Destination Guides: New Providence (Nassau/Cable Beach)

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Frommer's Guide

INTRODUCTION

DINING

ATTRACTIONS

NIGHTLIFE

SHOPPING

WALKING TOURS

ACTIVE PURSUITS

•	Fishing
•	Hitting the Beach
•	Horseback Riding
•	Golf & Tennis
•	Snorkeling, Scuba Diving & Underwater Walks

Active Pursuits: Golf & Tennis

Golf

Some of the best golfing in The Bahamas is found in Nassau. The following courses are open to the public, not just to guests of the hotels that operate the properties.

Cable Beach Golf Course on West Bay Road, Cable Beach (tel. 242/327-6000), is a spectacular 18-hole, 7,040-yard, par-72 championship golf course, but it's not as challenging as the one at the South Ocean Golf Course. The Cable Beach course is under the management of the Radisson Cable Beach Hotel, but it's often used by guests of the other hotels nearby. Greens fees are $45 for residents of Radisson, $100 for all other players. Carts are included.

South Ocean Golf Course on Southwest Bay Road (tel. 242/362-4391), the best course on New Providence Island and one of the best in The Bahamas, is a 30-minute drive from Nassau on the southwest edge of the island. The course has palm-fringed greens and fairways. Overlooking the ocean, the 6,706-yard beauty has some first-rate holes amid trees, shrubs, ravines, and undulating hills. The 18-hole, USPGA-sanctioned course has a par of 72. The lofty elevation of this course offers panoramic water views, including an area of the Atlantic called Tongue of the Ocean. Golf architect Joe Lee designed the course with four challenging water holes and made very effective use of the rolling terrain. Guests at the South Ocean Golf and Beach Resort next to the course pay $65 for 18 holes, $40 for 9 holes; nonguests are charged $80 for 18 holes, $55 for 9 holes. It's best to phone ahead in case a golf tournament is scheduled for the day you had planned to play.

Tennis

Courts are available at only some hotels. Guests usually play free or for a nominal fee, whereas visitors are charged.

Most of the courts at Cable Beach are under the auspices of the Radisson Cable Beach Hotel, West Bay Street (tel. 242/327-6000). Residents of Radisson play free until sunset. After that, illumination costs $10 per hour. Non-Radisson guests pay $10 per person.

Another hotel offering tennis courts is the Nassau Beach Hotel, West Bay Street and Cable Beach (tel. 242/327-7711), with six Flexipave night-lit courts.

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