Riviera Cancún Golf Club

Nicklaus in the mangroves, minutes from arrivals.

Riviera Cancún is the closest serious course to Cancún’s runway. It opened on 8 September 2008 on a strip of mangrove and dune at kilometre 25.3 of Boulevard Kukulcán, just south of the Hotel Zone’s last beaches at Punta Nizuc. It is a Jack Nicklaus Signature design, and its 18 holes run past lakes and lagoon edges with the Caribbean in view. It is open to the public every day of the year. The green fee works like an all-inclusive: cart, practice balls, food and drinks are covered.

Riviera Cancún Golf Club green fees and tee times.

Tee times can be requested from the course on +52 998 848 7777 or teetimesriviera@allinclusivecollection.com, both on its fact sheet, or through Hard Rock Hotel Cancún, whose golf staff confirm tee times and whose planners use vacationplanners@hrhcancun.com. Third-party tee-time sites also list the course, often with promotional rates, so compare before paying. The day runs from about 6am to dusk, with an early-shot rate before the main morning window and a nine-hole twilight rate from 2pm in summer or 1pm in winter. There are no rain checks. Hard Rock’s Top Golf Offer, open for travel to 18 December 2026, bundles unlimited rounds for two adults per room with a Hard Rock Cancún stay, though transfers to the course cost extra.

The round, in perspective.

The fact sheet describes undisturbed terrain and changing trade winds that recall a traditional links, and asks for precise shots from tee to green. Played from the black tees, the course measures 7,060 yards, par 72, with a 76.2 rating and a slope of 146, which is stiff for a resort course. The blue tees play 6,519 yards and the whites 6,200. The club names the 4th as its signature hole, a 148-yard par three. Greens and fairways are Paspalum Supreme. Visitor reviews collected by a tee-time reseller mention firm, quick greens, tight driving lines and a lot of water, along with plenty of iguanas. The clubhouse has a pro shop, free lockers, showers and a steam room, and its air-conditioned Hole 19 snack bar looks back down the 18th.

Know before you go.

Dress

Collared shirt, tailored shorts or trousers, socks; no jeans, T-shirts or swimwear

Range only

US$20 including a set of clubs

Weather

No rain checks

Children

Under-12s free with a paying adult

Carts

Shared cart included; extra rider US$35

Make the trip work.

Because the course sits between the airport and the Hotel Zone, it works well on an arrival afternoon or before an evening flight. Clubs, shoes and lockers are available, so you can play with your luggage stored. Rental sets for left and right-handers cost US$50, and shoes US$15. If you only want to loosen up after a flight, the fact sheet lists a range-only fee of US$20 that includes a set of clubs. Children under 12 go round free alongside a paying adult, so a parent and child can play for one fee. Replays the same day are US$35.

Cancún International Airport (CUN) is a few kilometres inland from the course, which lies on the southern stretch of Boulevard Kukulcán near Punta Nizuc. Taxis and private transfers make the run in well under half an hour. Hotels in the central Hotel Zone are a longer drive north along the same boulevard.

Where it is.

Nearby: 1. Iberostar Playa Paraíso Golf Club (32 km) · 2. El Camaleón Golf Course at Mayakoba (42 km) · Compare all Cancún & the Riviera Maya tee times

Somewhere to settle in.

Hard Rock Hotel Cancún, at kilometre 14.5 in the Hotel Zone, sells golf packages built around this course, and its golf staff confirm tee times. The surrounding Punta Nizuc and southern Hotel Zone has several large all-inclusive resorts, and the main Hotel Zone strip, with dozens of beach hotels, is further north. If you want golf twice, consider basing yourself in Puerto Morelos, a quieter fishing town south of the airport that puts Riviera Cancún and Playa Paraíso within easy reach.

Make a trip of it.

Puerto Cancún, near downtown, and the Iberostar Cancún course inside the Hotel Zone make it easy to play three days without a long drive. Down the coast, Iberostar Playa Paraíso and El Camaleón at Mayakoba are 40 to 60 minutes south. Away from golf, the underwater sculptures of MUSA lie off Punta Nizuc and Isla Mujeres, and ferries to Isla Mujeres leave from the Hotel Zone.

Find your season.

November to April is the main season, with lower humidity and steady easterly breezes that make the course play its full length. Summer brings heat, afternoon storms and some of the best prices. Hurricane risk runs from June to November and peaks between August and October. The course is open 365 days a year.