Three courses above the Platinum Coast, and one of them is behind the hotel door.
Sandy Lane is the biggest golf operation in Barbados: two Tom Fazio eighteens and a nine-hole original, all on the hillside above the hotel on the St James coast. The question most travellers bring is simple: can you play if you are not staying? The answer splits by course. The Country Club and the Old Nine take non-residents at a published rate. The Green Monkey, Fazio’s course in a former limestone quarry, is kept for guests of the resort.
Sandy Lane Golf Club green fees and tee times.
Book through the tee time request on Sandy Lane’s golf page or through the resort’s reservations team. Non-residents can book the Country Club and Old Nine, and pay a higher rate than hotel guests. The Green Monkey is not available to outside players at all. The first tee time is 7.20am and the last 4.30pm; twilight starts at 2.30pm in winter and 3pm in summer. Sandy Lane states that no handicap certificate is required and no handicap limits apply on any of the three courses. Caddies are mandatory on the Country Club and Green Monkey, one per cart, at US$50 per 18 holes plus whatever tip you choose. A shared cart is included in the green fee. Players under 19 pay half price.
INDICATIVE GREEN FEE · CHECKED NOVEMBER 2026From US$240
Latest published card (2025–26): non-resident 18 holes on the Country Club, 12 April–31 October 2026 summer rate, shared cart included; winter rate US$300; caddie US$50 per cart extra. The 2026–27 card was not yet published on the FAQ; Sandy Lane bills in Barbados dollars.
Country Club, non-resident, 1 Nov 2025–11 Apr 2026
US$300
Country Club, non-resident, 12 Apr–31 Oct 2026
US$240
Country Club twilight, winter / summer
US$210 / US$165
Old Nine, non-resident, winter / summer
US$100 / US$85
Prices change by season and booking route, so confirm the current rate with the operator. Official rates ↗
The courses at Sandy Lane Golf Club.
The Country Club
Fazio’s first eighteen at Sandy Lane, par 72 and 7,060 yards from the tips, with 6,107 and 5,089-yard options further forward. It hosted the 2006 WGC-World Cup and is the full-length course non-residents can book. GPS carts are standard and a caddie is required per cart.
The Green Monkey
Fazio’s quarry course, opened in 2004 and listed at 7,343 yards, par 72. Sandy Lane keeps it strictly for resort guests, and tee times run daily between 08:30 and 10:00 only, so even guests should request a slot when they book the room. A caddie is required per cart, as on the Country Club.
The Old Nine
The surviving half of the 1961 course: nine holes, par 36, 3,345 yards, open to non-residents. It is the easy add-on for an afternoon, a junior or a non-golfer trying the game.
The round, in perspective.
Golf here began in 1961 with an eighteen-hole course, and what survives of it is the Old Nine, a par-36 loop of 3,345 yards with tree-lined fairways. Tom Fazio then built the Country Club course in the early 2000s; it plays to a par of 72 and 7,060 yards from the back tees, and in 2006 it staged the WGC-World Cup, won by Germany. The Green Monkey opened in 2004. Sandy Lane lists it at 7,343 yards and par 72, and its signature is the setting: holes routed through an old limestone quarry, with exposed rock faces around them. The name comes from the green monkeys that live in the gullies of St James.
Know before you go.
Green Monkey
Sandy Lane resort guests only; tee times 08:30–10:00
Caddies
One per cart on Country Club and Green Monkey; US$50 plus tip
Handicap
No certificate or limit required
Dress
Collared shirts, tailored shorts; no sleeveless tops; soft spikes
Tee times
7.20am to 4.30pm; twilight from 2.30pm (winter) or 3pm (summer)
Make the trip work.
If the Green Monkey is the reason for the trip, the only route is a room at Sandy Lane, and its narrow 08:30 to 10:00 window means you should name your dates when booking the stay. Everyone else can treat the Country Club as a day out from any west coast base. Dress is collared shirts and tailored shorts, with no sleeveless tops, and soft spikes are compulsory on all three courses. Rental clubs and shoes are available on request, which helps if you would rather not fly a bag. The practice ground has a 450-yard range, a bunker and a putting green beside the pro shop.
Grantley Adams International (BGI) is on the south-east tip of the island. Premier Golf puts the drive to Sandy Lane at 30 to 45 minutes depending on traffic through Bridgetown; the golf club sits on the hill above the hotel, just south of Holetown. Hotel guests can book the resort’s own airport car; everyone else uses the fixed-rate taxi rank or a hire car.
Sandy Lane itself is the only way into the Green Monkey, and its 2025–26 card gave guests a lower Country Club rate of US$240 in winter and US$200 in summer. Holetown, a few minutes north, has the Limegrove Lifestyle Centre, restaurants on First and Second Street and several beachfront hotels; Colony Club and Tamarind Cove are both on this stretch of coast. Paynes Bay to the south has villas and smaller apartment hotels within a short taxi ride of the clubhouse.
Make a trip of it.
Royal Westmoreland is about ten minutes north and makes the obvious second round, though its visitor tee times are limited to a short late-morning window. Barbados Golf Club at Durants on the south coast is the value round of the island. Off the course, walk to the Holetown Monument, which marks where the first English settlers came ashore, browse Limegrove, or take a taxi up to Harrison’s Cave in the central uplands.
Find your season.
Sandy Lane runs its golf rates on a winter season from November to mid-April and a cheaper summer season after that. The dry months are roughly December to May, while the Atlantic hurricane season runs from June to November, when afternoon storms are more common and the summer rate applies.
Can non-guests play the Green Monkey at Sandy Lane?
No. Sandy Lane keeps the Green Monkey strictly for guests staying at the resort, and even they are limited to tee times between 08:30 and 10:00. Outside visitors can book the Country Club, Fazio’s other eighteen and the 2006 World Cup venue, or the nine-hole Old Nine.
How much is a round at Sandy Lane Country Club?
On the 2025–26 rate card a non-resident paid US$300 for 18 holes from November to 11 April and US$240 from 12 April to 31 October, with a shared cart included. Twilight was US$210 and US$165. Add US$50 for the compulsory caddie per cart, and expect the bill in Barbados dollars.
Do I need a handicap to play Sandy Lane?
No. Sandy Lane says it asks for no handicap certificate and sets no handicap limit on any of its three courses. Players aged 18 and under pay half of every green fee category, which makes the Old Nine a reasonable first round for juniors.
How far is Sandy Lane from Barbados airport?
Allow 30 to 45 minutes from Grantley Adams International (BGI), depending on traffic around Bridgetown. The golf club is on the hillside just south of Holetown, so it is also a short taxi ride from most west coast hotels and villas.
Last checked 11 November 2026. This is an independent planning guide, not a first-hand review or a booking service. Check live availability, access, fees and travel details with the operator before booking. Airport suggestions are starting points for route planning.
