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Calgary Herald
14-05-2025
- Business
- Calgary Herald
Cabot Saint Lucia scores hole in one with course, homes
In the distance, some 150 nerve-wracking yards away, my target — a peninsula green guarded by a clutch of white-sand bunkers and the choppy sea — beckons. A warm, sea-salted wind whips off the water and I just can't decide which club to choose. To be honest, the jaw-dropping beauty of this hole, perhaps the best par-3 I've ever seen, has got my mind going in a million different directions. I reach for a six-iron, steady myself over the ball and make a hopeful swat. My ball disappears into a smear of swirling mist and then, a couple of seconds later, falls softly in the middle of the green. Needless to say, I'm tickled pink! Article content Article content Article content 'Tickled pink,' I'd say, will be the overwhelming feeling that every member and homeowner at the brand new Cabot Saint Lucia development will have the second they sign on the dotted line. Article content Article content Indeed, you can search far-away lands — including tropical destinations that tempt and tease with their perfect palm trees, soft-sand beaches and baby-blue seas — and you'll find many opportunities to purchase a plot of land and join a nice golf club. From the Caymans to the Canaries, Bermuda to the Bahamas, there are opportunities. But there is nothing that quite compares to Cabot Saint Lucia. Article content Located on the northeast tip of the island country of Saint Lucia, deep in the Caribbean Sea, Cabot Saint Lucia is rightfully regarded as the crown jewel of Canada's revered Cabot Collection. And, in case you're not familiar with this fast-moving, Canadian-based golf and real estate developer, that's definitely saying something. Article content Currently, the Cabot group owns seven golf-anchored resorts and residential developments around the world. Every one, including its first — Cabot Cape Breton on Nova Scotia's wave-battered shores — is a spectacular achievement that has golf connoisseurs from around the world ogling over the images. Article content Article content Toggle full screen modePrevious Gallery Image Next Gallery ImageToggle gallery captions View All 3 Photos 1 of 3 Article content Designed by the talented duo of Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw, the Point Hardy Golf Club at Cabot Saint Lucia (the course opened last winter) boasts stunning ocean views from virtually every hole and nine greens right on the ocean's edge. The collection of seaside par-3s, especially, two of which require daring and dramatic carries over the roiling sea (the cliff-top 17th and, my favourite, the 16th) are quickly becoming legendary. Not surprisingly, given the quality of the architecture and the rarity of courses with this much seaside drama, Point Hardy has quickly become a legitimate contender in the 'world's best golf course' debate. Article content 'Cabot Saint Lucia is our only private members club within the Cabot Collection,' says Andrew Alkenbrack, chief operating officer at Cabot Saint Lucia. 'It's an exceptional location with a site for golf that will stand with the very best courses on the planet. With more potential than anything I have ever seen, Cabot Saint Lucia demanded to be treated differently.'
USA Today
25-04-2025
- USA Today
Pinehurst makes planning more precarious in the best possible way
Pinehurst makes planning more precarious in the best possible way At the risk of sounding like Captain Obvious, Pinehurst is a must-play destination. If you have never visited the quiet North Carolina hamlet for golf, it's time to start considering a trip. And with news this week from Pinehurst Resort of a new course slated to open in two years, there's more reason than ever to start considering a either a maiden voyage or a return trip to the Sandhills. Pinehurst No. 11 will be designed by the esteemed team of Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw, and the new course will sit alongside the resort's No. 10 course designed by Tom Doak and Angela Moser. Anywhere else in the world, those two courses alone would be enough to warrant the construction of a new interstate offramp and a possibly a runway extension. In the Pinehurst region, they are just two more spectacular courses in a rolling green world of incredible options. Pinehurst No. 2 is famous as a U.S. Open site packed with history and pedigree, and the resort is also home to Pinehurst No. 4 by Gil Hanse and Jim Wagner. As the numerical naming convention implies, there are plenty of other courses at the resort worth checking out, including the par-3 course, the Cradle. Away from Pinehurst Resort, the classic Mid Pines is a personal favorite, and it's just one of three historical treasures managed by Pine Needles Lodge. Less than an hour away are two Mike Strantz playgrounds, Tobacco Road to the northeast and Tot Hill Farm to the northwest – both of these turn classic golf architecture on its ear. If you were fortunate enough to book a five-day stay in the region, you would be lucky to see half of what is on tap – and blissfully tired after all the walking. No. 11 will only complicate such destination planning in the best possible way, as golf's game of what to leave in and what to leave out soon will be even more interesting. Check out more on the new No. 11 below.
NBC Sports
22-04-2025
- Business
- NBC Sports
Crenshaw to design Pinehurst No. 11 with Coore
Ben Crenshaw joins Golf Today to discuss Pinehurst Resort announcing that Pinehurst No. 11 will be designed by Bill Coore and Crenshaw. Construction will begin later this year and the course is expected to open in 2027.
