Caribbean Golf Course Reviews
Bahia Beach Golf Club in Puerto Rico blends forest and beach
Puerto Rico's Bahia Beach Golf Club and St. Regis Resort, set on 483 acres, let nature do the talking. Designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr., the golf course is a Certified Gold Audubon International Signature Sanctuary, the only such course in Puerto Rico to receive the designation -- and it shows. Difficult without being penal, Jones Jr. found a way to plot a design that would be accommodating to all types of players.
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The Ocean Club on Paradise Island in the Bahamas: Sometimes, the name says it all
Considered one of the best courses in the Bahamas, the Tom Weiskopf-designed Ocean Club sits on a sliver of lush land known as Paradise Island. It's not a golf destination as much as a vacation hotspot that just so happens to have a championship-caliber course to go with its beautiful beaches and array of water activities. The Ocean Club boasts a postcard-like setting and a challenging layout, although not so tough that you'll wish you were swimming instead.
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Soak up the ocean at Punta Espada Golf Club in the Dominican Republic
Of the 350 courses credited to Nicklaus Design around the world, perhaps only a handful are better than Punta Espada Golf Club in the Dominican Republic. To call the course the "Pebble Beach of the Caribbean" would be an injustice -- to Punta Espada. Unlike at Pebble, playing Punta Espada is an interactive experience with the ocean. One wrong step, and sea spray will rain down on you.
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The Ocean Club on Paradise Island in the Bahamas: Sometimes, the name says it all
Considered one of the best courses in the Bahamas, the Tom Weiskopf-designed Ocean Club sits on a sliver of lush land known as Paradise Island. It's not a golf destination as much as a vacation hotspot that just so happens to have a championship-caliber course to go with its beautiful beaches and array of water activities. The Ocean Club boasts a postcard-like setting and a challenging layout, although not so tough that you'll wish you were swimming instead.
... full article »Soak up the ocean at Punta Espada Golf Club in the Dominican Republic
Of the 350 courses credited to Nicklaus Design around the world, perhaps only a handful are better than Punta Espada Golf Club in the Dominican Republic. To call the course the "Pebble Beach of the Caribbean" would be an injustice -- to Punta Espada. Unlike at Pebble, playing Punta Espada is an interactive experience with the ocean. One wrong step, and sea spray will rain down on you.
... full article »Old Quarry G.C. at Santa Barbara Plantation: Pete Dye golf (and so much more) in Curacao
Old Quarry Golf Course is a Pete Dye design in Curacao's Santa Barbara Plantation, a 1,500-acre gated community with two marinas and a new Hyatt Regency. The golf course blends into its desert-like surroundings with various forms of cactus and combines it with the influence of the Caribbean. But the golf course is only part of the fun at this resort community.
... full article »An experience to remember at Royal St. Kitts Golf Club
Where on earth can you play the two holes on the Atlantic Ocean, then later in the same round tee off along the Caribbean Sea? At Royal St. Kitts Golf Club, you can. The West Indies offer a slice of paradise, writes David R. Holland, with few experiences to outrank the golf here among a luxurious setting, complete with a casino, spa and a wide variety of restaurants.
... full article »Take your clubs and run away to Breezes Runaway Bay Resort and Golf Club in Jamaica
John Harris, who designed the course at Breezes Runaway Bay Resort in Jamaica, apparently was a big fan of the long ball. He installed seven par 5s. They've since shortened the layout but it still has some very long par 4s; some are even longer than the par 5s. (This is Caribbean golf, we don't stick to no rules here, mon.) The bottom line, though, is that it's a joy to play.
... full article »SuperClubs Ironshore Golf and Country Club in Jamaica: Long on potential, a bit short on upkeep
Originally built in the early 1970s, SuperClubs Ironshore Golf & Country Club in Montego Bay, Jamaica has an excellent layout over mildly rolling terrain with occasional glimpses of the sea. All it needs is a little more attention to maintenance, and it'd be a superb Caribbean golf course.
... full article »Royal St. Kitts Golf Club, now a full 18 holes, emerges as a top Caribbean golf course
From nearly any vantage point at the Royal St. Kitts Golf Club, you see either cloud-shrouded mountains and volcanoes or the deep blue sea. Sometimes you see the deep blue sea from on high, sometimes you see it from the down low, but make no mistake, you will see it. And if you're not careful, you'll be in it — or at least your tee shot will.
... full article »Don't let the golf detract from the scenery at Riddell's Bay Golf & Country Club in Bermuda
Riddell's Bay Golf & Country Club is the oldest golf course in Bermuda, built back in 1922, back before they started building them in the hills to give tourists views of the ocean and bays. The result is that the course is more flat, and the views — there are plenty — are more up close and personal.
... full article »No. 16 alone worth the show at Port Royal Golf Course in Bermuda
Port Royal Golf Course in Bermuda is a Robert Trent Jones Sr. design with oleander-lined fairways, good elevation changes and colorful in that Bermuda way. What's not to like? Add to that the fact it's a public course, and now you have something.
... full article »The bluebirds sing and so will you at Tucker's Point Club golf course in Bermuda
Formerly known as Castle Harbour and dating back to the 1930s, Bermuda's aging Tucker's Point Club golf course came in for some criticism in recent years for poor design and conditioning. But since a 2002 rehab by Roger Rulewich, golfers are happy as, well, bluebirds with it.
... full article »- No ocean view, but St. Lucia brings great golf to the Caribbean
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- Golf at Nevis Four Seasons resort: Where green monkeys lurk and putts break 'uphill'
- Royal St. Kitts Golf Club offers sea spray-in-your-face Caribbean golf
- Some day, some one will rescue the golf course at Mullet Bay on St. Maarten
- El Conquistador Golf Club in Puerto Rico requires patience, and bring your 'A' game
- New golf course at Casa de Campo in the Dominican Republic is to 'Dye' for
- Discover your swing on a Caribbean gem in St. Lucia