HOLES
18
PAR
72
LENGTH
6,792yds
COURSE RATING
73.2
SLOPE
144
Club Campestre El Rodeo - Sede La Macarena is an 18-hole, par-72 private country club in Rionegro, Antioquia, about an hour from Medellin in the cooler highlands of eastern Antioquia. Designed by American architect Mark Mahannah and opened in December 1974, the course plays 6,792 yards from the back tees with strategic bunkers, large lakes, and tree-lined fairways at about 2,100 meters of altitude. One of only two courses in Colombia under the same club, alongside the Medellin main course, it is a regular host of Federacion Colombiana de Golf national events. Golfers play with caddies only, no carts, on a tranquil mountain layout with sweeping views of the surrounding hills.
Driving Range
Putting Green
Caddie Service
Event Space
Calle 41 No 33-595
Rionegro, Antioquia
Colombia
+57 (604) 444-7666
Hours not available
Rating
73.2
Slope
144
| HOLE | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | OUT | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | IN | TOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YARDAGE | 351 | 196 | 345 | 581 | 407 | 234 | 441 | 526 | 386 | 3,467 | 377 | 195 | 545 | 223 | 428 | 487 | 547 | 171 | 352 | 3,325 | 6,792 |
| PAR | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
ESTABLISHED
1974
DESIGNED BY
Mark Mahannah
FAIRWAY GRASS
Kikuyo and Makana
GREEN GRASS
Bent grass and Bermuda
CADDIES
Required
4 PROS
Mountain golf at about 2,100 meters: cooler air, sweeping Andean views, and a tranquil setting 45 minutes from Medellin.
Tournament-tested championship layout: designed by Mark Mahannah, opened 1974, host of the Abierto de Colombia, a European Tour stop, and regular Federacion national events.
Water and strategy on nearly every stretch: large lakes, strategic bunkers, and tree-lined fairways reward placement over power.
Two courses, one club: members get both La Macarena and the Medellin main course, two 18-hole layouts at different altitudes and climates.
3 CONS
Private and gated: visitors need a member or a hotel-arranged, confirmed tee time to pass the front gate; no walk-up public play.
No carts: caddies only, so expect a walking round over a hilly, elevation-changing layout.
Fewer amenities than the Medellin sede: a small restaurant, driving range, and patio, but none of the main clubhouse's full facility set.
5 FACTS
18 holes, par 72, with back tees of 6,792 yards (Azul marca, rated 73.2/144).
Designed by American architect Mark Mahannah; construction ran June 1973 to November 1974, and the course opened in December 1974.
Founded 1 December 1971 as Corporacion Club La Macarena; merged with Club Campestre El Rodeo in 1992.
Hosted the 1977 Abierto de Colombia, won by Phil Hancock at -16 total, then the course's tournament scoring record; Gustavo Mendoza lowered the mark to -22 total in 1997, a record that still stands.
Has hosted the Abierto de Profesionales de Colombia, the Abierto de Colombia, a European Tour stop, the Campeonato Suramericano Juvenil, and more than 30 editions of the Torneo Nacional de Matrimonios.
GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR ROUND
01
The gate admits members, member guests, and visitors with a hotel-confirmed tee time only.
02
Take a caddie: carts are not available, and a caddie helps read the elevation changes and water carries.
03
Trust the caddie's yardages over the card on uphill and downhill holes.
04
The course sits in Rionegro in the Oriente Antioqueno.
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