Black Pearl Golf Course at Pristine Bay Resort

Very fun course, very challenging due to the rolling layout and hilly landscape. Only thing is the rental club setup was horrible. The bag I got had 2 7-irons and 2 8-irons. I have a feeling the course sees quite a bit of tourist guests so expected decent clubs, or at least full club sets.

Front nine is a little difficult, but after that, the back line is fine. It’s a lot of variation in elevation but beautiful.

I booked while I was still in Arizona arrived at the golf course paid a $49 booking fee with 220 due at the course when I arrived I was told that if I stayed with the golf now they I would be charged double for rental clubs and that I was better off just eating the $50 booking fee and paying them $300 up front otherwise with golf now it would have been 269 plus $75 for each pair of clubs or pay them $300 and eat the $50 booking fee I feel it was a bait and switch situation and I think golf now should look into this situation

Got there and didn't really want to honor the golf now but if he did it would have been more money than if I paid what they were asking so I guess I lose my booking fee of $50 not too happy about that

The course was really nice as far as grass, green speed, etc. (except the bunkers were lacking sand in most places). Overall, I would definitely recommend playing if you are in Roatan. The views are beautiful, and the island hole on #11 is really fun. There are lots of elevation changes, so the round required endurance and some challenging shots.

This place is in an obscure location in Pristine Bay on the island of Roatan, Honduras. There is no sign...VERY hard to find. When we got there they were out of carts even though we had paid for the carts in advance. Walking is near impossible because it is straight up and down and VERY hot and humid...Its Honduras! It was like they were not expecting us and there zero food, zero accommodation....It was like it was shut down but people were there...We took a maids service cart and of course it quit on hole 10 and we pushed it with the other cart (somebody pulled up and we grabbed their cart)

Highly recommend this course, new management has improved the experience massively! A must for any golfer coming to the island!

While it’s the only option for a full length round on Roatan, it’s a must experience course. Typical Pete Dye design with plenty of challenges and places to get into trouble. The views and overall layout are amazing. What’s not to love when the ocean is your backdrop on many holes.

We had the privilege of playing the Black Pearl golf course at pristine bay on Roatan island. The course is very well-kept and absolutely gorgeous. It is a full length and challenging course right on the ocean. This is the nicest golf course I have ever played in the Caribbean.

Played today and the best course we’ve played in our Caribbean trip greens were so god and the views were unreal

Staff was great but the course is in renovation mode. Driving range under construction, not great practice green and the fairways and tee boxes are in recovery mode. Greens were slow. Layout was interesting and at times a little confusing. There are really no other choices on Roatan. Only saw one other pair of golfers on the course so pace was awesome.

The course conditions aren’t the best by no means. But playable. The fairways need work and lots of water. Although the greens were perfection. Unfortunately these people here got hit hard with the lack of tourism during the pandemic. My wife and I played 2 rounds here and when we come back we’ll play again. The staff is very personable and helpful. Hats off to Foster for taking care of us both days!

I played this course 20 times during my vacation to Roatan last year. this course has a good layout. Conditions are average. Bunkers need a lot of maintenance. They were rock hard. Local permits loosening a patch of sand and place your ball on it. it has a hole duplicating no. 17 at Sawgrass. It is fun to play. Not too difficult. A lot of cruise ship passengers play this course when their ship stops in Roatan. Try it if you visit Roatan.

I golf once, sometimes twice a week in central florida. This course was very challenging from the elevation changes and fairway bunkers. The course was in great shape, greens were beautiful. Unfortunately, Roatan Island had 60 inches of rain in a single day the week prior so there were some very, very soggy spots. Without our caddie, we would have lost many balls due to plugging in the fairways.

Having the caddie along was fantastic, he was a great guy, knew the course and was very friendly. Well worth the money.

Bring extra golf balls and your camera. The scenery is beautiful and so is the golf!

Incredible Golf Course. Owners must touch base with reality. The ability to bring average golfers in is very restrictive. They got good service are unavailable to the public without paying a large fee. More directions should be spent toward bringing a larger quantity of golfers to the island. The course was practically empty which indicates the prices are not set correctly. The course is in perfect condition, no weeds. The practice areas are restricted to playing persons only. One should be able to go practice on the Range and then they will really want to play

I believe this is the 5th time I've played the course. The layout and design are excellent, challenging but not overly so. Landing areas are fairly wide and expansive, greens have many undulations and fairly large. Scenary is beautiful, you can see the Carribean Sea from many holes. The course was in pretty solid condition considering they've had very little rain lately. It's never been busy there anytime I've played, so I wonder how they stay in business?

If you're a golfer and spending some time in Roatan, I'd highly recommend playing.

The restaurant at the hotel is very nice as is the one in the Beach Club, if you want to grab something to eat after your round.

We rented clubs, I paid $25 for some TaylorMade's that were several years old but they were adequate, especially for the price. They also have newer Ping rentals for $40.

One issue is that the batteries in the carts don't seem to be maintained well. Ours barely made it through 18 holes, was basically out of juice when we finished.

I play this course a few times a year and overall it is great. The last few times I have played there has been no balls on the driving range and the other downside is the battery life on the golf carts. My last 4 rounds we have not been able to finish with the same cart, the batteries must be getting old or not maintained, either way not much fun running out of juice half way through our round.