The Bahamian Golf courses offer natural beauty with scenic fairways. Golfing is convenient, challenging and thoroughly enjoyable at any of a number of courses situated on The Islands of the Bahamas. Many courses are located near the cities of Nassau and Freeport and vary in degree of difficulty -appealing to both beginner and expert players. The Islands of the Bahamas host tournaments including the annual Pro-Am and an Open on the Bahamian Independence Day.

Your Villas Caribe concierge will be happy to assist you in arranging your Tee time.

Villas Caribe Bahamas Golf Selections

Cable Beach:
The main course is the Radisson Cable Beach Golf Course. The oldest golf course in The Bahamas, this par-72 green was the private retreat of British expatriates in the 1930s. Today, it's managed by a corporate namesake of Arnold Palmer and owned by Cable Beach casino marketers. Small ponds and water traps heighten the challenge, amid more than 7,040 yards of well-maintained greens and fairways.

Paradise Island:
Tom Weiskopf designed Ocean Club Golf Club, an 18-hole, par-72 course, and it's a stunner. With its own pitfalls, including the world's largest sand trap and water hazards (mainly the Atlantic Ocean) on three sides, Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player have endorsed this course. For the best panoramic ocean view -- good enough to take your mind off your game -- play the par-3 14th hole.

New Providence Island:
South Ocean Golf Club. This 18-hole course (6,707 yards, par 72) on the secluded southern part of New Providence was designed by Joe Lee and built in 1969. Narrow fairways are a notable feature. OPEN: Daily 7-6.

Grand Lucaya, Grand Bahama Island:
Designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr., The Reef Course opened in 2000. The Bahamian press called it a bit like a Scottish course, "but a lot warmer." The course boasts 6,920 yards of link-style greens.

Grand Bahama Island:
Megaresort Crowne Plaza Golf Resort & Casino at the Royal Oasis offers two golf courses, Emerald Golf Course and Ruby Golf Course. Both are par 72, with rolling, sandy terrain.

Grand Abaco Island:
What makes this course special is generally, NO TEE TIMES are required! Treasure Cay Golf Course consists of 18-holes and was designed by Dick Wilson, one of America's most renowned golf course architects. This tropically landscaped 186 acre Treasure Cay Golf Course was the last Dick Wilson planned. At 6,985 yards from the blue tees and with 66 strategically placed sand bunkers, the Treasure Cay Golf Course presents a formidable challenge with ocean winds, tight fairways, and a layout that makes you ponder every club selection. It will certainly make you want to play it more than once.

The Exumas:
At long last the Southern Bahamas has a world-class golf course: Four Seasons Resort Emerald Bay Golf Club opens onto the waters of Emerald Bay. The par-72, 18-hole course was designed by Greg Norman, the famous golf architect, who created six oceanfront holes. The course is challenging, yet not daunting, so that it appeals to golfers of various skills.