The Golf

Friday 10 September 2010

Golf doesn’t get much better than at Royal Westmoreland’s world-class 18-hole championship golf course - a 6,870 yard par 72 course of unrivalled beauty, with views of the shimmering ocean from every hole, and a layout to test every club in your bag.

Another 18 hole golf course is in the future plans. Royal Westmoreland will be the first resort in the world to feature golf by both legendary course design brothers Robert Trent Jones Jnr. and Rees Jones. The second 18 is being designed to be as spectacular as the first, and Rees Jones knows it will be tough to better his brother's work – but is determined to do exactly that.

US Masters Champion Ian Woosnam - a homeowner at Royal Westmoreland - says the par 3s are some of the best he's played anywhere in the world. Bunkers abound, but

considerable use has been made of the natural environment, with the 5th and 6th holes using an old coralstone quarry, and the 12th par 3 challenging the lowest of handicaps with its tight green bordering a ravine. Each hole has several tees to acommodate every level of play.

At the heart of the golf course stands the elegant, colonial-style Clubhouse with sweeping views over the emerald fairways to the deep blue Caribbean Sea. This is home to the Clubhouse Restaurant and golf pro shop with an extensive range of golf equipment, clothing and merchandise.

The 'Halfway House' by the ninth green is open daily from 6:30am to 4:30pm and serves a variety of light snacks and thirst quenching drinks. Water stations serving ice-cold water are also located throughout the golf course.

The Royal Westmoreland golf course is for Royal Westmoreland guests, members and residents, with a small number of tee-times between 10:20am and 11:00am available for visitors, subject to availability.