Located in Hacienda Luisita the central sugar mill of Tarlac, is the Luisita Golf & Country Club. This club is surely one of the best championship golf courses in the country. Playing at this course is not for the faint at heart. There are different challenges that a player would face. Aside from the 11 of 18 holes that has well placed water hazards, players would also even have to face unexpected strong winds. These challenges allows high-profile golfing events such as the President Cup to be held there.
The golf course is covered with Tifton and local Bermuda grass. These low maintenance grasses prefers warm temperature and has low water requirement. These type of grasses are suitable to the tropical climate of the Philippines. The design of the Luisita Golf and Country Club is brought by the world renowned golf architect, Robert Trent Jones Sr. Water plays a huge part in tha game. Creeks and lakes are present in the course, which are Trent Jones trademark in his designs. With these, no wonder that the club is listed as one of the top 100 golf courses in the world by the
Luisita Golf and Country Club is a private golf course. Guests must be accompanied or sponsored by a member. However, if the player is a guest at the club hotel, playing rights will be made available to the player as well. The golf club has several facilities to accommodate player comfort and playing needs. These include short driving range, pro shop, restaurant at clubhouse, and tee houses with food and drinks at hole numbers 5 and 9.