Palma Real Golf - Who is a local?

A local (Zihuatanejo) driver license is not accepted. You must get a card similar to what Moses said...like a Voter Registration card. I went to hit a bucket of 50 practice balls ($100P) and was told my Zihua driver license, Permanent Resident card, copy of an electric bill were not sufficient. And they will be "adjusting" their current price sheet later this month. Regarding the Marina Ixtapa course, it's in terrible condition. Fairways are ankle high and greens are 5-6 on the stemp meter. Three to 4 weeks before it's playable.

The problem is all the hotels in Ixtapa are focusing their marketing on All-Included packages for the lower end of the "middle class" economic spectrum, and those folks do not play golf or tennis and certainly can't afford the local rates. The Ixtapa golf courses USED TO cater to foreigners, but local politicians have lowered the bar and themselves are focused on the autobuseros and lower middle-class tourists. Frankly I don't think they have a clue what our natural market is or has historically been, and they seem to be just winging it and improvising. As someone else commented on another post of mine, their vision of our tourism is more Zihuacapulco. Everything I have always dreaded would happen to our lovely corner of paradise. I doubt I'm alone in my feelings on this. I don't think the current owners care if anyone plays golf. They'd probably just as soon dig it all up and build condos all over that land.