TROON ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIPS WITH PGA RIVIERA MAYA GOLF CLUB AND PGA OCEANS 4 GOLF CLUB

Scottsdale, Ariz. (September 1, 2021) – Troon^®, the leader in club management, development, and marketing, is pleased to announce new partnerships with PGA Riviera Maya Golf Club, a resort property located on the Mexican Caribbean in Akumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico, and PGA Oceans 4 Golf Club located on the southeast coast of the Dominican Republic. Both facilities are owned by Grupo Piñero, a Spanish tourism group founded by Pablo Piñero in 1977 and headquartered in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. As part of the relationships, Troon Golf, the resort and daily-fee management division of Troon, will provide agronomy, operations and sales and marketing support for the two 27-hole facilities.

PGA Riviera Maya Golf Club is a resort property located on the Mexican Caribbean in Akumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico.

PGA Riviera Maya Golf Club features an 18-hole Robert Trent Jones Jr.-designed championship course that has been ranked as one of the top five golf courses in Mexico. Open since 2010, the course is carved from a limestone quarry, winding its way through the lush Mayan jungle. The par 72, 7272-yard course is dotted with natural lakes and cenotes (large sinkholes or caves). The course is home of the PGA Tour Latinoamerica’s Bupa Championship presented by Volvo played July 22-25, 2021. In addition to the championship layout, PGA Riviera Maya Golf Club also includes a 9-hole par-3 course. PGA Riviera Maya Golf Club is integrated into the Tulum Country Club complex, about 15 miles from the trendy tourist town of Tulum. Four Bahia Principe Riviera Maya Resort partners are located on property or within minutes of PGA Riviera Maya Golf Club, including Luxury Sian Ka’an, Luxury Akumal, the Grand Tulum and the Grand Coba.

PGA Oceans 4 Golf Club opened for play in 2017 and was previously known as La Romana Golf Club. The club’s 18-hole, par-72 layout, a Jack Lund design, extends to 7,334 yards and presents golfers with four unique landscapes – tropical forest, lakes and waterfalls amid a parkland-style setting, desert with rocks and sand, and seaside as four holes run along the Caribbean Sea with coconut palms and white sand beaches. Named after the number of ocean-side holes, PGA Ocean’s 4 is available to guests staying at nearby resorts, including Bahia Principe Luxury Bouganville and Bahia Principe Grand La Romana. In addition to its 18-hole course, PGA Oceans 4 also offers a 9-hole, par-27 short course that is ideal for children, beginners or those looking to work on their short game.

PGA Riviera Maya Golf Club’s 15th hole

PGA Riviera Maya Golf Club and PGA Oceans 4 Golf Club are the PGA of America’s first (and only) facilities partnership in Latin America to support golfer development and tourism experiences.

“PGA Riviera Maya and PGA Oceans 4 are both outstanding properties in popular and easy-to-get-to locations,” said Ricardo Catarino, vice president, operations, Troon. “We look forward to further developing the guest experience at each property and implementing Troon service, operations and agronomy standards.”

“The alliance with Troon means for PGA Riviera Maya and PGA Ocean’s 4 an opportunity to implement the best standards in the golf business that will allow us to deliver a quality product for U.S. golfers to experience,” said Jesús Durán, CEO of Grupo Piñero in the Dominican Republic.

For more information on PGA Riviera Maya Golf Club, visit https://pgarivieramaya.com. For more information on PGA Oceans 4 Golf Club, visit https://www.pgaoceans4.com.

About Troon
Headquartered in Scottsdale, Ariz., Troon is the world’s largest golf management company providing services at 585-plus locations around the globe, including managing 630-plus 18-hole equivalent golf courses. In addition to golf, Troon specializes in homeowner association management, private residence clubs, estate management and associated hospitality venues. Troon’s award-winning food and beverage division operates and manages 620-plus food and beverage operations located at golf resorts, private clubs, daily fee golf courses and recreational facilities. With properties located in 45-plus states and 30-plus countries, Troon’s family of brands includes Troon Golf, Troon Privé, Troon International, Honours Golf, OB Sports, Indigo Golf Partners, CADDIEMASTER, True Club Solutions, Cliff Drysdale Tennis and RealFood Hospitality, Strategy and Design. Troon-affiliated properties include Indian Wells Golf Resort in Indian Wells, California; Yas Links Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates; The Club at Savannah Harbor in Savannah, Georgia; and Lake of Isles in North Stonington, Connecticut. For additional news and information, visit www.Troon.com, or connect with Troon on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Troon Chronicles, Press Room, or subscribe to Troon Magazine.

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