Club de Pétionville Port - au - Prince

I first heard about Petionville Golf course when I golfed in Los Angeles with my dad and his childhood friend, Uncle David. Now it has caught my attention again weeks ago when the Haiti earthquake struck. Therefore, I have decided to write a blog post on it . I have to admit that I knew very little about Haiti as it was one of the poorest and the probably the most unknown country in the world. The natural disaster which happened there moved me and many others. Many people are helping the poor Haitians to restore orders in this devastated country.

One of them is Bill Evans who offers the property-The Petionville Golf Club-to help the Haitians. He is a 62-years old American who is the president of the Petionville club, and he said that the Club won't be a golf course any time soon, but it can in some way be of service to the army and the people of Haiti. So they filled ‘this without any par 5s short layout , indigenous and self-sustaining grasses’ with shabby tents assembled from poles and sheets, to make a makeshift home for the Haitians which they would call home for the next 2 years or so until the buildings are restored and peace is maintained.

Golfing in the Caribbean especially in Cuba and Haiti is unusual and is a privilege to most people. Petionville Golf course is a 9 holes rated at par 66 for 2rounds course. It has only 300 members and it is the only golf club in Haiti advertised on its website with a picture of a military helicopter on one of its fairways, ringed by paramilitary police toting assault rifles. Safety is clearly at a premium at the Petionville Club, whose members include a number of foreign diplomats, businessmen and visiting foreigners. It was my dream to swing in this swanky golf club one day. However, Haiti Earthquake has transformed the sweeping hills of The Petionville Club into a city of misery. More than 100,000 displaced Haitians are sleeping there at night, the largest camp in the Haitian capital. The only golf course in Haiti has become “The Petionville Club Base-82nd Airborne” –a tentage home for massive refugees who have lost their families and friends. Veteran aid workers are calling this disaster as the worst they have ever experienced.

I attached few pictures of this petite golf club before and after the earthquake and the recreational activities that was provided by the club and now the 82nd airborne base of Haiti.

I really wonder what we can help…and I am still pondering after writing this blog post.

After the Haiti Earthquake

Before the Haiti Earthquake


The home page of the website before and after the Haiti Earthquake.

Hope that all of you have been enlightened after this post. Let's work towards a better future!

Thank you.