Lucayan, Reef and Fortune Hills courses in top shape for 2007
WHAT-TO-DO – FREEPORT/LUCAYA, GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND – JAN 2007 EDITION
Golfing this winter and spring should be top notch, says Gary Slatter, director of golf at both the Reef and Lucayan courses in Freeport, Grand Bahama.
“Play picks up from Thanksgiving to Easter with more winter residents coming out to play,” he says.
Warm temperatures, cooling breezes and excellent course conditions promise a premier experience. Add to that the special golf values built into the two courses by two of the best-known architects in the game.
The Lucayan was built more than 40 years ago in 1962, the first course in Freeport. At 6,800 yards, par 72, it still retains much of the Dick Wilson imprint with tight dog-leg fairways and elevated greens protected by craftily placed sand traps.
The 6,900-yard Reef, built in 2000 by the equally famous Robert Trent Jones Jr, is a contemporary links-style course, requiring a different approach than the Lucayan. The fairways are wide but the greenside bunkers are not so forgiving; and the large greens are usually lightening fast.
Lots of water and an unpredictable ocean wind can toughen up both courses for both amateurs and pros.
Also open for premium play is the Fortune Hills Golf and Country Club, a 30-plus-year-old, nine-hole course that you can play twice to get in a full game. It was also designed by Dick Wilson and Joe Lee, with large, well-trapped, elevated greens and raised tees. Conditions this year are excellent, says owner Walter Kitchen.
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