Golf in Cancún and Isla Mujeres

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Many hotels offer golf packages that can considerably reduce your green fees at Cancún golf courses. Cancún's main golf course is at Cancún Golf Club at Pok-Ta-Pok (Blvd. Kukulcán, Km 7.5, Zona Hotelera. 998/883-1230. www.cancungolfclub.com). The club has fine views of both sea and lagoon; its 18 holes were designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr. It also has two practice greens, three tennis courts, a pro shop, and a restaurant. The green fees go from $105 to $140 and include your cart; club rentals are $40, shoes $18.

The 9-hole executive course at the Gran Meliá Cancún (Blvd. Kukulcán, Km 12, Zona Hotelera. 998/881-1100) forms a semicircle around the property and shares its beautiful ocean views. The green fee is about $40. There's an 18-hole championship golf course at the Hilton (Hilton Cancún Golf & Spa Resort, Blvd. Kukulcán, Km 17, Zona Hotelera. 998/881-8016. www.hiltoncancun.com/golf.htm). The turf here was replaced in 2006 with Paspalum Sea Isle 1 grass and all tee boxes were leveled up to USGA standards. The course is located along the Nichupté Lagoon and has a practice facility with driving range and putting green. Green fees are $199 ($149 for hotel guests), carts are included. The newest course in Cancún is the Playa Mujeres Golf Club (Playa Mujeres Beach Resort, Prolongación Bonampak, Punta Sam. 998/887-7332. www.playamujeresgolf.com). Designed by Greg Norman, this 18-hole, par-72 course is located within the 930-acre Playa Mujeres Resort that is currently being developed in Punta Sam. Practice facilities include a driving range, two putting greens and short game area. You can also arrange for individual and group instruction. Green fees run from $160 to $190.

If you're looking for a less strenuous golf game, Mini Golf Palace (Cancún Palace, Blvd. Kukulcán, Km 14.5, Zona Hotelera. 998/881-3600 Ext. 6655) has a complete 36-hole minigolf course around pyramids, waterfalls, and a river on the grounds of the Cancún Palace.