Bahamas golf has a little something to offer for players of all
handicaps, including several 18-hole championship courses. Designers
of Bahamas golf courses have taken advantage of the islands' natural
beauty to create scenic fairways and impeccable greens; players
inevitably take advantage of the other feature of Bahamas golf - a
year-round season of consistent sunny blue skies and inconsistent
rainfall.
Nassau/Paradise Island is home to some of the best Bahamas golf,
including the oldest course in the Bahamas. The par-72 Cable Beach
Golf Club is a world-class facility located just west of downtown
Nassau. For those visitors staying on Nassau, golf courses on
Paradise Island and in the more secluded southwest are also
available.Radisson Cable Beach Casino & Golf Resort
Driving range, practice putting green. Clubhouse facilities include:
bar, snack bar, pro-shop, locker rooms, bag rooms. The course
completed a renovation, including work on the fairways, greens,
hazards and clubhouse – in December 2002. - 18-holes, 72-par, 7,040
yards; Jim-McCormick designed; 13 lakes and 50 sand traps.
Reservations: 800-451-3103/242-327-6000
South Ocean Golf & Beach Resort
Clubhouse facilities include: snack bar, bar, pro shop, restaurant,
locker room. 18-holes, 72-par, 6707 yards; Joe Lee-designed.
Reservations: 800-223-6510/242-362-4391
Paradise Island & Golf Club
Clubhouse facilities include: snack bar, bar, pro-shop, restaurant,
locker room. 18-holes, 72-par, 6,776 yards; Dick Wilson-designed; 5
bunkers per hole, water/ocean on 11 holes. Reservations:
800-321-300/242-363-3925
As is the case with most Bahamas golf, count on
challenging holes here and competition with breezes blowing off the
water.
For an alternative to Nassau golf, hop over to the island of Grand Bahama, where no fewer than four Bahamas golf courses will test your
skills. Even Bahamas golf pros find the fairways and greens at the
Lucayan Course tricky, an otherwise leisurely assortment of 18
championship holes.
Fortune Hills Golf & Country Club
Semi-private, 9-hole course, 36-par, 3,458 yards; Joe Lee design;
walking allowed. Reservations: 242-373-4500
Lucayan Golf & Country Club
Dick Wilson designed Lucayan Course – and a Butch Harmon operated
golf school. 18-holes, par-72; sedate; oldest club in The Bahamas.
Reservations: 800-622-6770/242-373-1066
Princes Ruby Golf Course
Fazio Design Group's reshaping of fairways, bunkers and greens has
taken this Joe Lee design to a new level of playability. 18-holes,
par-72. Reservations: 242-352-9661
Princes Emerald Golf Course
The Fazio Design Group has turned this course into a challenge for
all levels of play. 18-holes, par-72. Reservations: 242-352-9661
Eleuthra and the Abacos Islands both feature Bahamas golf courses.
ABACO - Treasure Cay Golf Course
Dick Wilson/traditional design; narrow fairways. Public, 18-holes,
72-par, 6,985 yards. Clubhouse facilities include: golf shop, snack
bar. Reservations: 800-327-1584/242-365-8578.
ELEUTHERA - Cotton Bay Club Golf Course, Rock Sound
A challenging Robert Trent Jones-designed that sits on a secluded
450-acre resort property. 18-holes, 72-par, 7,000 yards. 129
bunkers, 13 water hazards. Reservations: Ph: 242 334 6101, toll
free:800-334-3523
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