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Golf in Bermuda
How difficult and/or expensive would it be for me to get my grandson (age 15) a chance to play golf in Bermuda from a cruise ship? Is it even possible? I think he would like company too, but I don't play, and neither does my husband. What chance would there be of finding a compatible companion of about his age, or at least younger than I. He now plays with his mom and/or dad on a fairly regular basis. |
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In article , Rosalie B.
wrote: How difficult and/or expensive would it be for me to get my grandson (age 15) a chance to play golf in Bermuda from a cruise ship? Is it even possible? I think he would like company too, but I don't play, and neither does my husband. What chance would there be of finding a compatible companion of about his age, or at least younger than I. He now plays with his mom and/or dad on a fairly regular basis. Certainly it is possible to play golf from a cruise ship in Bermuda or other ports. Tom K does it every time he cruises to Bermuda. As far as finding someone to play with some cruise lines have golf programs. Or they did. Celebrity had a golf pro onboard their Bermuda sailing that organized groups to play at different courses. -- Charles |
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In article , Rosalie B.
wrote: How difficult and/or expensive would it be for me to get my grandson (age 15) a chance to play golf in Bermuda from a cruise ship? Is it even possible? I checked on the Celebrity web site and they offer a golf excursion to Belmont Hills Golf Club for $150. If he does not take his own clubs he would have to rent those for $45. You can check the web sites of other cruise lines calling on Bermuda for similar excursions. -- Charles |
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"Rosalie B." wrote in message ... How difficult and/or expensive would it be for me to get my grandson (age 15) a chance to play golf in Bermuda from a cruise ship? Is it even possible? I think he would like company too, but I don't play, and neither does my husband. What chance would there be of finding a compatible companion of about his age, or at least younger than I. He now plays with his mom and/or dad on a fairly regular basis. Golf in Bermuda is expensive (typically $150 to $250 and up), but then it's Bermuda and it's on the Atlantic Ocean. Some courses are marvelous, while others are just so-so. So given the price, it's more desirable to play at a better course than a so-so course. Of the courses there, Port Royal and Riddel's Bay have holes right on the ocean. So do Mid Ocean Club and Tucker's Point, but they're private country clubs with very limited public access. Plus they're on the St. Georges end of the island. I don't think Belmont has holes on the ocean. On the other hand, how good is your grandson? If he can shoot mid 80's to mid 90's (or better) then I'd suggest Port Royal (best bang for your buck). Last time I played it was in the $150 range, though that was 2 years ago so it could be more now). It's a far better course than the one Charles mentioned (Belmont) from the Celebrity webpage. But if he typically shoots over 100, then Port Royal will be too challenging, and he'd probably slow down the people he's playing with. Then he should probably stick with Riddel's Bay or Belmont. All courses in Bermuda require you to ride a cart, so he'd have to be paired with someone old enough to drive a cart when he does go out. Courses typically only let foursomes out, so he'd have to play with 3 others anyway. But he could go by himself and the course will pair him up. You don't need to go with someone else (meaning you don't need to find him a companion - the course will do that). You can get a tee time at Port Royal (get the phone number from the webpage). Not sure about the others. Make sure you let them know his age though, so they can pair him up with someone who can drive. --Tom |
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"Tom K" wrote:
"Rosalie B." wrote in message .. . How difficult and/or expensive would it be for me to get my grandson (age 15) a chance to play golf in Bermuda from a cruise ship? Is it even possible? I think he would like company too, but I don't play, and neither does my husband. What chance would there be of finding a compatible companion of about his age, or at least younger than I. He now plays with his mom and/or dad on a fairly regular basis. Golf in Bermuda is expensive (typically $150 to $250 and up), but then it's Bermuda and it's on the Atlantic Ocean. Some courses are marvelous, while others are just so-so. So given the price, it's more desirable to play at a better course than a so-so course. Of the courses there, Port Royal and Riddel's Bay have holes right on the ocean. So do Mid Ocean Club and Tucker's Point, but they're private country clubs with very limited public access. Plus they're on the St. Georges end of the island. I don't think Belmont has holes on the ocean. On the other hand, how good is your grandson? If he can shoot mid 80's to mid 90's (or better) then I'd suggest Port Royal (best bang for your buck). Last time I played it was in the $150 range, though that was 2 years ago so it could be more now). It's a far better course than the one Charles mentioned (Belmont) from the Celebrity webpage. But if he typically shoots over 100, then Port Royal will be too challenging, and he'd probably slow down the people he's playing with. Then he should probably stick with Riddel's Bay or Belmont. All courses in Bermuda require you to ride a cart, so he'd have to be paired with someone old enough to drive a cart when he does go out. Courses typically only let foursomes out, so he'd have to play with 3 others anyway. But he could go by himself and the course will pair him up. You don't need to go with someone else (meaning you don't need to find him a companion - the course will do that). You can get a tee time at Port Royal (get the phone number from the webpage). Not sure about the others. Make sure you let them know his age though, so they can pair him up with someone who can drive. Could I go and drive? Thank you for the explanation. I will have to find out how good he is. I was and am so horrible at ball games of all kinds, that I didn't introduce my kids to many ball games. This child's mother has taken up golf, and I think she thinks I should have given her the opportunity earlier. OTOH she's also taken up skiing which it never would have occurred to me to do in a million years. The kids all swam, they had horses, they did gymnastics, figure skating, ballet, scouts and music. They tried sailing and I think tennis (not sure about that). I don't know that they would have had time to do golf. |
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"Rosalie B." wrote in message ... Could I go and drive? Thank you for the explanation. I will have to find out how good he is. You would have to call the course and ask if you can drive. More than likely they'd want to send out a group of 4 paying golfers. To send a person out who's not playing... well they most likely wouldn't allow 5 people to go out since that would necessitate a 3rd cart... and to let you be one of the 4 , but one who's not playing and not paying, that's losing money for them. If it's not busy they might consider it, but if it's busy that day, they might not allow it. Hard question to answer unless you knew the specifics for the day as to how crowded it would be. --Tom |
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On May 28, 11:46*pm, "Tom K" wrote:
All courses in Bermuda require you to ride a cart, so he'd have to be paired with someone old enough to drive a cart when he does go out. Not being a golfer, that surprised me a bit. The top speed is slow, and the center of gravity is low - I didn't think it would be more than "if you're shorter than this line, you can't drive a cart." I'm sure it won't be an issue with the OP's grandson as he'll be playing with others, but I'm curious. Is it a standard thing that the driver has to have a driver's license? R |
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"RicodJour" wrote in message ... On May 28, 11:46 pm, "Tom K" wrote: All courses in Bermuda require you to ride a cart, so he'd have to be paired with someone old enough to drive a cart when he does go out. Not being a golfer, that surprised me a bit. The top speed is slow, and the center of gravity is low - I didn't think it would be more than "if you're shorter than this line, you can't drive a cart." I'm sure it won't be an issue with the OP's grandson as he'll be playing with others, but I'm curious. Is it a standard thing that the driver has to have a driver's license? R Not driver's license in all places. Sometimes a certain age is a requirement. The top speed isn't "that slow". They move rather quickly, which can be a problem on hilly terrain and while making quick turns. --Tom |
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