The Bermuda Department of Tourism is making it easier than ever for golfers to play some of its outstanding courses by partnering with Bermuda Premier Golf to offer a new centralized tee time system.

Bermuda Premier Golf’s online system at www.bermudapremiergolf.com allows the potential golfer to select the golf course, tee times, number of players and pay securely online with either Visa, Mastercard or AMEX. Each participant receives a tee time voucher by email which is encoded with a unique barcode to eliminate fraud. Each tee time voucher is presented to the golf course on the day of play. Golfers can use the system to have their tee times booked in advance to ensure they can play the courses they want when they want. Golfers can also search the site by course name, tee times by date and review all details including course descriptions, pictures and videos, offering a rich online experience. Golfers can also place orders at any time through Premier Golf’s call center locally via 441-278-1500 or toll-free at 877-450-6412.

“We are committed to doing everything possible to make the visitor experience to Bermuda as user-friendly as possible,” said The Hon. Patrice K. Minors, Minister of Business Development and Tourism. “We feel this new system will help further cement an already outstanding reputation for being one of the world’s most desirable golf destinations.”

Bermuda offers more golf courses per square mile than anywhere else in the world. The island features seven golf courses total, with six of championship caliber. Bermuda’s golf courses include: Belmont Hills, Fairmont Southampton Golf Club, Mid Ocean Golf Club, Ocean View Golf Course, Port Royal Golf Course, Riddell’s Bay Golf & Country Club and Tucker’s Point Golf Club. Bermuda is also host to the PGA Grand Slam of Golf taking place October 18 – 19, 2011. The PGA Grand Slam of Golf is hosted by the Bermuda Department of Tourism, Port Royal Golf Course and the Fairmont Southampton Hotel. The season-ending showcase event that boasts the most difficult qualification requirement in the game – a major championship – will be televised by TNT to a worldwide audience.

Bermuda Department of Tourism, 800-BERMUDA, www.GoToBermuda.com