Palma Real at Palma Real Club de Golf

Palma Real Club de Golf occupies a distinctive setting in Ixtapa, a planned resort destination on Mexico's Pacific coast in Guerrero state. Robert Trent Jones, Jr. designed the course to work with the region's tropical landscape, incorporating natural vegetation and the area's characteristic topography into the routing. The layout takes advantage of the coastal environment while remaining inland enough to integrate mature palms and native flora throughout the property.

The design reflects Jones's approach to resort golf in tropical settings, balancing playability for visitors with strategic interest for more accomplished players. The course features elevation changes that are notable for a coastal region, with several holes playing across or along natural contours. Water hazards appear on multiple holes, and the bunkering follows Jones's typical style of shaping hazards to frame landing areas and green complexes clearly from the tee and fairway.

Palma Real serves as one of the golf amenities in Ixtapa's resort infrastructure, which developed significantly during the 1970s and 1980s as a planned tourism destination. The course operates within the broader context of Mexican Pacific coast golf, where several architects have worked to create layouts that appeal to international visitors while respecting the environmental conditions of the region. The club provides a golf experience that complements the area's beach resort character, with the routing designed to accommodate the warm climate and seasonal weather patterns typical of this part of Guerrero.