Southampton, Bermuda
Pink sand and ocean carries — Tour-hosted golf two hours off the East Coast.
Bermuda compresses a full international golf trip into a long weekend's reach. Port Royal — government-owned, Robert Trent Jones Sr.-designed and host to the PGA Tour's Bermuda stop — hangs its 16th hole off an oceanside cliff that alone justifies the flight. Mid Ocean Club, C.B. Macdonald's 1921 classic in Tucker's Town, is the white-glove chase, and Rosewood's Tucker's Point course rolls above Castle Harbour. Between rounds: pink-sand beaches, fish sandwiches, dark 'n' stormies, and an island small enough that nothing is more than a short taxi away.
| Course | Designer | Notes | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port Royal | Robert Trent Jones Sr. | Government-owned, PGA Tour-hosting, and home to the cliff-hanging 16th — one of golf's great ocean par-3s. The must-play. | public |
| Mid Ocean Club | C.B. Macdonald | The 1921 classic of Tucker's Town — its Cape-template 5th over Mangrove Lake is the postcard. Member introduction required. | members |
| Tucker's Point | — | Rolling resort golf above Castle Harbour — Rosewood guests get the tee sheet. | resort |
| Belmont Hills | — | A sporty, compact mid-island layout — the easy extra round. | public |
The resort
The Tucker's Point estate — pink-sand beach club, harbor views, and golf on property with Mid Ocean next door.
◆ The private house
A waterfront Bermuda cottage with the classic white stepped roof — terrace over the water, a dock for the evening swim, and the whole island within a twenty-minute taxi.
4-6 BR · sleeps 8-12 · ~$1,200–$4,000/nt
AM The two-hour nonstop leaves at breakfast; you're on-island by midday.
PM Opening loop at Belmont Hills or a Horseshoe Bay swim; fish sandwiches and dark 'n' stormies.
AM Rolling golf above Castle Harbour.
PM Pink-sand beach club afternoon; dinner overlooking the harbor.
AM Macdonald's 1921 classic, introduction permitting — the Cape hole awaits; otherwise a Port Royal recon round.
PM St. George's wander through the old town; rum tasting back at the cottage.
AM The Tour-hosting course for the team match — the 16th tee decides careers.
PM Trophy dinner on the water; a last night swim off the dock.
AM A final swim at Horseshoe Bay, then the short hop home — back on the East Coast by evening.
The fastest passport stamp in golf: barely two hours from the Eastern Seaboard, a PGA Tour-hosting public course with the game's prettiest ocean par-3s, and an island where the biggest logistics question is scooter or taxi.
Bermuda (BDA) is a two-hour-and-change nonstop from New York, Boston, Atlanta and DC — leave at breakfast, tee off after lunch. Visitors cannot rent cars on the island: crews move by taxi, minibus or rented electric two-seaters, and it all works. Port Royal books online like any public course — grab the marquee times early; Mid Ocean requires a member introduction, so put the concierge on it the day the trip is booked.