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The Best Golf Courses in Turks and Caicos

Turks and Caicos is a beach paradise with one championship golf course, the Royal Turks and Caicos at Grace Bay. Here is our honest guide to the golf on the islands: the course, the realistic ways to play it, and where to find more golf nearby.

1 courseOn island
Karl Litten, 1991Designer
Par 72Grace Bay
Year roundSeason
How we chose

The honest picture of golf in Turks and Caicos

Let us be straight, because it matters when you are planning. Turks and Caicos has exactly one championship golf course, the Royal Turks and Caicos Golf Club on Providenciales, formerly known as the Provo Golf Club. It is a genuinely good course, regularly rated among the better plays in the Caribbean, but it is the only eighteen on the islands. Anyone selling you a multi course Turks and Caicos golf trip is stretching the truth. This guide ranks the realistic ways to get your golf here and tells you how to build a trip around them.

The good news is that the one course is well worth playing, and Turks and Caicos is one of the most beautiful beach destinations on earth, anchored by the twelve mile arc of Grace Bay. So the smart trip is a beach and golf holiday, a few rounds wrapped around the sand, the water and the resorts, rather than a course bagging tour. For golfers who want more variety, the Dominican Republic and its great courses are a short flight away and easy to pair. The verdicts below are ours.

Reviewed June 2026 by the GolfForKings editorial desk. Course design, par and access verified at publication. How we research and review.

The guide

Golf in Turks and Caicos, ranked

One championship course and the realistic ways to play it, plus where to find more golf nearby, with our verdicts and the access you need to know.

01

Royal Turks and Caicos Golf Club

Grace Bay, Providenciales · Karl Litten, 1991 · par 72

The only championship course on the islands and a good one, a Karl Litten design from 1991, formerly the Provo Golf Club, cut from rocky terrain near Grace Bay. A target style par 72 of around 6,700 yards, it threads between inland lakes and marshes that are home to a resident flamingo flock, herons and tropical birds, with tiered greens and a few generous short holes that keep it fun. It plays in under four hours and welcomes visitors. The one round every golfer staying on Provo should book.

02

The driving range and golf academy

Grace Bay · practice and tuition · same club

At the same Grace Bay club, the practice ground, putting green and academy are the way to keep your game sharp between beach days, or to introduce a partner or the kids to the game on holiday. A lesson, a bucket of balls and a short game session make an easy, low commitment golf fix when a full eighteen in the Caribbean heat is more than the group wants. The sensible add on for a relaxed beach and golf trip.

03

Nine holes and twilight at Grace Bay

Providenciales · relaxed play · cooler hours

The smart way to play in the tropics is to go early or late. The club offers nine hole and twilight rates that let you get your golf in during the cooler, quieter hours and still have the day for the beach, which is exactly how most holiday golfers should approach a round here. Take a cart, play the front nine before the heat builds or the back nine into the evening, and treat the round as part of the holiday rather than the point of it.

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Pair it with golf in the Dominican Republic

Caribbean · short flight · more courses

For golfers who want more than one course, the answer is to hop to the Dominican Republic, a short flight south, where Casa de Campo's Pete Dye masterpiece Teeth of the Dog and the many courses of Punta Cana deliver a proper multi round Caribbean golf trip. Combining a few beach days on Grace Bay with a golf focused leg in the DR is the way to have both the best beach in the Caribbean and the best golf, and we can build the two legs into one itinerary.

Costs and access

Access, the season and what it costs

The Royal Turks and Caicos Golf Club is open to visitors, so there is no membership barrier, and it sits minutes from the Grace Bay hotels and villas where most visitors stay. Golf is a year round game here thanks to the steady Caribbean climate, with the most reliable weather from December to April, the dry, breezy winter high season that also brings the island's peak rates. Late summer and early autumn carry a small risk from the Atlantic hurricane season, so plan around it.

Budget around the club's standard rate, and look for nine hole, twilight and resort guest discounts, which bring the cost down for a relaxed holiday round. The figures below are indicative 2026 green fees to set the budget; they are set by the club and change by season, so always confirm directly before booking.

Indicative 2026 green fees, Royal Turks and Caicos Golf Club, in US dollars. Set by the club and seasonal. Always confirm directly before booking.
OptionDetailIndicative fee
Eighteen holes with cartStandard rateAround $185
Nine holesWith cartFrom around $95
Twilight and seasonalDiscounted hours$55 to $120
More golfDominican RepublicShort flight, separate trip

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Plan the trip

Plan a Turks and Caicos golf and beach trip

The right Turks and Caicos trip is a beach holiday with golf in it: a few rounds at Grace Bay around days on the sand, in the water and at the resorts, and, if the group wants more golf, a paired leg in the Dominican Republic. Tell us your group, your dates and how much golf you want, and we will shape the itinerary, sort the tee times and book the lodging around the beach.

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Good to know

Golf in Turks and Caicos: common questions

How many golf courses are in Turks and Caicos?

Turks and Caicos has one championship golf course, the Royal Turks and Caicos Golf Club, formerly the Provo Golf Club, on Providenciales near Grace Bay. It is the only eighteen hole course in the country. There is no second full course, so a dedicated golf trip is usually paired with the beach or with golf on a nearby Caribbean island.

Who designed the golf course in Turks and Caicos?

The Royal Turks and Caicos Golf Club was designed by the Florida based architect Karl Litten and opened in 1991. It is a par 72 of around 6,700 yards, a target style layout cut from rocky terrain with inland lakes and marshes that are now home to flamingos and other tropical birds, and it is regularly rated among the better courses in the Caribbean.

How much does it cost to play golf in Turks and Caicos in 2026?

Indicative 2026 green fees at the Royal Turks and Caicos Golf Club are around $185 for eighteen holes with a cart at the standard rate, with nine hole and twilight rates from roughly $55 to $120 and seasonal and resort discounts available. Fees are set by the club and change by season, so always confirm directly before booking.

Is Turks and Caicos a good golf destination?

Turks and Caicos is a beach destination first and a golf destination second. With one well regarded championship course it suits a golfer who wants a round or two alongside the famous Grace Bay beach, rather than a multi course golf trip. For more golf, the Dominican Republic, with Casa de Campo and Punta Cana, is a short hop away and easy to combine.

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