As soon as golf became a global sport, designers took advantage of its simplicity and simplicity to create some pretty interesting layouts. While some are so strange, they’re almost cute; others have such difficult holes that you don’t even want to see the ball hit the green or fairway. And they don’t all have to be beautiful, either. Some courses are just plain weird – like this selection of the most wickedly weird golf courses in the world. From tire rims on greens to bizarre layout features and more, read on to check out these wacky venues, and let us know if we missed any in the comments section at the end!
The Emerald Reef Golf Course, Bahamas
The Emerald Reef Golf Course is one of the most unusual and bizarre golf courses in the world. With a reef that encircles the course, it gives the golfer an entirely new angle of attack, as well as a whole new perspective on the game. Even the greens are tinted an aquamarine colour, to match the sea. And if that wasn’t strange enough, the owners also added an underwater viewing area, which affords a spectacular view of the coral reef. At least, if the weather is clear. If it’s cloudy or overcast, you’re out of luck.
The Ocean Club, Mexico
The Ocean Club is a championship-caliber golf course located on the Caribbean coast of Puerto Penasco, Mexico. The Ocean Club is a 10-hole course with the ocean on one side and the jungle on the other. The ocean on one side of the course is actually a man-made lake, while the jungle-side is made up of native tropical plants. The Ocean Club is the most unusual golf course in the world because it is located almost entirely on a tropical island.
The course has no buildings on it, as it only has 12 holes that are surrounded by the Caribbean Sea on one side and the tropical jungle on the other. The island is called Boca Chica, which is on the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico about a one-hour flight or a three-hour drive from Mexico City.
Tree of Life, Spain
If golf courses were the sites of battles between rival gods, the Tree of Life might be the central location. The first hole here is a bifurcated par 5 that starts with a tee shot over a branch of an ancient tree. The course then proceeds through two other holes that are also split by the trunk of an ancient tree, before coming to a final hole set in a forest clearing.
Like the hole at the Ocean Club, this one is also in a tropical environment, albeit one that’s got a Middle Eastern vibe to it. However, the Tree of Life golf course is located in Spain. To reach it, you have to take a direct flight to Madrid, or you can take the Madrid-Barajas Airport to Seville and then take a local bus to the course.
The Milk Tee Golf Course, China
A milk tee is kind of like a tee tee, only with milk added. You know, like milk for tea. And tee for golf. This golf course in China is actually a milk-tea-themed golf course, and it’s also the highest-elevation course in China. That’s just saying something, right? A milk tee is a tee that’s outlined in chalk, or powdered chalk, for a softer feel.
The milk-tea-themed course in China is one of the strangest golf courses in the world, because the milk-tea theme works just as well on the golf course as it does in the restaurant. The fairway grass is dyed green, so it looks like a bowl of milky jade green tea. The greens are also dyed green, so they look like they’ve been steeped in a bowl of jade green tea.
New Bermuda Dunes golf resort, Bermuda
New Bermuda Dunes is a new golf course in the Caribbean, but it’s not on some gorgeous tropical island. Instead, it’s in Bermuda, a place with many beautiful islands, but this one is in the middle of a sand dune field. The sand is actually a mixture of silica and volcanic ash from the nearby Bermuda islands. The New Bermuda Dunes golf course is definitely one of the weirdest golf courses in the world. The sand is soft, which encourages you to hit the ball on the downswing, which makes it go a little bit sideways. The greens are also made of sand, which means the ball gets kicked sideways or skips sideways if it goes off-line.
Pebble Beach golf course and hotel, California
This golf course is set on the shoreline of California’s Monterey Peninsula, home to many of the state’s best fisheries and surfing spots. But you might not know that, because this is one of the most secluded golf courses in the world. The Monterey Peninsula is one of the least-populated areas in California, and the Pebble Beach golf course is located in a narrow valley that’s surrounded on three sides by dense forest.
This might sound like a bad idea, but the greens are actually situated right on the shoreline, and there are waves that come in just far enough to make them roll, which is a pretty neat effect. If you want to play this course, you’ll probably have to take a vacation to California for the day or stay overnight at a hotel near the Monterey Peninsula.
The Wicked Weasel trail, Canada
Most golf courses have fairways, greens, and bunkers. The Wicked Weasel course, on the other hand, has a trail, a swamp, a river, and three lakes. Yes, that’s right – this course does not have fairways, greens, or bunkers, but rather a trail, a swamp, a river, and three lakes.
The trail runs right along the edge of the River, which means that the golfer is walking on the edge of the water and through the river, so it’s kind of like a combination of walking along a trail and walking through a swamp. On top of that, the trail winds its way through three lakes, which adds a whole new level of weird to the trail.
Conclusion
As you can see, the world of golf is full of incredible and unique venues. From tropical islands to sand dunes, to a trail that winds through three lakes, and a trail that runs along the edge of the water and through the river, the courses in this article offer something for everyone. While the courses may be unique, the players who play them will never be the same.
