Tobago Plantations Golf and Country Club is located on the southern tip of Tobago and prides itself on a PGA championship.
Tobago Plantations Golf and Country Club is the newest course on the island. The course is located on the southern tip of Tobago and prides itself on a PGA championship design as well as reflecting the Tobago land and atmosphere. Unlike some modern courses that wipe out any necessary land geography to provide the "perfect" par-5, the environmentally friendly layout was constructed around existing wildlife habitats and vegetation.
Designed by British architects Bob Hunt and Marcus Blackburn, the course has some "links" characteristics. Deep pot bunkers are scattered throughout the course and many holes stretch along the Caribbean coast, a far more inviting view than the rocky, windy shores of the North Sea. The track plays out to a peninsula with panoramic views of the Atlantic Ocean, and delves inland for several holes that weave throughout mature palm trees and mangroves.
Plantations is plenty long, stretching out to 7,005 yards. The nine-hole Sugar Mill course, designed for beginners, opened in 2002, along with a six-hole children's course.
The Practice/Academy facilities are very good for honing up your game before starting and for those who are unwilling to lug their clubs half way round the world the club has exceptional quality hire sets (Calloway).
There are no weak holes and some in superb settings though there is a little condominium golf on the inward half it is not obtrusive. Take lots of balls – don't try and find them in the undergrowth – and expect to have to replace them.