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Blue Shark Golf Club was an 18-hole course on the western end of New Providence, developed from the former South Ocean Golf Club. Joe Lee designed the original South Ocean layout, which used lakes, ponds, coastal ground and historic ruins as part of its setting. Greg Norman later undertook an extensive redesign, rebuilding greens, repositioning or altering holes and lengthening the course to approximately 7,200 yards from the longest tees.
Contemporary reporting described the redesigned Blue Shark as par 71. Norman's work was intended to modernise the existing layout while retaining its established site characteristics, with wider fairways introduced to improve playability for less-accomplished golfers. The redesigned course was promoted in the late 2000s as a potential tournament venue, but its operational life was short.
The course is an 18-hole resort golf course. It plays to par 71, 6,584m (7,200 yards). The course was designed by Joe Lee.
The course originated as South Ocean Golf Club on southwestern New Providence. P. Taylor.
Published Bahamas sources conflict over whether the original course dates specifically to 1972 or 1974, so an exact opening year cannot be stated confidently.
The original Joe Lee course incorporated ponds, lakes, ocean views and historic ruins. When Greg Norman redesigned it, his stated objective was to transform the existing course into a more contemporary layout. Reporting from the project says fairways were widened for less-accomplished players, holes were repositioned to improve ocean views and the championship length increased to roughly 7,200 yards.
South Ocean underwent earlier improvement work before Greg Norman's major redesign. The Norman project included rebuilt greens, irrigation work and substantial alterations to the course, after which it was renamed Blue Shark Golf Club.
Blue Shark did not establish a lasting second life. Bahamas golf reporting identified it as closed by the beginning of the 2010s, and modern listings still describe the golf course as permanently closed. No current green fees or booking channel were found.
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