Del Monte Golf Course & Country Club

Overview: Del Monte Golf Course & Country Club sits in Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon, within the landscape of the Del Monte pineapple plantation. The course has 18 holes at par 72, and the championship card is listed at 7,010 yards, with shorter current tee options available. Peter Crawford and Celestino Tugot are credited in published course records. The layout combines parkland corridors, rolling ground and a tropical highland setting, producing a round that rewards accurate placement while still giving stronger players room to use their length.

History: Del Monte’s golf course was built in 1928 as part of the plantation community, giving it one of the longer continuous histories among Philippine courses outside the capital. The club and plantation developed together, and the course remains closely associated with the agricultural landscape around Manolo Fortich. Published records preserve the Peter Crawford and Celestino Tugot design credit and identify the present facility as an 18-hole course, while modern scorecards provide separate championship, men’s and forward tee distances.

Did You Know? The course’s plantation connection is more than a name on the scorecard. Golf travel sources note that pineapple cultivation still shapes the identity of the Del Monte property, and pineapple juice is associated with the golfing experience there. That makes Del Monte unusual even within the Philippines: the round takes place in a working agricultural landscape, with the golf club’s heritage tied to the crop that made the area famous.