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Mullet Bay Golf course is 5 things:

1. In ruins
2. not cheap
3. a shame
4. The only golf course on the island of St martin
5. The very best piece of property in the Caribbean

on the evening of Sept. 4, 1995, Hurricane Luis slammed into the island with 140 mph winds that gusted up to 165. As the storm abated in the early morning hours of Sept. 6, the shell-shocked islanders emerged from their shelters to face utter devastation. Many houses had been demolished, resorts were leveled, some 95 percent of the boats around the island had been sunk or run aground and every scrap of vegetation was stripped away.

The beautiful course at Mullet bay was ruined and remains that way today. legal battles with the country, the owner and the condo owners have never seemed to be settled.

The result is that while the island is bustling, with construction going on everywhere and visitor arrivals at record highs, almost 10 years later Mullet Bay Resort and Casino still lies in ruins.

Except for the golf course. That remains open because of an arrangement with the government that the course would always been kept open. (It is the only golf course on the prosperous island that has a population of 216,500.)

As bad as the golf course is, the locals that run the place are charming and delightful to talk to. Give it a try, but do not expect much. The layout is very nice. Be ready to bring or buy extra balls from the locals, as the course as lots of water on it.

If it is backed up on the 15th hole, strip down to your undies and jump in the perfect water at Mullet bay ( we did ).

Be sure to have your sound up to hear the wheels screech!!!!

I had to find this song. I heard it so often, I kind of started to like it. It is infectious