Corales golf course and Puntacana Resort Club nominated for best golf course and hotel at World Golf Awards

Punta Cana, La Altagracia. September 13, 2021.- The Corales golf course and Puntacana Resort & Club were nominated as “Best Course” and “Best Golf Hotel” in the Dominican Republic at the 2021 World Golf Awards (WGA); while, the Dominican Republic, as “Best Golf Destination in the Caribbean”. The winners will be announced on October 21 at a gala ceremony to be held at Park Hyatt Dubai.

Frank Elías Rainieri, president and CEO of Grupo Puntacana, thanked the distinction of the nomination to the Corales golf course and Puntacana Resort & Club, where the main golf tournament in the country is held, the Corales Puntacana Championship PGA TOUR Event, whose 5th. Edition will take place from March 21 to 27, 2022.

“We are very grateful for these nominations to our hotel and golf course from an awards such as the World Golf Awards (WGA). This encourages us to continue working with excellence and innovation to offer our visitors a unique golf experience ”, Rainieri pointed out.

The World Golf Awards are highly relevant in the golf tourism segment, recognizing the excellence of golf courses and destinations worldwide. The categories cover the selection of the best golf courses, designers, golf destinations, resorts and tour operators.

The vote, which closes on September 1, is conducted by professionals working in the golf travel and tourism industry, senior executives, tour operators, travel agents and media professionals.

For more information, visit: https://worldgolfawards.com/

About the Corales golf course

The Corales golf course, located at Puntacana Resort & Club, is home to the first and only PGA TOUR Event in the Dominican Republic. It was designed by the world famous architect Tom Fazio. Opened in 2010, it is located next to the cliffs, bays, natural ocean inlets, inland lakes and coral quarries of the Caribbean Sea. It has 18 holes, six of them facing the sea and culminates with its last three holes known as the “devil’s elbow”, which is positioned among the most spectacular and difficult final holes in the world.

Impacto Corales Puntacana Championship in its 2021 edition

In its fourth edition, the tournament went down in history as the first PGA TOUR event to be held twice in the same season in more than 70 years, achieving 4.8 billion impressions in digital and print media nationally and internationally in 153 countries, reaching 3.4 million viewers in the United States and 2 million listeners locally.

The fourth edition champion, Joel Dahmen, received the trophy from him at an award ceremony led by the president and CEO of Grupo Puntacana, Frank Elías Rainieri; PGA TOUR Senior Rules and Competition Director Stephen Cox; and the Chairman of the Board of Grupo Puntacana, Frank Rainieri.