Chile Golf Holidays
Golf with the Andes as a backdrop, then wine country, the Pacific coast and Patagonia within reach. Chile is a niche golf destination built into a much larger adventure, with the best courses clustered around Santiago and the central coast.
Photo: Hacienda Chicureo, Santiago via Google.
Who it suits
Chile suits the well traveled golfer who wants the game woven into a bigger South American trip rather than a pure golf week. The courses are mostly private members clubs around Santiago, so play is best arranged through introductions and a local planner, but the setting is extraordinary, with the snow capped Andes rising behind the fairways and the Pacific a short drive west. It rewards couples and small groups happy to mix a few good rounds with wine, mountains and scenery.
The golf clusters in and around Santiago and on the central coast. Hacienda Chicureo is the country's most highly regarded course, a Mike Asmundson design from 2002, and Mapocho is one of the few genuinely public courses, home to the Chilean Open. Marbella up the coast at Maitencillo and Rocas de Santo Domingo south of Valparaiso add seaside rounds. Fly into Santiago, and the Maipo and Casablanca wine valleys, the coast at Vina del Mar and the far south of Patagonia complete the trip.
- Best months
- Oct to Apr
- Golf hub
- Santiago
- Top course
- Hacienda Chicureo
- Trip length
- 7 to 12 nights
- Fly into
- Santiago
- Pairs with
- Wine and Patagonia
Courses to build around
Hacienda Chicureo · Mike Asmundson
Chile's most highly rated course, built in 2002 to a Mike Asmundson design, a par 72 of around 7,323 yards north of Santiago. Two contrasting nines, Loma Larga and Cerro Colorado, under the Andes.
Mapocho · Asmundson and Company
One of the very few public courses in Chile and home to the Chilean Open, a strategic Asmundson layout of around 7,450 yards near Santiago, the easiest tee sheet for a visiting golfer to access.
Marbella Country Club
A coastal resort and country club at Maitencillo on the central coast, facing the Pacific, an easy seaside round to pair with a few days by the ocean north of Vina del Mar.
Rocas de Santo Domingo
A 27 hole club founded in the 1940s near the mouth of the River Maipo by the seaside resort of Santo Domingo, wooded and characterful, south of Valparaiso.
Valle Escondido and Sport Frances
Around Santiago, Valle Escondido at Lo Barnechea, a 2000 Gage Davis and Stuart Moore design, and Sport Frances at Vitacura add parkland rounds close to the city's best hotels.
Beyond the course
The Maipo and Casablanca wine valleys, the coast at Vina del Mar and Valparaiso, the Atacama desert in the north and Patagonia and Torres del Paine in the far south turn the golf into a grand tour.
Facts verified June 2026 from the clubs and recognized course databases. Hacienda Chicureo was built in 2002 to a Mike Asmundson design at around 7,323 yards; Mapocho, a public course and Chilean Open host, runs to around 7,450 yards; Valle Escondido was designed by Gage Davis and Stuart Moore in 2000. Most Chilean clubs are private, so access, conditioning and green fees vary and must be confirmed in advance before booking.
A sample week, day by day
Arrive in Santiago
Fly into Santiago, settle into the Las Condes or Vitacura district, and find your feet in the city and its restaurants.
Hacienda Chicureo
The country's flagship round under the Andes, north of the city, arranged in advance through a local planner.
Mapocho or Valle Escondido
A second round near Santiago, then an afternoon in the Maipo valley vineyards on the city's edge.
Coast and wine
Drive to the central coast for a round at Marbella or Rocas de Santo Domingo, time at Vina del Mar and Valparaiso, and the Casablanca wineries.
Patagonia or the north
Extend with Patagonia and Torres del Paine in the far south, or the Atacama desert in the north, for the wider Chilean adventure.
Indicative costs and when to book
| Item | Indicative 2026 |
|---|---|
| Private club green fee | by introduction, varies, confirm |
| Mapocho public green fee | moderate, confirm |
| Santiago hotel, per night | indicative, confirm |
| Internal flights and transfers | indicative, can be significant, confirm |
| Multi week trip per head | indicative, confirm |
Best time to book: the Chilean golf season is the southern summer, October to April, when Santiago is warm and dry, while the Andes ski season runs in the southern winter. Long haul flights and largely private access mean Chile is best planned several months ahead with a local concierge. Tee times via our trip enquiry; where to stay via our recommended hotels and resorts.
Plan a Chile golf holiday
Tell us roughly when you want to travel and who is in the group, and a concierge will build a Chile trip around the courses near Santiago and the central coast, woven into wine country and Patagonia, costed to the head, with no obligation.
Chile golf holiday questions
Which courses should you play on a Chile golf holiday?
Build around Hacienda Chicureo, the country's most highly rated course near Santiago, and Mapocho, the main public course and Chilean Open host. Add Marbella at Maitencillo and Rocas de Santo Domingo on the central coast, plus Valle Escondido and Sport Frances around the city, with most arranged in advance through a local planner.
Is Chile a good golf destination?
Chile is a niche golf destination rather than a dedicated golf hub. Most of the best courses are private members clubs around Santiago, so it works best as a few memorable rounds woven into a wider South American trip of wine country, the Pacific coast and Patagonia, with the Andes as a constant backdrop.
When is the best time for a Chile golf holiday?
The southern summer, October to April, is the golf season, when Santiago and the central coast are warm and dry. The southern winter brings Andes skiing instead, so the seasons are reversed from the northern hemisphere.
How do you get on the private courses in Chile?
Most Chilean clubs are private, so play is usually arranged through member introductions, a hotel concierge or a local golf planner rather than walk up green fees. We confirm current access for each club when building a trip.
Can non golfers enjoy a Chile trip?
Very much so. The Maipo and Casablanca wine valleys, the coast at Vina del Mar and Valparaiso, the Atacama desert and Patagonia give couples and non golfers some of the best scenery in South America between rounds.
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Researched and written by the GolfForKings editorial desk. Course facts verified June 2026; green fees and package figures indicative for the 2026 season, always confirm directly before booking. Last reviewed June 2026.