Caribbean Golf Course Reviews
Pete Dye's Fuego Maya Golf Course at La Reunion puts Guatemala golf on the map
With the recent opening of the Fuego Maya Golf Course at La Reunion Resort, Guatemala's golf quotient has probably, at minimum, quadrupled. This is the first golf resort in this country of 13 million people, and the owners spared no expense.
... full article »Negril Hills Golf Club: Fun, scenic golf in the low and lovely Jamaica mountains
Negril Hills Golf Club sits up high on a rolling, rollicking piece of earth, with elevated tees and greens, and the views are spectacular. You may not see the aquamarine waters of the tourist magazines, but you'll see a different - and just as pretty - piece of Jamaica.
... full article »Blue Shark Golf Club in the Bahamas: The Greg Norman- designed resort course is not as tough as you might think
The Blue Shark Golf Club could be known as Blue Easy. Norman certainly never forgot he was designing a resort course when he remolded an old Joe Lee design into a largely different longer course with its own quirks and personality.
... full article »Cable Beach Golf Club: An afternoon delight where real people golf in Nassau, Bahamas
Golfers looking for at least a smidgen of authentic travel experience in the Bahamas should play Cable Beach Golf Club. Authenticity and excellent green fees make Cable Beach a sure bet for a good round of golf in Nassau, Chris Baldwin writes.
... full article »Caribbean golf courses offer new look, winter break
Drop the snow shovel, fetch the sunscreen and clubs. The Caribbean has a ton of great golf destinations in the prime of the season. What's more, all the fine old courses built in the 1960s and 1970s have been upgraded in recent years, and top architects give us new layouts every year. With Caribbean golf, it's not easy to single out "bests." However, here are the humble opinions of one who has devoted many hours to laborious research under the warm Caribbean sun.
... full article »Costa Rica's new Four Seasons Papagayo will wow one and all
American ex-Patriot Landy Blank has lived in Costa Rica -- and been involved in the golf business there -- long enough to witness the beginnings of a Cabo-like boom. Here's his sneak preview of the new Four Seasons Papagayo, which probably will be in the top 50 in no time. This incredibly beautiful Arnold Palmer golf course is creating quite a stir these days, and it's only going to gain steam as word gets out.
... full article »Jamaica's Tryall Club and its golf course are still world class
Many new courses have appeared in the Caribbean since the Tryall Club track was built in the 1960s, but the Ralph Plummer design has kept pace with the competition. Today there are many rivals for the title of best golf course in the Caribbean, many of them fresh off the drawing board and built using the latest technology. In the face of that competition, most aficionados would agree that Tryall still remains one of the top 10 island courses.
... full article »New look in store at Half Moon
New look in store at Half Moon. Roger Rulewich will be performing some much-needed remodeling of the Half Moon Golf Course, designed by his mentor Robert Trent Jones Sr. and opened in 1961. It's hard to argue with Half Moon's reputation as one of the most complete resorts in the Caribbean, but time has dulled some of it appeal. The changes won't turn Half Moon into a White Witch or Cinnamon Hill, but Rulewich says he can add some appeal and make it a lot more playable.
... full article »El Conquistador requires patience, and bring your 'A' game
It doesn't take long for the El Conquistador Resort and Country Club to get its point across. Before pressing the first tee into the ground, golfers are treated to the vision of a tight fairway that bends right into a crescendo and then falls off out of sight.
... full article »The Awakening: Bahamas' Great Exuma
The island of Great Exuma is one of the Bahamas' Out Islands, but it is decidedly in vogue now, ever since the opening in November 2003 of the Four Seasons Great Exuma at Emerald Bay. With the opening of an elegant new resort and a spectacular Greg Norman golf course, this sleepy little island is now wide awake and enjoying the limelight. Join Dale Leatherman for an inside look.
... full article »- Wyndham Rio Mar in Puerto Rico has it all
- Palmas del Mar gets better with age
- Guavaberry Country Club offers a scrumptious challenge
- Punta Cana: Dye's imagination, turquoise Caribbean equals magical round
- Casa de Campo's Teeth of the Dog dominates the Caribbean golf scene
- The Ocean Club on Paradise Island is a Phoenix Rising
- A True Costa Rica Escape at Hacienda Pinilla Golf Course
- Costa Rica: Garra de Leon Course
- Jamaica's beguiling White Witch
- Jamaica: Three Palms Ocean Course
After $14 million, Rulewich-led redo, Bermuda's Port Royal Golf Course to host the PGA Grand Slam
When Angel Cabrera, Lucas Glover, Stewart Cink and Y.E. Yang come to Bermuda to tee it up in next month's PGA Grand Slam of Golf at Port Royal, they'll find a c [...]
New La Reunion resort captures the spirit of Guatemala
WorldGolf.com reader spills the beans on resort golf in the Dominican Republic
Pristine Bay Resort - coming soon to Roatan, Honduras - could be the next exotic golf hot-spot
Photo Gallery: Fuego Maya Golf Course at La Reunion Resort near Antigua, Guatemala
