Island Hopping
LET’S FACE IT. WHEN YOU GET TO THE BAHAMAS, YOU MIGHT NOT WANT TO LEAVE.
SO MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR TRIP AND CHECK OUT THESE OTHER COURSES AND RESORTS.
THE REEF COURSE AT
GRAND LUCAYAN
grandlucayan.com/the-reef-club.com
ISLAND: Grand Bahama Island
CITY: Freeport
The Reef Course at Grand Lucayan
in Freeport, designed by Robert Trent
Jones, Jr., has hosted the PGA’s
Bahamas National Open, the Senior
PGA Slam and many other tournaments. The links-style course is wide
open, peppered with challenging bunkers and 13 holes with water hazards.
Bring your short game to shoot low.
The resort is offering a “Grand Golf
Getaway” package featuring unlimited
golf for guests with island view rooms.
Rates starting at $306 per night with
two night minimum stay.
THE OCEAN CLUB GOLF
COURSE BAHAMAS
oneandonlyresorts.com/oneand-only-ocean-club-bahamas.com
ISLAND: Paradise Island
CITY: Nassau
The Ocean Club has hosted the Pure
Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic since
2013, so you know it’s prepared to
challenge even the world’s best.
Designed by Tom Weiskopf, the Ocean
Club is carved into the peninsula on
Paradise Island, so wind is always a
factor. Pinpoint accuracy is required to
navigate all of the water and whitesand bunkers. And the resort itself?
Definitely worth your perusal.
SANDALS EMERALD BAY
GOLF COURSE
sandals.com/golf/bahamas.com
ISLAND: Great Exuma
CITY: Rokers Point Settlement
Start your round with dunes and
mangroves and finish along the rocky
shores and peninsula of Emerald Bay.
Designed by the Shark, Greg Norman,
the Sandals Emerald Bay Golf Course
stretches to 7,000 yards but offers five
different sets of tees to accommodate
all skill levels. Stay-and-play packages
at the Sandals resort include two free
rounds for any room and unlimited golf
for butler suites. The adjacent Grand
Isle Resort & Spa offers a couples
package that includes one round of
golf and one spa treatment (or two
rounds of golf if preferred) plus a
garden view villa for $499 per night.
At The Ocean Club, you
can’t get any closer to the
sparkling azure waters and
white sandy beaches.
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