What It Costs to Play Bermuda's Port Royal Golf Course

A weekday round at Port Royal Golf Course in Southampton, Bermuda, costs $198, with an 18-hole cart priced separately at $42 and club rental available for $65. The course is one of just two public layouts on the island, alongside the nine-hole Ocean View course.

Who designed Port Royal and when did it open?

Robert Trent Jones Sr. designed the course, originally named Southampton Golf Club, with construction starting in 1967. Land-use agreements forced design compromises, but the course opened in 1970 overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. It measures 6,842 yards, short by modern standards, though near-constant wind, doglegs and elevation changes keep it demanding.

What are the course's signature holes?

The par-3 16th is the defining hole, playing 235 yards from the back tee across open water to a cliffside green. The par-5 7th features an elevated green with ocean views, and the 15th is a downhill dogleg right that runs beside the historic Whale Bay Battery fortification.

How has Port Royal been used for professional golf?

Roger Rulewich, a member of the original design team, led a $14.5 million renovation between 2008 and 2009 ahead of the PGA Grand Slam of Golf, which Port Royal hosted annually from 2009 through its final edition in 2014. Since 2019, the course has served as host of the Butterfield Bermuda Championship, the PGA Tour's fall event on the island.