Sandy Lane Golf Club

Green Monkey · Old Nine · Country Club

Rating: 5 / 5

Sandy Lane Golf Club, attached to the legendary Sandy Lane resort in St. James, offers three of the finest golf courses in the Caribbean. The centrepiece is the Green Monkey, a Tom Fazio-designed course carved through a former coral stone quarry and reserved for resort guests and members, widely regarded as one of the most exclusive courses in the world. The Country Club course, which hosted the 2006 World Golf Championships Barbados, and the Old Nine complete a world-class trio, backed by full clubhouse, practice and caddie facilities.

Contact Information

Address: Sandy Lane, St. James

Phone: 246-444-2000

The hotel

Sandy Lane is one of the most famous luxury resorts in the Caribbean, set on a private beach on the Platinum Coast in St. James. Originally opened in 1961, it was rebuilt in 2001. The resort runs three championship golf courses, two private beaches, an award-winning spa, and a celebrated celebrity guest history.

Pricing & booking

Rates typically start from USD

,500/night in low season and well above ,000/night in peak. The Sandy Lane Gold Cup, hosted at the Garrison Savannah every March, is one of the major events of the Caribbean horse-racing calendar — funded by the resort's owners.

Notable guests

Tiger Woods (married at Sandy Lane in 2004), Rihanna (Barbadian native, frequent guest), and a long list of royalty, athletes, and entertainers.

About sports in Barbados

Cricket is Barbados. Kensington Oval has hosted World Cup finals, and the island has produced some of cricket's greatest players including Sir Garfield Sobers and Hayley Matthews. Beyond cricket, Barbados offers horse racing at the historic Garrison Savannah, world-class surfing at Bathsheba, polo at Holders, rugby, football, and the Sol Rally — one of the biggest motorsport events in the Caribbean.

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