fixed their ball marks on the greens.
This is a larger golf problem in general.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Rainy season

Rainy season conditions prevail. Soggy spots abound but are easily avoidable. It’s all worth it to see the course in its green lush majesty. It’s a different course than in the dry season. Pura Vida

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Long course when wet

We played the day after a heavy rain. Overall the course drained well. The greens were good and incredibly hard to read. Our group had way too many three putts. Would I play it again - maybe not but one time is good.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Excellent golf course and staff

First time at Hacienda Pinilla. Tough, but fair course. The Par 3 hole on the back nine towards the ocean is spectacular!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Better than I expected

I have played Reserva Conchal a few times and liked that course. Played Pinella for the first time. Loved it. Greens were great, decent fairway, good layout and great value for the money. I would rather play this course more than paying exorbitant prices at Reserva Conchal. Will definitely go back.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

We enjoy this course. Some beautiful holes near the ocean

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Highly recommended

First time playing this course. Good layout, somewhat challenging. Very hot and windy this day. Rental clubs were in excellent condition, as were the power carts. Definitely recommend to anyone.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great layout, challenging.

I played twice this week. Both days featured winds in excess of 30 mph.
It took me about 6 holes to figure out that this track needs to be played like an Irish course during these windy days. Greens are not consistent as some are very nice, especially those near the Pacific. Hard to hold and a bit grainy. Tough course, I want to play it more to truly figure it out.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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