SHADES OF BLUE

Out in the Atlantic yet just a short hop from Florida, unless you have sailed around them in person, the Bahamas are probably bigger than you think. They spread over a chain that extends for more than 500 miles in all and straddles the Tropic of Cancer. In fact there are more than 700 islands, cays and islets that comprise the Bahamas, although only 30 of them are inhabited. From that 30, in this issue we concentrate on seven golf destinations that span six islands, with some stunning photography that will have you reaching for the golf travel bag.

For a start, this aerial shot from the Abacos has us wanting to dive in right through these pages.

Once a haven for pirates, including the real-life Captain Blackbeard in the 18th century—the Englishman living on New Providence for a short while—today’s big business on the Bahamas is tourism and golf, as the exalted list of course designers bears testimony: Tiger Woods, Ernie Els, Greg Norman and Jack Nicklaus among others.