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Caye Chapel, Belize among ten great Caribbean Golf Resorts

Forget the cold winds and spitting rain of Ballybunion and Bandon Dunes. Golfers who visit the Caribbean are willing to forsake a little history and tradition for a kinder and gentler climate. “Clients who consider the Caribbean are looking for an island golf experience,” said Matthew Diehl, marketing manager for Links Golf Travel [www.linksgolftravel.com]. “They want to play in the jungle, with views of the ocean and the mountains. They want to play along the coast, with palm trees swaying.”Amongst aficionados of golf course design, the Caribbean has not traditionally been viewed as a standout destination. This, simply because the sun and surf that make the islands so appealing on so many levels is hell to pay on turf grass. The challenges of growing and maintaining first-rate playing surfaces have historically discouraged many top-shelf designers and developers from doing adventurous work in the Caribbean. But in the last ten years, this has changed, with the introduction of a new turf hybrid — Seashore Paspalum. “Agronomic advances are making golf more viable on the islands,” said Brian McCallen, acclaimed golf travel writer. “The new hybrids require less than half the pesticides of earlier grasses, are salt tolerant, and can even be irrigated with brackish water. They’re low maintenance, they’re very playable, and their fueling a boom in new, high quality courses.”Among gorgeous golfing destinations, Caye Chapel [www.cayechapel.com] in Belize was chosen as one of the ten best.
Caye Chapel is the name of the island a short flight off the Belizean mainland that the golf course graces; in fact, most of this smallish caye is given over to the track, which moves north and south between saltwater ponds inhabited by tarpon and saltwater crocodiles. (Be VERY careful about retrieving errant shots!) The par-5 16th stretches 623 yards along the west side of the island, offering distant views of Ambergris Caye and the mainland.

Other destinations picked were: Punta Espada at Cap Cana, Dominican Republic, Teeth of the Dog, Casa de Campo, Dominican Republic, Four Seasons – Nevis, and Cinnamon Hill Ocean Course, Rose Hall Resort, Jamaica.
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If my eyes aren't decieving me, that looks like the late, great, Jerry McDermott about to miss a putt for big $$$'s while being heckled by Chris Aycock and Josh Buetner.

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I had heard that the course was closed until March. I that true?

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I beleive that is Jerry. I played that course with him in 2000 and he took most of my $$$$

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Owner is afraid we will give him swine flu so he closed to commoners

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Originally Posted by Dane
Owner is afraid we will give him swine flu so he closed to commoners

What a load of bunk. That is not why the resort is currently closed.

The resort and management are going through some transitioning and the decision was made to shut down the resort for a little while.

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Amanda, are they not doing some course improvements, ie. new grasses and such? Or am I wrong on this as an issue?


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I think they are installing a new water system.
notice how stunted the trees are in the photo below.
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HA HA HA HA !!!
That or its now the land of giants


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