Groundbreaking for Tom Fazio Golf Course

A high-level group of government officials and invited guests were on hand Wednesday, 12th November, with world-class golf course designer Tom Fazio, to celebrate the official groundbreaking for the championship 18-hole golf course at Christophe Harbour in St. Kitts.

St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas, Tom Fazio, and KDP CEO Buddy

Darby turned the first shovels of earth along with members of the CHDC management team, and spoke to the group of guests and media during the mid-afternoon event atop Priddies Plateau.

As he described the course routing, which follows the dramatic topography of the site, Fazio noted, “The striking landscape here allows us to take full advantage of both the mountain ridges and lower cliffsides. Golfers will enjoy the incredible panoramic views across the ocean and the Caribbean Sea, and over the harbour and to Basseterre and Nevis. The drama of the landscape variation and the views will make this course different from any other in the Caribbean.”

Fazio also joked with the crowd, saying that this will be the first course that encourages a slow pace of play. “The views are so spectacular that every hole becomes a ‘signature hole’ – we may have to ban the use of cameras along the course in order to keep players moving.”

Fazio Golf Course Designers has worked with Kiawah Development Partners on two of the golf courses at Kiawah Island, The River Course and Osprey Point.