Barbados’s Sandy Lane Green Monkey Golf Course featured in USA Today

St. James, Barbados: Sandy Lane Green Monkey Golf Course placed in the 9th position of the 2024 edition of USA Today’s 10 Best Readers’ Choice Awards list of 10 amazing Caribbean golf courses. It is considered a huge win for the island nation’s sporting department.

The nominees were selected by a panel of Caribbean and golf experts. Subsequently, the winners were decided on the basis of a voting system.

It is to be noted that the Grammy award recipient and American producer DJ Khaled and actor Mark Wahlberg have also played on this golf course a couple of times. The duo has also spotted real green monkeys on this spot, which is why the golf course is named Sandy Lane Green Monkey Golf Course.

USA Today, while recognizing the facilities provided by the course, stated that “The Green Monkey course features exposed rock, rolling greens and a serious elevation change for a memorable Caribbean golfing experience.”

The rankings of the 10 Best Golf courses in the Caribbean for 2024 as per USA Today list:

1. Royal Turks and Caicos Golf Club – Providenciales, Turks & Caicos
2. Aurora Anguilla Resort & Golf Club – Rendezvous Bay, Anguilla
3. Robert Trent Jones II Golf Course at Four Seasons Resort Nevis – Charlestown, St. Kitts and Nevis
4. Teeth of the Dog at Casa de Campo – La Romana, Dominican Republic
5. Cinnamon Hill at Rose Hall Golf – Montego Bay, Jamaica
6. Sandals Emerald Bay Golf Course – Great Exuma, Bahamas
7. Cedar Valley Golf Course – Cedar Grove, Antigua and Barbuda
8. East Course at TPC Dorado Beach – Dorado, Puerto Rico
9. The Green Monkey at Sandy Lane – St. James, Barbados
10. Tierra del Sol Golf Course – Aruba

Moreover, Sandy Lane Green Monkey golf course is truly a paradise for all golfers as the course offers meticulously designed courses. The golf course is a mixture of both challenge and charm.

Sandy Lane Green Monkey Golf Course

Sandy Lane’s Green Monkey Golf course, designed by Tom Fazio, is the second Caribbean course in history to host the World Golf Championships World Cup tournament. In this championship, the German team, including Marcel Siem, claimed victory over Scots Colin Montgomery and Marc Warren. The Golf course was named after Bajan green primates that considered the island nation as their home. There are some holes in the course, the most important of which is the par3 16th, which is situated in the centre of the valley floor and is protected by a giant bunker with a grass island in the middle carved in the shape of a monkey.

It is to be further added that the Green Monkey Golf Course is a part of the world-famous Sandy Lane resort.

Sandy Lane resort

Sandy Lane Resort is one of the most elegant and luxurious resorts in Barbados. It offers numerous facilities to its visitors, including a beautiful 5-bedroom villa, eight floodlit tennis courts, rooms averaging 900 square feet, and every room offers a large private veranda, television, personalized bar, etc. The resort also has amenities such as a gorgeous pool, fully-equipped fitness centre, full-service salon and many other things.