But The Links at SafeHaven is the first full-scale design on an island better known for its banking industry. The Roy Case-designed layout, centerpiece of a planned waterfront community, was created by building up marshy lands. Since the course preceded most of the development, it's virtually a green swath in the midst of a landfill. But however unsightly the site may seem, the course should divert your attention from its rough surroundings. At a modest 6,525 yards, SafeHaven is extremely demanding, with fairways that narrow to hour-glass landing areas framed by mounding.
Water is a companion on more than half the holes in the form of channels that lead out to the sea.
Take the par-three 11th, which plays 235 yards from the tips into the prevailing wind off the North Sound, with water on both the left and the right. The course begs for finishing touches, though, perhaps palm trees to frame a few of the greens and some screening foliage between the golf and the starkness of the surrounding marshlands. The Links at SafeHaven is a good design that in time will bring many golfers to Grand Cayman. The club lies at the end of a grandiose lane near Seven-Mile Beach, which is lined with hotels, restaurants, and dive shops. Negril Hills Golf Club, Jamaica Opened in 1995, Negril Hills brought golf to one of Jamaica's most popular tourist communities.