Grand Cayman Golf: You Can Afford It

The Grand Cayman North Sound Golf Club Review is part of the Quest Around The Globe Trip Report which covers the following places:

• Las Vegas, Nevada 
• Grand Cayman 
• Cartagena, Colombia
• Medellin, Colombia
• Miami, Florida 
• Houston, Texas 
• Moscow, Russia
• St. Petersburg, Russia 
• Ayia Napa, Cyprus 
• Amman, Jordan 
• Abu Dhabi, UAE 
• New York, New York 

Here is the Picture Preview, the Excel Spreadsheet of all the points redemptions, and my CNN International Business Traveller segment which was filmed in Vegas.

Bored at the Holiday Inn, I opted for a round of golf at the North Sound Golf Club which is next to the hotel. A round of golf can cost well over $150 during the peak season but since it was the off-season and since it was after 3PM, I paid the twilight rate of $85 which included club rentals. That’s a great bargain compared to everything else in the Cayman Islands.

Pretending to be a millionaire, I strutted to the tee box. The first hole was a par three which did not go well. The rest of the round was even worse. I ended up playing with a few people who undoubtedly thought that I had no business being on the golf course. I was hitting groundballs, pop flies, and other misfires of the same caliber over and over.

By far it was my worst round of golf but I was golfing in the Cayman Islands so how could I complain? After the disaster that was my day, I went back to the clubhouse to take some proper shots.

As far as the course is concerned, it was beautiful and very playable, all things considered. I expected more holes to be on the ocean but there was only one of note.

TPOL GRADE: 3.5/5 Tees