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Calypso Key — Golden Tee 2018

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Here are some early screenshots of the course!  Here is the official preview of the new 2018 Barbados course.

“At one of the southern most points of the Caribbean lies an 18-hole golf course seemingly tucked away. Sure, the white beaches will look somewhat familiar; as will the crystal blue water and white waves as they crash throughout. But here on the island of Barbados, the traditional “tropical” course label will be rewritten. Rocks and rough and large, never-before-seen palm trees line all fairways. What this land may lack in elevation it makes up for in terrain. Prepare to be floored by its beauty but also bewildered by all these glorious elements coming together all at once.“

Here is a 6-hole preview and discussion from the Golden Tee lounge!

GT Par for this course is -28.

Watch Paul Luna play a demo round through all 18 holes!

This post will contain tips, tricks, and information related to the 2018 Golden Tee course Calypso Key! Check out the hole-by-hole breakdowns and example hole-outs as I partner up with the Golden Tee community to give you the edge you need to beat your friends!

The most popular club/ball combo on this course will also be discussed.


Calypso Key — Hole #1: Par 4

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Calypso Key — Hole #2: Par 4

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There’s a newer tee box in the front-left allowing you to drive this green over the trees!


Calypso Key — Hole #3: Par 3

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Here’s a dunk to a back-right pin.


Calypso Key — Hole #4: Par 5

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A popular layup spot is to the right by the outlet spot towards the water…even if you’re back a ways you can still get there.  Here’s a driver hole-out from there.

There’s a new tee box way left that allows you to lay up in the sand to the left for a straight approach into the green.

There’s also a new tee box out right that allows you to drive all the way out into the second fairway for a straight approach.


Calypso Key — Hole #5: Par 4

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From the left box, here’s a great 3-wood around the left side to a front pin.

The newer tee boxes have a placement that puts you out farther left for a different approach over a different set of trees.


Calypso Key — Hole #6: Par 3

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Here’s an ace to a right pin.

There is a really long tee shot from one of the newer boxes that will have setups where some players can’t even reach the green.  Yep, sometimes you need to really hammer a high-teed driver just to get there.


Calypso Key — Hole #7: Par 5

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From the original tee boxes, your best shot off the tee is out to the left fairway.  You can be anywhere here and you’ll have enough loft to go over the trees guarding the approach into the green.

Another popular spot off the tee here is the island straight ahead past the first fairway, which gives you comfortable distance into the green.  It’s not too challenging to stick but presents more risk than going left.

From the newer tee boxes, there’s a setup whereby you’ll play straight ahead to the right fairway, giving you an easier approach for eagle.

Also from a newer tee box, there’s a far-left box where you play farther down the left fairway instead for your approach.


Calypso Key — Hole #8: Par 4

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From the back box, a high-teed 3-wood can clear straight over the trees to the green.

From the right box, this 3-wood shot through the gap for an ace.

There’s a newer tee box as well that forces a longer shot around or over the trees in order to drive the green.

And there’s another newer box in the front that calls for something like a high 7W over the top.


Calypso Key — Hole #9: Par 3

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Here’s a wedge to a front pin.

And because this hole can set up short with a big inviting green, it may be an option to club up and chip it in there…check out this wood for an ace.


Calypso Key — Hole #10: Par 4

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You can go left or right here depending on what looks best, and both are fine.

If you go left, just avoid going all the way to the end of the fairway since trees could be blocking your approach.  Here’s a 5-wood hole-out to a back pin.


Calypso Key — Hole #11: Par 4

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You can go right or left around the trees, or over the trees, depending on the box and setup, but be careful of the rock overhang guarding the right side!

From the front box, this 5-wood cut around the left side with backspin for an ace.  And this medium-teed 6-wood also cut around the left and over the left side of the trees.

From the center box, here’s a high-teed 5-wood around the right side for an ace.  And check out this 0-hybrid perfectly played under the overhanging rock to find the cup!

And here’s a high-teed 5-wood around the left side as well!  This 4-wood took a more extreme angle to bounce down and deflect into the cup!  This high-5 showed you can be short and trickle down to find the hole too.

This high-teed 3-wood went a bit right and then over the rest of the trees en route to a wall deflection for an ace!

From the back box, a low-teed, lower-loft driver can be played to the right to get under the overhang onto the green.  This driver caught a great bounce into the hole for an ace.  Over the top can also be an option – check out this high-teed 5W with barely enough distance to trickle down in the hole!

There’s a newer tee box in the back-right as well, still allowing you to go over/under at the green.

But there’s also a new tee box in the back-left from which you can’t reach the green and need to lay up for a shot at birdie.


Calypso Key — Hole #12: Par 5

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The end of the right side of the fairway is an option, and so is turning left and playing a big A1 drive to come in from that side.  In certain cases the middle straight ahead may be good too…just gauge the wind and your tee box to set up the best approach.


Calypso Key — Hole #13: Par 3

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From the front box, here’s an ace to a center pin.


Calypso Key — Hole #14: Par 5

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There’s an island out left, but it’s very narrow and difficult for most of us to hit.  If you can land it, it’s usually a driver in from there.

There’s an island out right that is more reasonable, but even if you land it, you still have a tough approach shot you likely need to curve into the green.  Here’s a great 3-wood hole-out from there.

You can also play straight ahead to the left edge of the main fairway, not too far down.  From here, you can curve something like a 7-wood around the left of the hill into the green, and the sand helps soften the bounce on the way in as needed.  Here’s a great hole-out.  Laying back further, this 5-wood was a great play curving into the cup.

An 8/9-wood may have a chance of clearing the hill and missing the trees straight over into the green from the main fairway.

Finally, some guys are blasting a high-teed driver up top among the trees and rocks and hoping to have a clearing to pop a wedge or iron down into the green…it’s a decent play that usually assures you birdie at worst.

The newer tee box in the back-right takes the shot to the left island out of play, so it’s an easier play to the right layup spot if you’d like.  With a good setup, you can also blast around the hill to the sand between the hill and the water and have a nice approach into the green from there!

 


Calypso Key — Hole #15: Par 5

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The most common route off the tee is out right to give you a shot through the clearing between the trees and the hill behind the green.

There’s also a shot out left that may be desirable if the wind and pin allow, but it calls for an accurate shot off the tee to avoid needing much curve through that gap.


Calypso Key — Hole #16: Par 3

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From the left box, here’s an impressive dunk to a left pin.


Calypso Key — Hole #17: Par 4

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The right box is mostly unimpeded…here’s an easy 5-wood to a center pin.

The left box is brutal here, as you need to make your way either left or right around a tower and up to the green.  A high-lofted wood is great to have in the bag for this tee box.  While left is easier, going around right is also possible with a high tee staying left of the trees.  Here’s a great 5-wood around the left side for an ace.


Calypso Key — Hole #18: Par 5

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The most common tee shot here is as far out left as you can get it, for both distance and angle purposes into this final green.  From the left side of the fairway, this driver cut around the trees and off the back rock to find the hole!

Some setups allow you to hammer a drive, commonly a C3, down to the second fairway.  From down there, this driver used the back hill to roll down to the cup!

From the back box, a better play may be straight ahead to the far right side of the fairway, where you work your approach around the right side of the trees with something like a 3W or driver.

There’s a closer box from the newer tees that makes it much easier to hit down into the second fairway for an easier approach.