Bermuda Grand Slam of Golf

Bermuda Grand Slam of Golf

By Dave Finn as published on pages 38 and 39 of November 2024 issue of Golf Central Magazine.

Port Royal Golf Course – Hole #16

Rich with history and architecture, blessed with safe friendly people, Bermuda offers world-class golf, pink sandy beaches, crystal clear water and magnificent restaurants all within an easy 2½ direct flight from most major cities on the eastern seaboard of North America.  The weather is perfect year-round, and the scenery is second to none.

For us golfers there are five 18-hole championship courses, one 9-hole and an 18-hole par-3 to test your skills.  In fact, Bermuda boasts as having the highest concentration of golf courses per square mile in the world that takes up almost 17% of the country’s 21.6 square miles of real estate.

From 2007 to 2014, Bermuda proudly hosted the PGA Bermuda Grand Slam of Golf in mid-October pairing the winners of all four majors in a 36-hole event vying for bragging rights and a $1.3 million prize purse.

Here you can play some of the more picturesque courses in the world as well as follow alongside the footsteps of the most decorated professional golfers. 2010 participant Martin Kaymer reportedly said, “It’s like a paradise, playing golf in paradise” and I could not agree any more.

During my brief visit I only got a chance to play four of their courses and I was not disappointed.

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