GOLF IN MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY

Punta De Golf del Cerro was created with excellent design, beautiful views of the bay, the sea and Cerro fortress. In the decade of the 30's the famous designer Dr Alliester McKenzie was given the responsibility of re-designing the club and finally in the 1950's, when the Swift company, the former owner of the property closed, the club was renamed with its present name.

When I was there in December 2008, the weather was hot but windy as the club was located near the sea. We drove from the hotel, Four Points by Sheraton to the course using a rented brand new Honda Civic and took us about 30 minutes to reach the golf club. After a small breakfast of tuna sandwich and hot coffee, we paid USD 30 for the Green Fee and USD 10 for the men caddies. One of the caddies was a scratch handicap golfer, he spoke good English,,and we made friend with him...my friend said now we have a good caddie for night golfing in Montevideo !

We also played at the other golf course in the Montevideo city, the Club De Golf del Uruguay and the Green Fees was a little higher at USD 50 per 18 holes. Here again we enjoyed the scenic views of the ocean and city of Montevideo. There are other golf courses in Punta del Este about 130 km away from the city. There are 2 courses there, Cantegrill Country Club and Club del lago Golf located near the Atlantic Ocean with broad, soft and white beaches.