Teeth of the Dog · Hole 8
Ocean-front real estate
on Teeth of the Dog
Pete Dye cut seven holes into the coral shelf along the Caribbean. Costa Verde 3 sits on the 8th — ocean-front, on the highest-ranked golf course in the Caribbean.
The Course
Seven holes
along the sea.
Pete Dye finished Teeth of the Dog in 1971, working the coral rock of the Dominican Republic's south-east coast largely by hand. Seven of its holes run directly along the Caribbean — a routing that has kept it ranked the finest course in the Caribbean for more than fifty years and a fixture in world top-100 lists.
Its name comes from the coral itself: the jagged shelf the ocean holes are cut into, sharp enough that the local name for it stuck to the golf course.
For a buyer, the number that matters is smaller than the course's ranking. Only a handful of private parcels sit on the ocean holes, with open water on one side and championship golf on the other. Costa Verde 3 is one of them.
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What hole 8 gives you
From the covered terrace the ground falls away across the lawn, past the 8th fairway, to the shoreline. There is nothing between the house and the water — no road, no neighbouring build, no obstructed sightline.
It is a rare combination even inside Casa de Campo. Most villas here are course-front or ocean-view. Costa Verde 3 is both, across a 2,883 m² parcel, with the sea visible from every one of its six bedrooms.
Golf at Casa de Campo
Three Pete Dye courses,
one gate.
Owners and members play all three without leaving the resort.
- Teeth of the Dog — the seaside championship course, 1971. Seven ocean holes.
- Dye Fore — 27 holes along the Chavón river gorge, with 300-foot drops.
- The Links — an inland course through lagoons and rolling terrain.
- Caddies, practice facilities and the Casa de Campo golf learning centre on site.
- Host venue for professional and elite amateur events over five decades.
The Property
Costa Verde 3
A single-level architectural villa of soaring beamed ceilings and tropical hardwoods, with six ocean-view bedrooms, 6½ bathrooms and full staff and service quarters. Fully permitted for weddings and private events, and an established rental performer averaging US$648,000 a year.
Teeth of the Dog — common questions
Can you buy a house on Teeth of the Dog?
Yes. Teeth of the Dog runs through the Casa de Campo resort at La Romana, Dominican Republic, and villas line much of the course. What is genuinely scarce is frontage on the seven holes Pete Dye routed along the Caribbean — those parcels are both ocean-front and course-front, and they very rarely trade. Costa Verde 3, on the 8th hole, is one of them.
Why is Teeth of the Dog so highly rated?
Pete Dye completed the course in 1971, cutting seven holes directly into the coral shelf along the Caribbean — much of it, famously, by hand. It has been ranked the finest course in the Caribbean for decades and appears consistently in world top-100 lists. The combination of ocean holes, a coral rock foundation and Dye's routing is the reason golfers travel to La Romana specifically to play it.
What does ocean-front frontage on hole 8 actually mean?
It means the property has open water on one side and championship golf on the other, with nothing built between the house and the sea. At Costa Verde 3 the lawn runs from the terrace past the fairway to the shoreline across a 2,883 m² parcel, and the Caribbean is visible from all six bedrooms.
What other golf is there at Casa de Campo?
Three Pete Dye courses in total. Teeth of the Dog is the seaside championship course; Dye Fore runs along the Chavón river gorge with dramatic elevation; The Links is an inland course used heavily for resort play. Members and villa owners have access to all three.
Private Viewings
Play it, then see it.
Viewings are arranged privately and can be built around a tee time. La Romana International Airport is ten minutes from the gate.