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Soak up the scenery in Bermuda, an ideal winter golf destination

BERMUDA -- This tiny fish-hook-shaped island in the Atlantic Ocean about 600 miles off the coast of North Carolina often gets overlooked as a winter golf destination.

Its weather from December to mid-March isn't balmy like the Caribbean. The Gulf Stream, though, keeps its temperatures hovering consistently in the 60s and low 70s, a range ideal for golf.

Bermuda houses just six 18-hole golf courses, one nine-hole course, an 18-hole par-3 course and two driving ranges, but the cream of the crop is sublime.

The government-owned Port Royal Golf Course is set to host its third straight PGA Grand Slam of Golf in 2012, an exhibition that pits the four major winners (or their subs) against one another. A $14.5-million renovation completed in 2009 revived the greens and removed more than 1,000 trees to open up stunning vistas. The par-4 15th tee sits next to the Whale Bay Battery, an old fort dating to the 1800s. The par-3 16th dances along the shoreline cliffs, a heart-stopping adventure.

The Mid Ocean Club, the island's best track, remains one of a handful of existing courses designed by C.B. Macdonald, a founding father of course architecture in America. The private club dating to the 1920s is available for public play Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Its neighbor, the Tucker's Point Club, a fun resort course, offers more of the same hilly terrain and views of Castle Harbour. Don't dismiss the Fairmont Southampton Golf Course. This executive course provides a challenging and scenic trip overlooking the south shore of the island.

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