Sandals Emerald Bay Golf Course Reopens in Exuma

By: Caribbean Journal Staff - February 5, 2021

The Greg Norman-designed Sandals Emerald Bay Golf Course has reopened on the island of Great Exuma in The Bahamas, Caribbean Journal has learned.

The championship course, which has long played host to the Korn Ferry Tour’s Bahamas Great Exuma Classic, reopened this week.

The course’s relaunch comes ahead the planned reopening of the Sandals Emerald Bay resort, which is now slated for Feb. 24, according to Sandals Resorts International.

Sandals Emerald Bay is one of the top golf courses in the wider Caribbean region.

Guests at the adjacent Grand Isle resort also have access to the course.

For more, visit Sandals.

— CJ

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