Level Hardy Golf Membership in Cap Property, St. Lucia, ranks 76th on our High 100 Programs within the World listing.
Shawn Michael Marcellin
GOLF launched its newest rating of the High 100 Programs within the World (2023-24), and whereas Pine Valley once more took the highest spot, there have been eight newcomers that discovered their means into the rating. Right here, we’ll introduce you to them.
Newcomer highlight: Level Hardy Golf Membership / Rank: 76th
Location: Cap Property, St. Lucia
Play: Resort
Architect: Invoice Coore & Ben Crenshaw, 2023
Why it made our listing, in accordance with a rater:
On this Instagram world, you may suspect this to be a case of fashion over substance, given the actually unimaginable surroundings. To not fear. The ultimate 5 holes play like a best hits album. Enjoyable and problem in abundance. The 14th is likely one of the higher Coore/Crenshaw par-5s I’ve performed; 15 and 16 are a compelling quick par-4 and an heroic par-3, respectively. Seventeen is a stunner, and 18 belongs within the dialog for top-five closing holes on the earth. There are a few pretty excessive climbs in locations, however that’s a quibble. There’s zero shock seeing Level Hardy make the listing. — Simon Holt
You can view Point Hardy Golf Club’s Top 100 Course page here.
Extra in regards to the Level Hardy Golf Membership
Set alongside the craggy northern finish of St. Lucia, Level Hardy’s dramatic location virtually must be seen to be believed. The final 4 greens on the entrance aspect are on the cliffs, as are the ultimate 5 greens on the second 9. The course’s most dazzling moments are inside these 9 holes, together with the diagonal tee ball carries over the ocean at holes 8 and 15 and the testing nature of a number of par-3s, just like the seventh with its lengthy however slender inexperienced on a degree and the seventeenth that performs from one level over the churning Atlantic 80 ft beneath to a clifftop inexperienced. The inside holes climb some 200 ft above sea stage. Certainly, from the 4th tee, you see the Caribbean straight forward whereas the Atlantic is behind you. Additionally among the many inside holes Coore & Crenshaw created a number of stout two-shotters that decision for ingenious floor recreation approaches, which completely steadiness the aerial calls for of the cliff holes. Add within the lumpy fairways and coastal breezes and this design poses a bunch of intriguing questions, all bundled up in an unique island setting. — Ran Morrissett
