Corales: 2026 Access and Booking Update
Tom Fazio's Caribbean cliff course at Puntacana keeps its place on the PGA Tour and its standing as one of the most photographed finishes in the game. Here is where Corales stands in 2026, how access works, and how to play it.
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The news: still the Caribbean's tour course
Corales opened in 2010 as a Tom Fazio design at the Puntacana Resort and Club on the eastern tip of the Dominican Republic, a par 72 of about 7,670 yards laid out along cliffs, coves and inland lakes. It announced itself to a global audience when the PGA Tour arrived in 2018, and into 2026 it remains the tour's regular Caribbean stop, with the 2026 Corales Puntacana Championship scheduled for July.
The headline for 2026 is steadiness at the top. The course continues to host professional golf, the resort around it keeps investing, and the televised closing stretch keeps drawing travelling golfers who want to play the holes they have watched on screen. Little has changed in the design, which is exactly the point: Corales earns its profile on merit.
The course and the Devil's Elbow
What sets Corales apart is the finish. The closing holes run hard against the Caribbean along a stretch known as the Devil's Elbow, where the cliffs, the wind and the ocean carries combine into one of the most demanding and spectacular endings in resort golf. The par 4 eighteenth, played around a cove, is the hole every visitor remembers and the one the tour saves for its Sunday drama.
Corales does not stand alone at Puntacana either. It is the more exclusive sibling to the resort's La Cana courses, also touched by Fazio, so a stay turns a single marquee round into a proper golf base. The full detail sits on our Corales course page, with the wider island covered on our Dominican Republic golf hub.
How to play it in 2026
Corales is the most exclusive of the Puntacana courses, and access is geared to resort guests and members rather than walk up visitors. The most reliable way to secure a round in 2026 is to stay at Puntacana and book tee times through the resort, ideally as part of a multi night package that lets you add La Cana and play more than once. Tee times around the tour week are tighter still, so plan around the calendar.
Punta Cana is reached by direct flights from across North America and Europe into its own international airport, which makes the Dominican Republic one of the easier long haul golf trips to arrange. Green fees at this level move with season, package and guest status, so treat any quoted figure as indicative for 2026 and always confirm directly before booking.
Our take
Our take is that Corales is the standout round of any Dominican Republic trip and one of the most memorable in the Caribbean. The Devil's Elbow alone justifies the journey, and the wider Fazio routing holds up away from the cameras, rewarding accurate driving and nerve on the closing holes. For the travelling golfer it pairs spectacle with a real test.
For 2026 the advice is to base yourself at Puntacana, build the trip around Corales, add La Cana and a beach day or two, and you come away understanding why the Dominican Republic now sits on the serious Caribbean golf list. It anchors our roundup of the best golf courses in the Dominican Republic and pairs naturally with Teeth of the Dog at nearby Casa de Campo.
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Questions
Who designed Corales and when did it open?
Corales was designed by Tom Fazio and opened in 2010 at the Puntacana Resort and Club on the eastern tip of the Dominican Republic. It is a par 72 of about 7,670 yards, running along cliffs, coves and inland lakes, with a dramatic Caribbean finish known as the Devil's Elbow.
Can visitors play Corales, and how do you book?
Corales is the more exclusive of the Puntacana courses and access is geared to resort guests and members, with tee times arranged through the resort. Staying at Puntacana is the most reliable way to secure a round, and a multi night stay lets you add the resort's Tom Fazio designed La Cana course.
Does Corales still host a PGA Tour event?
Yes. Corales hosts the Corales Puntacana Championship on the PGA Tour, played there since 2018. The 2026 edition was scheduled for July, and the course's televised cliffside finish remains one of the most recognisable closing stretches in Caribbean golf.
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Researched and written by the GolfForKings editorial desk. Course facts, tournament history and access verified June 2026 from club, tour and golf travel sources; conditions, access and green fees change, so always confirm directly before booking. Last reviewed June 2026.