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Good from afar: Blue Tip is the
new Grand Cayman golf course
at the Ritz-Carlton Grand Cayman.
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While it's known as a world-class scuba destination, the island of Grand Cayman has a long way to go before being considered a top spot for Caribbean golf vacations. That's not to say that taking a Grand Cayman golf vacation is a bad idea, but it's probably better suited to a long weekend or quick, mid-week getaway where golf is not the highest priority.
Yes, there was a lot of fanfare surrounding last year's opening of Blue Tip, a Greg Norman design, but we found this private, nine-holer for Ritz-Carlton Grand Cayman guests to be uninspiring.
The course was built on relatively flat terrain and, though water is prevalent because the routing weaves through a series of man-made canals, there aren't any holes on the ocean. Isn't that one of the reasons people take Caribbean golf vacations? For the $218 we paid for two, nine-hole loops, we certainly expected to see, or at least hear, the crashing waves.
Besides Blue Tip, there are two other Grand Cayman golf courses
that you can play on a Caribbean golf vacation. Want to know which one we do recommend? All the details, plus insider tips on the Ritz-Carlton Grand Cayman, restaurants, and off-course activities, are included in the March issue of Golf Odyssey. Click here before March 25, 2008 to try Golf Odyssey for free and I'll send it to you (and the April issue, too!).
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