Founded in 1990 by a small group of keen golfers looking to make their golfing experience more meaningful, the Sint Maarten Golf Association has over 130 players. Their mission: “to promote golf on Sint Maarten/Saint Martin and develop various golfing events for the enjoyment of participants and for the benefit of the community”.

Following their example, golfers on the French side of the island have recently created the Tamarins Golf Association.

This relatively new Association is young and dynamic and has organised a number of tournaments both on the Mullet Bay course and on the Temenos Golf Course on the neighbouring island of Anguilla.

The golfing year on Saint Martin is centred around two flagship events:

• The Generali Golf Tour on the Anguilla course in May, under the aegis of the French Golf Federation.

See Back on the Generali Golf Tour 2010

• The Concordia Cup, which sees players from the French side take on their Dutch counterparts in a two-day tournament in the Ryder Cup format.

For more information and contact details see: www.saintmartin-golf.org

Grand-Case driving range

Located near Grand Case Regional Airport, Grand Case driving range is the ideal place for golfers to improve their swing.

It’s also a fun place for the whole family to try out the sport, which is very popular in the Caribbean.