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50 lime January - March 2009 SPORT PUNTA ESPADA AT CAP CANA This was the fi rst golf course to open at luxurious Cap Cana and is the fi rst Jack Nicklaus Signature Course in the Dominican Republic. World- renowned golf course management company Troon Golf runs the 7,382 yard- long 18- hole course. YVisit www. capcana. com 2 Teeth of the Dog at Casa de Campo Punta Espada at Cap Cana TEETH OF THE DOG AT CASA DE CAMPO Consistently ranked by golf experts as one of the top 50 courses in the world, Teeth of the Dog is located in La Romana. It features several holes designed by Pete Dye ( considered by many to be the world's most renowned golf course architect), seven oceanfront holes and is considered extra challenging due to tricky sea breezes. The course opened in 1971 and recently had its teeth sharpened and lengthened. YVisit www. casadecampo. com. do LOS MARLINS Designed by international award- winning architect Charles Ankrom and located in Juan Dolio, the championship 18- hole course at the Metro Country Club offers numerous sand traps, lakes and mounds for the unsuspecting golfer. YVisit www. groupmetro. com 3TEETH 4