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Best
Golf in the Caribbean
Some
of the world's most famous golf architects,
including Robert Trent Jones (both Jr.
and Sr.), Pete Dye, and Gary Player, have
designed challenging courses in the Caribbean.
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Tierra
del Sol Golf Course (Aruba):
Robert Trent Jones, Jr., has designed an 18-hole,
par-71, 6,811-yard course that is one of the
grandest in the southern Caribbean. On the northwest
coast of this arid, cactus-studded island, the
course takes in Aruba's
indigenous flora, including the divi-divi tree.
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Teeth
of the Dog and The Links, both at Casa
de Campo (Dominican Republic): Teeth of the
Dog is one of designer Pete Dye's masterpieces.
Seven holes are set adjacent to the sea, whereas
the other 11 are confoundedly labyrinthine.
The resort also has a second golf course, The
Links, which some claim is even more difficult.
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Golf
de St-François (Guadeloupe):
Six of its 18 holes are ringed with water traps,
the winds are devilishly unpredictable, and
the par is a sweat-inducing 71. This fearsome
course displays the wit and skill of its designer,
Robert Trent Jones, Sr. Most of the staff is
multilingual, and because the course is owned
by the local municipality, it's a lot less snobby
than you might expect.
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The
Tryall Club (Montego Bay, Jamaica):
This is the finest golf course on an island
known for its tricky breezes. The site occupied
by The Tryall Club was once the home of one
of Jamaica's best-known sugar plantations, the
only remnant of which is a ruined waterwheel.
The promoters of Johnnie Walker Scotch, who
know a lot about golfing, use this place for
their most prestigious competition. In winter,
the course is usually open only to guests of
The Tryall Club.
Wyndham
Rose Hall Resort & Country Club
(Rose Hill, Jamaica):
This is one of the top five courses in the world,
even though it faces tough competition in Montego
Bay. The signature hole is 8, which doglegs
onto a promontory and a green that thrusts about
183m (600 ft.) into the sea. The back nine,
however, is the most scenic and most challenging,
rising into steep slopes and deep ravines on
Mount Zion.
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Hyatt
Dorado Beach Resort & Country Club
(Puerto
Rico): This resort maintains two golf courses,
both set on what were originally citrus and
coconut plantations and both designed by Robert
Trent Jones, Sr. No one can agree on which of
the two courses is the more interesting, but
the elegance of both is breathtaking.
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Four
Seasons Resort Nevis (Nevis):
We consider this our personal favorite in all
of the Caribbean, and so do readers of Caribbean
Travel & Life. It was carved out of a coconut
plantation and tropical rainforest in the 1980s,
and its undulating beauty is virtually unequaled.
Designed by Robert Trent Jones, Jr., the course
begins at sea level, rises to a point midway
up the slopes of Mount Nevis, and then slants
gracefully back down near the beachfront clubhouse.
Electric carts carry golfers through a labyrinth
of well-groomed paths, some of which skirt steep
ravines.
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