Caribbean Golf Villa Index — Dataset
A structured dataset of 22 Caribbean and Mexico golf-villa records: 18 ranked properties and 4 listed-but-unranked records (unverified golf access or inventory). Each record carries bedrooms, capacity, verified individual beds where documented, golf-access type, sourced course rankings, ten category scores, the 100-point Golf Group Score, confidence grade and last-verified date.
Field definitions
| Field | Definition |
|---|---|
| golf_group_score | 0–100 weighted total per the frozen 2026 methodology, one decimal |
| score_* | Raw 0–10 category scores before weighting |
| confidence | A = first-party verified; B = official material verified; C = secondary/provisional; U = unverified (ranking-ineligible) |
| ranking_eligible | False only when a ranking-critical field cannot be established at all (e.g. no verifiable guest-play path to the course); provisional records with an incompletely documented access path stay ranked with a confidence penalty |
| individual_beds_verified | Documented individual sleeping surfaces; blank = unverified (never inferred from “sleeps N”) |
| golf_access_type | included / complimentary_rounds / member_guest / resort_guest / preferential_rate / public / unknown |
| course_ranking_sourced | Course rankings with publication + edition; lists are never mixed |
| last_verified / dataset_version | Verification date and dataset edition (2026.08.30.1) |
Provenance
Villa Espada facts are owner first-party and cross-checked against espadavilla.com. Competitor facts come from primary sources (sandylane.com, tryallclub.com, royalwestmoreland.com, casadecampo.com.do, golfdigest.com, official property material) and audited secondary listings, with the biggest claims re-verified on August 29, 2026. Unverifiable fields are blank or marked unknown — never guessed.
Reuse
You may cite this dataset with attribution to GolfVilla.com and a link. For bulk or commercial reuse, contact rob@golfvilla.com. Corrections are handled per the editorial policy.
Changelog
- 2026.08.30.1 — Enforced ranking-eligibility on whether a course has a verifiable guest-play path rather than blanket field-completeness; reworded the methodology, editorial policy and dataset field definitions to match. Set the cart replacement-value benchmark to $75/day (Villa Espada's documented additional-cart rate). Cleaned up source-registry provenance. Ranked/listed counts derive dynamically from dataset state.
- 2026.08.29.2 — Expanded to 22 total records (18 ranked, 4 listed).
- 2026.08.29.1 — Initial Caribbean Golf Villa Index launch; frozen 2026 weights.