Sandals Resorts International is pleased to announce a new, week-long Greg Norman Champions Golf Academy from November 10-17, 2010 at the Sandals Emerald Reef Golf Club, part of Sandals Emerald Bay, Great Exuma, Bahamas. Shortly after announcing PGA Champion Greg Norman as a lifestyle spokesman for Sandals Emerald Bay, the resort has finalized plans for a comprehensive Golf Academy to help golfers hone their skills and improve all aspects of their game through intensive, on-course instruction and assistance with course management as well as video analysis of their swing.

A golfer’s dream, Sandals Emerald Reef Golf Club boasts a Greg Norman-designed, 7000 yard, par-72 Championship golf course complete with stunning ocean side holes. The week-long intensive Golf Academy will consist of one, two, and three-day programs taught by PGA Certified Golf Professionals, with one-hour personalized golf instruction by Greg Norman available as well. Guests participating in the Golf Academy will also experience Sandals Emerald Bay’s luxury, beachfront accommodations with professionally-trained butlers, selection of gourmet restaurants, premium brand wine and spirits, and land and watersports, all of which are part of a Sandals Luxury Included® vacation.

At Sandals Emerald Reef Golf Club, spokesman Greg Norman has an active role in the Golf Academy and golf packages, events, and tournaments. “Emerald Bay is probably one of the most beautiful bays you’ll ever want to see anywhere in the world,” states Norman. “This is a golf course that you can go out and have fun.” Norman’s Championship course features six signature ocean-side holes, along with holes that wind through seaside dunes and mangrove preserves, offering unparalleled views of the turquoise Caribbean waters.

A 500-acre beachfront resort set on Great Exuma, one of the Bahamas’ most beautiful Out Islands, Sandals Emerald Bay is the fourteenth Sandals Resort and, expanding on the company’s Luxury Included® concept, the first to offer a championship, Greg Norman-designed golf course, world-class marina and professionally-trained butlers in all 183 plush rooms and suites.  The new Sandals Emerald Bay also features gourmet dining in a choice of five à la carte restaurants, premium brand wine and spirits, land and water sports, including scuba diving for certified divers, gratuities and airport transfers.  Additionally, the resort boasts an exclusive Red Lane® Spa, featuring 17 treatment rooms, offering premier services that embrace the best of the Caribbean region.

To complement its sublime ocean views, the property will also debut three pools, including a brand new freshwater pool.

"Encompassing over half-an-acre, this spectacular pool will entice guests with a jacuzzi, swim-up pool bar and unique fire-pit seating area in the centre," the release said.

"Flanking the pool will be misting columns and luxurious cabanas equipped with wireless Internet access. Whether poolside or on the beach, all guests will receive a full complement of butler services. In addition, the resort will cater to business and meetings customers, offering 13,000 square feet of flexible indoor and outdoor meeting space.

"This includes three large ballrooms with separate event entrance that can be converted into smaller rooms, all with access to a dedicated conference facility kitchen and two meeting rooms, which are all supported by round-the-clock conference and technology services."

According to Sandals, "unique to the Great Exuma property is a stunning 18-hole Greg Norman-designed championship golf course, reputed to be among the best in the Caribbean, as well as a 17-acre, stand-alone Emerald Bay Marina by Sandals, the first-ever marina for any Sandals resort".

"This fully-protected, deepwater marina offers 133 slips and is equipped to accommodate and service yachts up to 300 feet in length," said Sandals. "Open to the public, the marina also features a welcoming clubhouse with a full-service restaurant including al fresco dining on a spectacular wraparound terrace, pool, a world-class Red Lane Spa and facilities to accommodate families with children."

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Unfolding like a grand estate, Sandals Emerald Bay is set along a one-mile stretch of white sand beach on Emerald Bay, Great Exuma, Bahamas.  Debuting January 22, 2010, the resort is the fourteenth Sandals Resort and, expanding on the company’s Luxury Included® concept, the first to offer a Greg Norman-designed golf course, world-class marina and professionally-trained butlers in all 183 beachfront rooms and suites.  Additionally, the new Sandals Emerald Bay, Great Exuma, Bahamas will offer gourmet dining in a choice of five à la carte restaurants, premium brand wine and spirits, anytime snacks, land and watersports including six Har-tru tennis courts all lit for night play, gratuities and even airport transfers.  An exclusive Red Lane® Spa featuring premier services that embrace the best of the Caribbean region enhance this 500-acre resort, set on one of the Bahamas’ most beautiful Out Islands.  Introductory rates start at $324 per person, per night, a savings of 50 percent.

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