Lying dormant along the Caribbean Sea the Teeth of the Dog, will forever be the first “Great” Pete Dye creation at Casa de Campo! But don’t be deceived, just because it lies breathtakingly beautiful in its slumber, does not mean that this dog cannot rear it head… and the Summer of 2005, Pete put the bite back into the Dog.

The dream began in 1969, when Pete Dye, one of the world’s foremost golf course architects was charged with transforming the overgrown, jagged coral reef Dominican coastline into a single course worthy of “The Caribbean’s Most Complete Resort.” With the aide of 300 local laborers, Dye and his talented partner and wife Alice worked for two years creating a masterpiece. Clearing the site with machetes and hauling Dye’s unique mix of topsoil - a combination of sand, dirt and cachaza, an organic residue from the sugar refining process down from the mountains by oxen, they laid seedlings of Bermuda grass in the fairways and greens. The dream became reality!

Play on the “Teeth’s” seven waterholes is nothing short of exhilarating -- with errant shots bouncing off the coral rocks like ping pong balls and strong Caribbean breezes challenging each stroke. But it’s the magical location when combined with Dye’s personal touches that catapulted the “Teeth of the Dog” to one of the best in the world: it’s the trademark railroad ties, only this time utilizing native wood; vast waste areas; peninsula green & tees; hand-sculpted putting surfaces; unique assortment of pot bunkers and elevated bunkers and two holes require those playing from blue tees to drive across the Resort’s international airport.

Although credited with designing the course, Dye is quick to point out that the “Teeth” was “definitely designed by the ‘man upstairs’.” In other words... “I created eleven holes and God created seven!” By far Dye’s personal favorite, the “Teeth of the Dog” opened in 1971 as a 6,888-yard, par 72-layout, with par 3’s celebrated by Golf Magazine. It attracts and challenges the best professionals and amateur golfers from around the globe. The Teeth of the Dog is ranked the #1 course in the Caribbean and is the only course in the area to be rated among the world’s top 100 courses, currently ranked at # 43 in the Golf Magazine!