Bahamas Out Island News

Guests Can Learn From the Pros at Greg Norman Champions Golf Academy at Sandals Emerald Bay, Great Exuma, Bahamas

Sandals Resorts International is pleased to announce a new, week-long Greg Norman Champions Golf Academy from November 10-17, 2010 at the Sandals Emerald Reef Golf Club, part of Sandals Emerald Bay, Great Exuma, Bahamas. Shortly after announcing PGA Champion Greg Norman as a lifestyle spokesman for Sandals Emerald Bay, the resort has finalized plans for a comprehensive Golf Academy to help golfers hone their skills and improve all aspects of their game through intensive, on-course instruction and assistance with course management as well as video analysis of their swing.

A golfer's dream, Sandals Emerald Reef Golf Club boasts a Greg Norman-designed, 7000 yard, par-72 Championship golf course complete with stunning ocean side holes. The week-long intensive Golf Academy will consist of one, two, and three-day programs taught by PGA Certified Golf Professionals, with one-hour personalized golf instruction by Greg Norman available as well. Guests participating in the Golf Academy will also experience Sandals Emerald Bay’s luxury, beachfront accommodations with professionally-trained butlers, selection of gourmet restaurants, premium brand wine and spirits, and land and watersports, all of which are part of a Sandals Luxury Included® vacation.

Programs Offered Include:

• 1-hour personalized golf instruction with Greg Norman on November 13, 2010: $1000
• 3 day program including one round of golf: $1,600
• 2 day program including one round of golf: $1,050
• 1 day program: $500
• Golf Clinic with Greg Norman on November 13, 2010: complimentary to all Golf Academy participants

At Sandals Emerald Reef Golf Club, spokesman Greg Norman has an active role in the Golf Academy and golf packages, events, and tournaments. “Emerald Bay is probably one of the most beautiful bays you’ll ever want to see anywhere in the world,” states Norman. “This is a golf course that you can go out and have fun.” Norman’s Championship course features six signature ocean-side holes, along with holes that wind through seaside dunes and mangrove preserves, offering unparalleled views of the turquoise Caribbean waters.

A 500-acre beachfront resort set on Great Exuma, one of the Bahamas' most beautiful Out Islands, Sandals Emerald Bay is the fourteenth Sandals Resort and, expanding on the company’s Luxury Included® concept, the first to offer a championship, Greg Norman-designed golf course, world-class marina and professionally-trained butlers in all 183 plush rooms and suites. The new Sandals Emerald Bay also features gourmet dining in a choice of five à la carte restaurants, premium brand wine and spirits, land and water sports, including scuba diving for certified divers, gratuities and airport transfers. Additionally, the resort boasts an exclusive Red Lane® Spa, featuring 17 treatment rooms, offering premier services that embrace the best of the Caribbean region.

To book your Luxury Included® vacation to Sandals Emerald Bay, Great Exuma, Bahamas, call your favorite travel agent, 1-800-SANDALS, or log on to www.sandals.com. For more information about the Greg Norman Champions Golf Club Academy at Sandals Emerald Bay, please visit www.sandals.com/golfacademy.