Golf and Tennis In The Bahamas

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Both golf and tennis have found their ideal location in the consistent sun of The Bahamas, and the islands regularly host world-class tournaments in each. There is no season to limit play here, just year-round blue skies and warm weather. Nassau averages seven hours of completely sunny skies per day, and rain seldom lasts for longer than it takes to get under cover, even during the rainy season.

Golf

Both 9 and 18-hole golf courses abound; whatever your handicap, you'll be able to find the right course for you.

Nassau/Paradise Island

Paradise Island Golf Course
18-holes, 72-par, 6,776 yards; Dick Wilson-designed;
5 bunkers per hole, water/ocean on 11 holes.
Reservations: 800-321-300/242-363-3925

South Ocean Golf Course
18-holes, 72-par, 6707 yards; Joe Lee-designed.
Reservations: 800-223-6510/242-362-4391

Cable Beach Golf Course
18-holes, 72-par, 7,040 yards; Jim-McCormick designed;
13 lakes and 50 sand traps.
Reservations: 800-451-3103/242-327-6000

Grand Bahama Island

Bahamas Princess Emerald and Ruby Golf Courses, Freeport
Both 18-holes, par-72.
Dick Wilson/Joe Lee design.
Reservations: 242-352-9661

Fortune Hills Golf & Country Club, Freeport
Semi-private, 9-hole course, 36-par, 3,458 yards;
Joe Lee design; walking allowed.
Reservations: 242-373-4500

Lucaya Golf Course
18-holes, par-72; sedate; oldest club in The Bahamas.
Reservations: 800-622-6770/242-373-1066

The Abacos

Treasure Cay Golf Course
Public, 18-holes, 72-par, 6,985 yards;
Dick Wilson/traditional design; narrow fairways.
Reservations: 800-327-1584/242-365-8578

Eleuthera

Cotton Bay Club Golf Course, Rock Sound
Secluded 450-acre resort; 18-holes, 72-par, 7,000 yards; only Robert Trent Jones-designed course in The Bahamas; 129 bunkers, 13 water hazards.
Reservations: 800-334-3523

Tennis

Tennis courts are available on almost every island with reasonably-sized guest accommodations; the surfaces include Flexipave, clay, asphalt, Plexicrome, Har-Tru, or cork, and most are night-lit. If you're planning to play during your stay, be advised that most playing facilities are part of resorts.

The Abacos

Green Turtle Cay

Bluff House
One court--hard surface. Guests free.
Phone: 242-365-4247

Green Turtle Club
One court--hard surface. Guests free.
Phone: 242-367-2572, 800-327-0787 (U.S.)

Marsh Harbour

Great Abaco Beach Hotel
Two courts--Har-Tru surface. Guests free.
Phone: 242-367-2158

Treasure Cay

Treasure Cay Beach Hotel & Villas
Six courts--2 clay, 4 hard. All lit for night play.
Phone: 242-367-2370, 305-525-7711 (U.S.)

Walker's Cay

Walker's Cay Hotel
Two courts--all-weather surface. Guests free, including racquets and balls.
Phone: 305-359-1400/800-327-0\8150 (U.S.)

Berry Islands

Chub Cay

Chub Cay Club
Two courts--all-weather surface. Lighted for night play. Guests free. Balls and racquets available.
Phone: 242-322-5599, 305-445-7830 (U.S.)

Bimini

Alice Town

Bimini Big Game Fishing Club
One court--hard surface. Guests free. Lighted for night play
Phone: 242-347-2391-3

Cat Island

Cutlass Bay

Cutlass Bay Club
One court--hard surface. Guests free.
Phone: Dial Cat Island Operator

Eleuthera

Governor's Harbour

Club Mediteranee
Eight composition courts. Free group lessons for all levels; tennis tournaments; racquets loaned to players.
Phone: 212-977-2100, 800-258-2633 (U.S.)

Harbour Island

Coral Sands Hotel
One court--fiberglass surface. Guests free, including balls and racquets. Night play $10 per hour.
Phone: 242-333-2350, 242-333-2320

Dunmore Beach Club
One court--plexicrome surface. Guests free; balls for sale. Racquets available.
Phone: 242-333-2200

Romora Bay Club
One court--hard surface. Guests free. Lessons available.
Phone: 242-333-2325

Valentine's Yacht Club
One court--hard surface. Guests free.
Phone: 242-333-2142

Exuma

Georgetown

Out Island Inn
Two courts--Flexipave surface. Guests free, non-guests $10 per hour. Lessons available.
Phone: 242-336-2171/2

Grand Bahama Island

Freeport

Princess Country Club
Six courts--hard surface, 2 lighted for night play. Guests and non-guests $5 per hr., daytime. Night play $10 per hr. Lessons available, $10 per half hr.
Phone: 242-352-6721

Princess Tower
Six courts--3 clay, 3 hard surface; all lighted for night play. Guests and non-guests $5 per hr. daytime, $10 per hr. at night. Racquet rental $3 per hr.
Phone: 242-352-9661

Xanadu Beach Resort & Marina
Three courts--hard surface, 2 lighted for night play. Guests free, non-guests $5 per hr. days. Night play: guests and non-guests $10 per hr.
Phone: 242-352-6782

Lucaya

Clarion Atlantik Beach
Four courts--hard surface. Guests $1 per day, $2.50 per night. Membership fee $100 a year.
Phone: 242-373-1444

Lucayan Beach Resort & Casino
Four courts--hard surface. Guests free. Pro shop. No lights available at night.
Phone: 242-373-7777, 800-772-1227 (U.S.)

Silver Sands Hotel
Two courts--hard surface. Guests free.
Phone: 242-373-5700

Long Island

Stella Maris

Stella Maris Inn
One court--hard surface. Guests free. Not lighted for night play. Racquets available.
Phone: 242-336-2106

New Providence

Nassau

Best Western British Colonial Beach Resort
Three courts--hard surface. Guests free, non-guests $3 per hr. Night play. Lessons available $30 per guest per hr., $15 per half hr.; balls $6 per can; racquets $5 each.
Phone: 242-322-3301/242-322-2286, 305-893-2770 (U.S.)

Nassau Squash & Racquets Club
Three courts--Har-Tru surface. Open 7 days. Courts $6 per hr.
Phone: 242-322-3882

South Ocean Golf & Beach Resort
Four courts--PlexiPave, 2 lighted. Day-time play complimentary; after 5 p.m. $10 per hr.
Phone: 242-362-4391

Cable Beach

Breezes Bahamas
Ten courts-- Ten courts--5 clay, 5 asphalt. Guests free until 5 p.m.; non-guests $3.50 per day, $10 at night.
Phone: 242-327-6153

Nassau Marriott Resort & The Crystal Palace Casino
Ten courts--5 clay, 5 asphalt. Guests free until 5 p.m., then $10 per hr. night play. Balls $5.50 per can. Racquet rental $5. Lessons available by appointment.
Phone: 242-327-6000, 800-722-2248 (U.S.)

Paradise Island

Atlantis Hotel
Twelve courts--Flexipave, 6 lit. Guests free day and night. Court time free.
Phone: 242-363-3000

Club Mediteranee
Twenty courts--Har-Tru surface.; 9 lighted for night play. Free lessons, tournaments, clinics and video critiques to guests.
Phone: 242-363-2640, 800-258-2633 (U.S.)

Ocean Club
Nine courts--clay surface; 4 lighted for night play. Court time for guests andmembers free. Lessons available.
Phone: 242-363-2501

Pirate's Cove Holiday Inn
Four courts--asphalt surface, 1 lighted for night play (reservations required). Guests and non-guests free. Lessons available at $36 per hr.
Phone: 242-363-2101

Radisson Grand Hotel
Four courts --asphalt surface, lighted for night play. Guests free, non-guests $5 per hr. Balls $6 per can. Lessons available.