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Golf
in the Bahamas
Boasting year-round blue skies and warm
weather, the Bahamas is the perfect place to head for a golfing holiday.
 Nassau
averages seven hours of completely sunny skies per day and rain seldom lasts for
longer than it takes to get under cover even during the rainy season.
There
are eight golf courses in the Bahamas and they all provide excellent tests while,
at the same time, offering some of the most stunning scenery in the world.
Cotton
Bay is situated at Rock Sound on the island of Eleuthera and was designed by Robert
Trent Jones. Set in a 450-acre resort, this particular Trent Jones creation features
13 water hazards and a staggering 129 bunkers. Needless to say you'll have done
well if you get all the way round without visiting at least one of them.
Over
on Paradise Island there are three courses, all of which measure in excess of
6700 yards.
The Paradise Island course was designed by Dick Wilson and has
11 holes beside the sea; Cable Beach, a Jim McCormick creation, has 13 lakes on
it while the South Ocean courses was designed by Joe Lee.
 Both
Lee and Wilson also have courses in Freeport on Grand Bahama Island. In fact,
the pair have designed one each at the Bahamas Princess Resort.
Lee also
has a nine-holer at Fortune Hills Golf & Country Club which is semi-private
while the choice on Grand Bahama Island is completed by Lucaya, which is actually
the oldest club in the Bahamas.
Last but certainly not least there's also
a course on The Abacos. Treasure Cay is yet another Dick Wilson creation and requires
accuracy from the tee in order to find the narrow fairways. |
English Golf Courses 
