The Next Jaw-Dropping Course From Coore & Crenshaw Is Coming to Saint Lucia

 In mid-November 2021, I stood on a small plot of terrain that jutted out into the Caribbean Sea—a spit of land that will eventually serve as the teeing ground for the 15th hole at Point Hardy Golf Club in Saint Lucia. It was late morning on the northern shore of the island and the midday sun shone brightly as waves crashed into the rocky base of this exposed tee box. A steady breeze blew in off the ocean, which tempered the hotness of the day; however, occasional stronger gusts triggered thoughts of tee shots ballooning in the wind and mid-iron approaches drifting offline. It was clear then that on this future Coore & Crenshaw-designed golf course, ocean breezes will serve as a primary defense against low scores.

The already dramatic nature of the setting intensified once I glanced out across the cove and up to an elevated plateau of land running along the cliff’s edge. That corridor of terrain, then just barren earth shaped by dozers and other equipment, represented the future fairway of this short par 4.

At the time, the course was still more than a year away from consummation, which meant the 15th hole was also far from complete. Yet, it wasn’t difficult to imagine the fairway grassed with paspalum or a flag fluttering out on the ridge’s peak some 300 yards in the distance. What I couldn’t envision was the ideal shot to be hit from the tee. Standing there, looking out and up to a largely hidden landing area, only a small portion of the right side of the fairway was visible.

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