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Golf

New Providence Island

Guests at affiliated hotels receive discounts at the following courses; prices quoted are for nonguests.

Cable Beach Golf Club (7,040 yards, par 72), the oldest golf course in the Bahamas, recently reopened after a 2006 renovation. The links are owned by the Radisson Cable Beach Casino & Golf Resort, whose guests get discount rates. Box N-4914, Nassau. 242/327-6000 Ext. 6189. 18 holes $95, 9 holes $70; carts included. Clubs $25. Daily 7-5:30; last tee-off at 5:15.

One & Only Ocean Club Golf Course (6,805 yards, par 72), formerly the Paradise Island Golf Club, had a major face-lift, care of Tom Weiskopf. The championship course is surrounded by the ocean on three sides, which means that winds can get stiff. Call to check on current availability and up-to-date prices (those not staying at Atlantis or the One & Only Ocean Club may find themselves shut out completely). Paradise Island Dr., next to airport, Box N-4777, Nassau. 242/363-3925; 800/321-3000 in U.S. 18 holes $225. Clubs $35. Daily 7-6.

South Ocean Golf Club (6,707 yards, par 72), in western New Providence, past Cable Beach, is the newest course to surrender its divots to visiting players. Narrow fairways are a notable feature. The course was designed by Joe Lee and built in 1969. Box N-8191, Nassau. 242/362-4391 Ext. 23. 18 holes $90, 9 holes $50; carts included. Clubs $20. Reductions for South Ocean Golf and Beach Resort guests. Daily 7-6.

Grand Bahama Island

Because Grand Bahama is such a large island, it can afford long fairways puddled with lots of water and fraught with challenge. Two championship golf courses at the Westin and Sheraton Grand Bahama Island Resort and one 9-hole course constitute a major attraction on the island. The Westin and Sheraton Lucayan Course operates a golf school and hosts the Breitling Pro-Am in January. Note that greens fees tend to be lower in the off-season (mid-May-mid-December). Currently, two courses at the former Royal Oasis resort remain closed.

Fortune Hills Golf & Country Club is a 3,453-yard, 9-hole, par-36 course -- a Dick Wilson and Joe Lee design -- with a restaurant, bar, and pro shop. E. Sunrise Hwy., Lucaya. 242/373-2222. $53 for 9 holes, $70 for 18 holes, cart included. Club rental $14 for 9 holes, $18 for 18 holes.

The Westin and Sheraton Grand Bahama Island Resort Lucayan Course, designed by Dick Wilson, is a dramatic 6,824-yard, par-72, 18-hole course featuring a balanced six straight holes, six classic left-turning doglegs, and six right-turning holds. The 18th hole has a double lake, and a new clubhouse is being built nearby. Its state-of-the-art instruction facilities include a practice putting green with bunker and chipping areas, covered teaching bays, and a teaching seminar area. A shared electric cart is included in green fees. The Westin and Sheraton Grand Bahama Island Resort, Lucaya. 242/373-2002. $120 for guests, $140 for nonguests.

The Westin and Sheraton Grand Bahama Island Resort Reef Course is a par-72, 6,930-yard course designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr., with lots of water, wide fairways flanked by strategically placed bunkers, and a tricky dogleg left on the 18th hole. The Westin and Sheraton Grand Bahama Island Resort, Lucaya. 242/373-2002. $120 for guests, $140 for nonguests.