Take a Bahamas Golf Vacation and Play on Two Championship Courses

If golf is what you are dreaming about these dayswas originally designed 1962, but after the Hurricane
then why not go all out? Why not try a BahamasJeanne in 2004 it required a makeover. The Lucayan
golf vacation? At the Our Lucaya Reef Village, theis ranked among the top 100 courses in the world
premier Bahamas golf resort in Freeport, Grandand has become one of the Bahamas' most
Bahamas Island, you will find two championshipcelebrated courses.
courses from which to choose, the renowned ReefThe Lucayan offers golfers 6,824 yards of
Course and the legendary Lucayan Course.challenging play with three varied sets of tees. The
The Reef Course was designed by master golfcourse is a par 72, with hole #4 as most difficult and
course architect Robert Trent Jones Jr. The Reef is#12 as the easiest. The course offers tight doglegs
considered to be one of the finest courses in theand elevated greens that are protected by well
Caribbean. Jones actually described the Reef as "a lotplaced sand bunkers. With the intense tropical foliage,
like Scotland only warmer". The Reef features 6,930you will find this course to be every bit as beautiful
yards of sprawling greens, rolling plateaus, and anas it is challenging.
assortment of treacherous bunkers, lakes and tallGolfers often describe The Lucayan to be a uniquely
grasses, with three set of tees for every skill level.private experience. The course was designed in such
Although the fairways are wide and open, thea way that you can see only the hole that you are
Caribbean climate and its warm breezy can makecurrently playing, while keeping all the other holes out
each shot a bit challenging. The large open greens areof sight. The decades of evolution and care have
fast and very unpredictable.made the Lucayan a golf attraction for thousands of
The toughest hole on the course is hole #2 and theprofessional and amateur golfers from all over the
easiest is #14. The Reef is a par 72 course that wasworld. Both of these courses have hosted the PGA's
built in 2000. You will find water features on 13 ofBahamas National Open, the Senior PGA's Slam and
the 18 holes. You need to play this course with12 other national championships. Guests of the Our
patience and precision to avoid losing your ball in theLucaya Reef Village and Our Lucaya Radisson will get
numerous lakes. The Reef is a contemporarypreferred tee times. The Our Lucayan provides
links-style course that requires a different golfingcomplimentary transportation to and from both
approach than the Lucayan.courses. The Pro Shop, located at both courses can
The premier course at the Our Lucaya Reef Village isprovide all the equipment you will need. Prices will
The Lucayan Course. The Lucayan was the first golfvary from season to season, day or twilight, and 9
course built on the Grand Bahamas Island. The courseto 18 holes of play.