All three of these courses are 18 holes.
Belmont Hills Golf & Country Club (Warwick Parish): California-based designer Algie M. Pulley, Jr., radically reconfigured this par-70, 5,501m (6,017-yd.) course in 2002. Since its re-opening, amid justifiable brouhaha surrounding the most extensive golf course rebuilding in the history of Bermuda, there has been endless discussion about the peculiar features of this relatively short but quirkily challenging course.
Fairmont Southampton Golf Club (Hamilton Parish): This is a par-54, 2,454m (2,684-yd.) course, with elevated tees, strategically placed bunkers, and an array of water hazards to challenge even the most experienced golfer. One golfer said of this course, "You not only need to be a great player, but have a certain mountaineering agility as well."
Port Royal Golf Course (Southampton Parish): Although Port Royal was closed for a major overhaul at press time, it's expected to re-open in better shape than ever in 2009. This public course ranks among the best on the island, public or private; in fact, it's one of the greatest public courses in the world. Jack Nicklaus apparently agrees -- he's fond of playing here. Robert Trent Jones, Sr., designed the original ocean-fronting course, although the changes visited upon this course during 2008 will alter at least some of his original features (probably for the better). One thing will certainly be true even after this courses' re-opening sometime in 2009: One wrong hit from the club and your ball will go flying into the ocean below.
