Costa Rica's Gem In The Tropical Forest:

La Iguana is all we can expect from a Ted Robinson Jr. designed course. Robinson Golf, Inc. has designed more than 150 courses around the world. Ted has given us a course that few in the world can match for natural beauty and challenging golf. It is not uncommon for the guests of the Los Sueños Marriott to wrest their eyes away from the challenge of the golf course and just gaze up at one of the most picturesque settings on earth, a dense canopy of exotic plants, trees, and wildlife. Bordered by the Pacific Ocean on one side and rainforest on the other makes it a difficult task to concentrate on your golf game. If that isn't enough to distract you then there are a number of old magnificent trees that always seem to be between you and the area of the golf course you'd like to get to.

As a general rule the Par 5's are not reachable in two from the tips but it may be possible from the regular tees. The challenge wasn't so much the distance of the holes but rather the doglegs and the position of many of the trees I mentioned earlier. The Par 3's were all between 172 and 190 with wind being the greatest factor.

I couldn't help but notice that the wind was either into our face or a crosswind, not once did we hit with the wind at our backs. One more factor to consider when playing La Iguana is the rough which consists mostly of Mani (peanut) ground cover. This ground cover is about four inches high, is attractive with it's yellow flowers, loosely packed, but, it is very difficult to find your ball. You can play out of it if you do find your ball.

You'll enjoy this golf course and it's definitely worth taking more than one shot at. La Iguana has come up with an idea that I think works very well for all the golfers on the course. They have what you would call a forecaddie that accompanies each group. The term "guide" is appropriate in this case as so much is to be seen besides the break of a putt. The charge for their services is entirely up to you, pay them whatever you feel their contribution to your golfing experience was worth