CaribbeanDouble-bogeys mean nothing when you’re in paradise
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Must-Plays
| | Four Seasons Resort
Nevis, West Indies
 The course provides a dramatic view of the Resort, the Caribbean and the neighboring island of St. Kitts. Two complimentary weekly clinics are offered to guests, and a golfer's conditioning program is also available for an additional fee. Guests are invited to take part in the 9-hole guest/manager scramble each week.
Par 70, 6682 yards (73.6/132)
(Robert Trent Jones II)
+1 (869) 469-1111
www.fourseasons.com/nevis | Provo Golf Club
Turks & Caicos
 Provo Golf Club offers a solid test for golfers of any caliber. Designed in a way that offers a larger green area if your approach shot is long, while the shorter approaches generally challenge a larger number of hazards, this is a course that can be played conservatively or with daring. According to locals, the prevailing "Trade Winds" that provide cool air over the entire islands can also make your round a bit more challenging, so be prepared.
Par 72, 6705 yards (74/136)
(649) 946-5991
www.provogolfclub.com
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| Carambola Golf Course
St. Croix
 Designed by Robert Trent Jones, Sr., and built by Laurence Rockefeller, the Club annually hosts the Konica USVI Golf Classic featuring LPGA professionals. Nestled in a verdant tropical valley, the Carambola Golf Course features rolling terrain, 94 bunkers and four of the best par 3's in the Caribbean. The course also features natural spring-like ponds that come into play on holes 5 and 14. The most challenging hole is the signature hole #8, a 223-yard, par 3, which requires an uphill tee shot to a well-bunkered green. For variety, also try the nearby Buccaneer Golf Course.
Par 72, 6843 yards (74.3/135)
(Robert Trent Jones)
(340) 778-5638
www.carambolabeach.com | Mahogany Run Golf Course
St. Thomas
 Mahogany Run’s Signature 13th, 14th and 15th holes are known as The Devil’s Triangle. The 327-yard 13th is a dogleg-left par-4 that slopes precipitously toward a tiny shelf-like green carved out of a hillside overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Playing the hole in regulation requires an accurate 200-yard tee shot followed by a wedge into the windswept 25-foot-wide green. Number 14 is a 173-yard, cliff-side hole with the Atlantic Ocean in place of the fairway. The golfer often must play the ball out over the ocean, battling swirling winds to find the green. Finally, the 15th is a 560-yard par-5, and is the number-one handicap hole on the course. Accuracy off the tee is vital. After a monster drive, long hitters often try to smash a second shot over a pond that guards the front of the hole, only to find trouble with the out-of-bounds behind the dramatically sloped green.
Par 70, 6022 yards (70.5/133)
(George and Tom Fazio)
(800) 253-7103
www.mahoganyrungolf.com
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| Los Suenos Marriott, La Iguana G.C.
Costa Rica
 La Iguana is a 6,700-yard Ted Robinson Jr. design with a unique and dramatic setting at the Los Suenos Marriott. The front nine plunges into the shadow of the rain forest along a narrow river valley. From the hills there is an occasional chorus of howler monkeys, and mature trees near the stream are placed for maximum difficulty. For instance, the second hole requires a long iron shot either over or under two trees guarding the green.
Par 72, 6700 yards
(Ted Robinson)
(506) 630-9012
www.marriott.com | Guavaberry Golf Club
Dominican Republic
 The black championship tees offer the greatest challenge at Guavaberry, as there is a 936-yard difference between the middle white tees (11-20 Hcp) and black tees (scratch golfer) -- the sight lines are quite different for the two tees and the penalty for missing a landing area can be harsh. There are a few holes that require some sharp, short iron play to avoid a big number and still others that offer birdie opportunities. The greens are quite true for such a young course and, as is the case with courses in this environment, they should become even more consistent with time
Par 72, 7156 yards
(Gary Player)
(809) 333-GOLF
www.guavaberrygolf.com
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