A new nine-hole par-three course will open at Apes Hill in Barbados in December 2024.

Little Apes will join the resort’s 18-hole course, which was redesigned by Ron Kirby in 2021. The short course has holes ranging from 70 to 154 yards and are based on some of golf’s most well-known designs.

“From the outset, the vision at Apes Hill has always been to create an enjoyable and memorable golfing experience where you can feel at home no matter your skill level, age or how long you have been playing the game,” said Jody Addison, director of golf at Apes Hill. “Ron Kirby embodied that philosophy with his redesign of our championship course and it is an ethos that we have carried into Little Apes, which we believe will provide endless fun for young children and the whole family in equal measure.

“In many ways it is like a bite-sized version of our 18-hole course, and we can’t wait to see everyone enjoying it from December.”

The new short course follows on from Apes Hill opening a 19th hole – an island green-style challenge inspired by the seventeenth at TPC Sawgrass.