Royal Blue Golf Course at Baha Mar

Very disappointing experience for $400+

For a round costing over $400, I expected a much better overall experience. The customer service at the golf shop was horrible and definitely did not match the price point of the course.

After making a purchase in the golf shop, they wouldn’t even provide a bag for the merchandise. That was very disappointing and made the customer service experience even worse.

During my round, the sprinklers were running while we were playing, which was frustrating and disruptive. The fairways were okay overall, but there were several brown spots that I didn’t expect to see given the price.

Royal Blue is a beautiful property and has a lot of potential, but at $400+ per round, the course conditions and especially the customer service need to be much better. The overall experience did not justify the price.

A good resort style golf course with decent greens and fairways, good water hazards with Tee boxes being adjusted regularly to challenge your play. It can be appreciated by novices, Pros and those in between.

However there are a few cons: Play is not managed well for Tee times and an regularly over scheduled. You can find yourself in a wait to start a hole up to 45 mins. With no staff in place to encourage play to move forward.

Bunkers have exposed rusted spikes, harden salt like sand with undercoated fabric exposed, a complete eyesore!

The restrooms on the first 9 are in need of repairs and the water for just washing your hands smells like a sewerage!

This is being ran like a Municipal course with no marshals, which is CRAZY for this price point! The staff looks stressed but try to be friendly as if it's forced. The pro shop has inventory that looks as if it dates back to the 90's and over priced.

There is always large groups of kids unsupervised walking the course and adding major delays in play; which makes paying that high price for a round of golf extremely frustrating!!!!

Then there is the "Harris Elite golf program" being ran out of the course by the director's Husband. It is extremely sketch 🤔 and it is not affiliated with the Baha Mar resort! It shows a misuse of the resorts resources to say the least !

The clubhouse or Pro shop doesn't even have a first aid kit all a mandatory defibrillator that should be visible. It's scary to think of what can happen if there is an emergency with kids or a guest.

The driving range is a bit of a trek, and very isolated with only a security camera that makes you feel watched rather than secure out in the what feels like the woods.

The Ocean Club golf course has the "Full Experience" you would expect at this price point, it really transports you!

A good resort style golf course with decent greens and fairways, good water hazards with Tee boxes being adjusted regularly to challenge your play. It can be appreciated by novices, Pros and those in between.

However there are a few cons: Play is not managed well for Tee times and an regularly over scheduled. You can find yourself in a wait to start a hole up to 45 mins. With no staff in place to encourage play to move forward.

Bunkers have exposed rusted spikes, harden salt like sand with undercoated fabric exposed, a complete eyesore! The restrooms on the first 9 are in need of repairs and the water for just washing your hands smells like a sewerage!

This is being ran like a Municipal course with no marshals, which is CRAZY for this price point! The staff looks stressed but try to be friendly as if it's forced. The pro shop has inventory that looks as if it dates back to the 90's and over priced. There is always large groups of kids unsupervised walking the course and adding major delays in play; which makes paying that high price for a round of golf extremely frustrating!!!!

Then there is the "Harris Elite golf program" being ran out of the course by the director's Husband. It is extremely sketch 🤔 and it is not affiliated with the Baha Mar resort! It shows a misuse of the resorts resources to say the least ! The clubhouse or Pro shop doesn't even have a first aid kit all a mandatory defibrillator that should be visible. It's scary to think of what can happen if there is an emergency with kids or a guest. The driving range is a bit of a trek, and very isolated with only a security camera that makes you feel watched rather than secure out in the what feels like the woods.

The Ocean Club golf course has the "Full Experience" you would expect at this price point, it really transports you!

This is a Jack Nicholas designed course and is relatively challenging but fair. The fairways were cut short and were relatively hard so divots were few. The greens were hard and the grass was sparse for such an expensive course. The traps were excellent with plenty of fluffy sand. There were few if any spectacular views for such an overpriced course. There is no driving range but a net to hit into. The pace of play with 10 minutes between tee times was very slow with no Marshall. This at best is an average course that is way overpriced. The $85 dollar rentals did not include any hybrids but 4 different wedges. I would not recommend anyone to play this course.

This is a beautiful course with a high-end, luxury feel and excellent conditioning. Mostly wide off the tees and strategically well placed hazards for approach shots. It's not on the water but there are lots of ponds. They don't choke the holes however. Many greens are nicely placed beside rock formations. There are nice variety of hole lengths and fairway movement. The greens have some movement and slope but nothing excessive. Carts are a must as there are long distances from greens to tees. Overall, a good fun course.

Great course , Greens very slow.

Decided to rent clubs instead of the hassle of bringing our own. After reading Royal Blue would provide a quick club fitting. That was a mistake , there was no Club Fitting just a bag on the back of our four carts. Not easy hitting a 9 degree driver if you never hit one before. You would think for what they charge you would get more than 15 range balls to hit

Bring your own sticks…

Played 3 rounds at Royal Blue Golf Club while vacationing in the Bahamas at the Baha Mar. Challenging but very fair course that keeps you wanting to come back and play it again the next day. Overall conditions of the course were outstanding from tee to green.

I have played at many resort courses and this was hands down the best customer service I have ever seen from a golf staff. From the time you pull up the course the staff is extremely friendly and wants you to have a great day at the facility. Can't say enough good things about the course and the staff and I look forward to going back to play again.

Beautiful Course BUT Very Disappointed that we weren’t informed that the greens were being Verticutt and then dressed with sand afterwards. The conditions on 4 greens was so bad with ridges of grass and sand that we picked up on 4 greens. We did contact the director of golf and he said he would look into it but a week has gone by with no reply from him. Not what I expect from a high end golf course. Discounted rate of $341 for golf, club rental and all taxes AFTER 12pm. Check course conditions before you play.

Great layout, course in a good conditions.

I honestly think it’s little to much money for a round.

What a perfect day. This course is such a treat. Challenging enough, beautiful weather, cool breeze all day. Front 9 is has a little more shade on hot days but 16 alone is worth every penny.

Spend a little extra on a caddy they are helpful and really entertaining.

They even have an amazing rental club selection. Don't bother bringing yours. One less bag. Stayed at Baha Mar and came out to the course every morning.

You won't regret it!

The course is in pristine condition from tee to green. The staff are friendly and the beverage cart is very regular if you need it.

The facilities were all 1st-rate, and all of the staff were courteous and professional. They made the club fitting for rental painless. The caddy was very knowledgeable and kept track of our wayward shots (of which there were many).

The course itself is immaculate. The front 9 you see a lot of the surrounding area and ocean. The back 9 is completely different experience. Holes built into blasted rock and jungle. The signature hole was a gorgeous sight. Highly recommended for the $300ish greens fee.

Certainly, among one of the most beautiful resorts and golf courses in the world!

From the moment we were picked up at the Baha Mar resort and dropped off at the clubhouse at Royal Blue you know that you're somewhere special.

You are greeted by course staff, brought to the pro-shop to check in, then straight to the range to get fitted with clubs for the round. The range and practice facility was great - Royal Blue had Titleist, PXG, Itoberi, Taylor Made, Callaway clubs to try out and use for the round.

After the practice session was completed, we were shuttled to the starter and introduced to our forecaddie Alex, who was cordial, witty, knowledgeable and very helpful around the course (especially with the elevation changes on the back 9 holes).

The course was in perfect condition during the round - from the tee boxes all the way to the greens our group had no complains for Royal Blue. Like other resort courses, there are multiple risk/reward holes that you can take advantage off the tee.

The front 9 had views of the Baha Mar resort and the Atlantic ocean. Getting off the tee safety was the challenge as the undulating fairways, rolling white sand dunes came into play on many of the tee shots. The back 9 however was completely different - you are set through dense jungle and elevated terrain that was breathtaking.

The island green on the par 3 16th hole was a fun challenge - especially with the downhill elevation change, make sure to go down a club (as Alex recommended).

After the round, we enjoyed lunch and drinks at the tavern to end the day. I fully recommend the Royal Blue Golf Club and want to personally thank Sean Cracraft and the staff for the great experience!

In town to cover the Hero World Challenge and was able to take an afternoon to get over to Royal Blue. Thrilled that I did.

For starters, the place was absolutely pristine. Every blade of grass was manicured to perfection and the greens were fabulous.

The whole layout was fun, particularly the back nine. Everything was memorable and I particularly liked being able to hit a different club into each of the par-3 holes.

The Baha Mar area is great and we were able to have a few drinks afterward staring over a beautiful setting. Can't wait to get back there.

Royal Blue offers a first-class golf experience from the second you arrive at the clubhouse. The $275 green fee is plenty high on its own, incentivizing you to spring for the $325 all-in package, which comes with your choice of rental clubs — PXG, Itobori, Titleist, TaylorMade, Callaway — ProV1 golf balls, an engraved bag tag, and a drink in a take-home thermos. The club would prefer you to take advantage of the all-in experience, and it's absolutely worth the moderate up-charge if you were already willing to pay the greens fee. Bottom line: if you're willing to spend the money, go for the full package. It's a substantially better value.

The Jack Nicklaus design features two unique nines, with the back nine coming out head and shoulders above the front, although both sides are impeccably maintained by Sean Cracraft and his staff.

The freeform teeing concept is highly enjoyable if you're willing and able to play the course multiple times, but otherwise wouldn't make an impact if you're only playing once.

The resort is expected to open in full in Spring 2018. Baha Mar is certainly an expensive destination, but the all-in package at Royal Blue is a unique, resort experience.

One final note: If your short game is in a state of disrepair, chipping off Paspalum will absolutely boost your confidence.