Royal Blue Golf Course at Baha Mar

Jack Nicklaus’ Royal Blue Golf Club at Baha Mar in Nassau opened in 2017, 10 minutes from Lynden Pindling International airport. The golf course is a tale of two spectacular but vastly different nines. The front nine utilizes the former Cable Beach golf club property and requires a mix of courage and accuracy as water lines eight of the first nine holes. Players then head into the jungle for the back nine and experience dramatic outcroppings of elevated limestone rocks that frame the picturesque holes. The pinnacle of the round is the par-3 16th, a downhill approach into a small peninsula green that juts out into Lake Cunningham. Before your round, you’ll experience in the hospitality of Baha Mar as each player is offered a welcome specialty cocktail. –Paul Detre