GOLF I Slice of paradise
With its sunny climate and spectacular settings, how could golf in the Caribbean be anything other than a huge hit?
The Dominican Republic has more than 25 championship courses and more are scheduled to open. On Antigua the Cedar Valley Golf Club is the venue for the annual Antigua Open and the Jolly Harbour Golf Club has fairways set in tropical parkland.
Jamaica is home to The White Witch and Cinnamon Hill courses. And Half Moon’s Robert Trent Jones Sr.-designed championship course has an Academy directed by Scottish pro, Ewan Peebles.
The Bahamas has courses in The Abacos, Nassau and Paradise Island, Grand Bahama and Exuma. And coming soon: The Albany, courtesy of Ernie Els and Tiger Woods, the Jack Nicklaus Signature course on Royal Island, Abacos and the Blue Shark course designed by Greg Norman on Nassau.
From St. Kitts golfers can experience Caribbean and Atlantic views on the Royal St. Kitts Golf Club. An 18-hole Tom Fazio course is also being developed on the South East Peninsula. Canouan in St. Vincent and the Grenadines boasts a Jim Fazio-designed 18 hole championship course which has been named one of the “Best Golf Courses” in the world.
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The 2009 PGA Grand Slam tournament was held in Bermuda on the Port Royal Golf Course. Designed by Robert Trent Jones, the 6,842-yard course now offers uninterrupted ocean views.
Tryall Club in Jamaica offers another spectacular golf course, just ten minutes drive from the Sangster Airport in Montego Bay.
Top: A round with the family - Bahamas Ministry of Tourism Left: Dramatic scenery - Bermuda Department of Tourism
t’s no coincidence that Tiger Woods chose the 19th hole of Sandy Lane’s Green Monkey golf course to party on down after his lavish wedding at this Barbados resort. Bermuda is said to have more courses per square mile than any other country. But there’s competition emerging.
Saint Lucia is about to explode onto the golf scene with four new courses being designed by Jack Nicklaus, Greg Norman, Arnold Palmer and Christie O’Connor Jnr. Plus, the eagerly anticipated Saint Lucia Beach & Golf Resort, an 18- hole Greg Norman championship course defined by hole 14, set over 100ft above sea level.
Bermuda is said to have more golf courses per square-mile than any other country. But there’s competition emerging from the other islands
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