
Championship Course
Albany Golf Club
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About this course
Albany Golf Club's Championship Course occupies a dramatic stretch of New Providence's southwestern coastline, where Ernie Els designed a links-inspired layout that engages directly with the Caribbean Sea. Opened in 2010 as the centerpiece of a luxury residential development, the course features seven holes along the water, with the ocean visible from nearly every point on the property. The routing takes advantage of natural elevation changes and native vegetation, incorporating the rugged limestone shoreline and prevailing trade winds into the strategic equation. Els crafted a design that emphasizes width off the tee but demands precision on approach shots to greens protected by deep bunkering and natural waste areas. The course plays through a mix of open, windswept terrain and corridors framed by native scrub and casuarina trees. Several holes along the water's edge require carries over rocky coves and beach, while inland holes navigate rolling ground with strategic bunkering that rewards thoughtful course management. The greens are generous in size but feature subtle internal contours that complicate putting. Albany serves as the host venue for the Hero World Challenge, an annual invitational tournament that brings together a limited field of top-ranked professionals each December. The club operates as part of a private resort community that includes marina facilities and a members-only atmosphere. The course conditioning reflects its tournament pedigree, with firm, fast playing surfaces that emphasize ground game options alongside aerial approaches.
Quick facts
- Location
- New Providence, Nassau/Paradise Island, BS
- Access
- Public
- Year built
- 2010
- Holes
- 18
- Designer
- Ernie Els
- Par
- 72
- Length
- 6,747 metres
- Difficulty
- 74.9/131
- Course Vaults score
- 8.2
Getting there
The journey to Albany Golf Club begins with arrival at Nassau's Lynden Pindling International Airport (NAS), the gateway to the Bahamas, typically a three-to-four-hour flight from the eastern seaboard of North America. For those traveling by private aviation, Paradise Island Airport lies mere minutes from the club's gates, offering the discretion and convenience befitting this ultra-exclusive enclave. From NAS, the drive winds through Nassau's coastal thoroughfares before crossing onto Paradise Island itself, where the landscape shifts from bustling harbor views to the hushed, manicured grounds of Albany - a gated sanctuary where turquoise waters and championship fairways emerge as one seamless vision of Caribbean refinement.

FAQ
Common questions about Championship at Albany Golf Club
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Championship at Albany Golf Club has a Course Vaults score of 8.2 out of 10 based on 16 logged golfers.
Championship was designed by Ernie Els.
Yes. Championship at Albany Golf Club is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.
Par at Championship is 72.
Championship plays 6,747 metres from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at Championship is 131.


