Four Seasons Resort Nevis

Christopher Columbus gave the name Nevis (from the Spanish “nieve” for snow) to the beautiful Caribbean island he discovered just south of St Kitts in 1492, due to the fluffy white clouds that lay above the landmass as he first approached.

Pinney's Beach, named after a local plantation owner in the 19th century, is a fantastic four-mile stretch of white sandy coastline on the west side of the island and it’s where the course at the Four Seasons Resort was laid out in 1991.

Designed by Robert Trent Jones Jnr, the 18-hole layout at Four Seasons Nevis was the first that the architect constructed in the Caribbean – though he has since created courses in Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados and Puerto Rico – and the palm tree-lined fairways are imaginatively routed around the slopes of the dormant Mount Nevis volcano.

With breathtaking views across to St Kitts from many parts of the course, Pinney’s Beach enjoys a number of dramatic changes in elevation over its near 6,800 yardage.

The front nine gently climbs away from the clubhouse then fairways level out across a flattish ridge before plunging downhill again from the 14th hole, providing an exhilarating end to the round.