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This 8-bedroom home on the ocean and a KFT course in the Bahamas is on sale for $12M

The Abaco Club in the Bahamas has hosted a Korn Ferry Tour event since 2017.

The Abaco Club in the Bahamas has hosted a Korn Ferry Tour event since 2017 and a number of impressive winners have taken the title, including Andrew Landry, Adam Svensson, Rafa Campos and Ben Silverman.

The backdrop is stunning and now a home on the course has popped up for sale, if you’ve got $12 million to throw into real estate.

From the official listing:

The Tennessean is a perfect blend of Bahamian style and modern architecture. Set on 1.6 acres and offering majestic ocean views, this residence welcomes you home with a stately coral stone staircase that is framed by double mahogany doors and a brilliant royal poinciana tree. A true chef’s kitchen with NanaWalls open to bring the outdoors in, making it a perfect entertaining home for the islands.

The home features eight bedrooms and six ensuites—ample space for family and friends to gather and enjoy a relaxing retreat. Other thoughtful touches that make this home special are a private outdoor pool and dining area, outdoor showers, and beach access. It’s a mansion that truly offers the utmost in privacy and island luxury.

More: Golfweek’s Best 2024: Top 50 courses in Mexico, Caribbean, Atlantic islands and Central America

Here is a look at the property, which has beach and golf access.

19-year-old Aldrich Potgieter becomes youngest winner on the Korn Ferry Tour

Golf is supposed to be difficult. But it’s seemingly not for these kids.

Golf is supposed to be difficult. But it’s seemingly not for these kids.

Three days after 20-year-old Alabama sophomore Nick Dunlap won the PGA Tour’s American Express, 19-year-old Aldrich Potgieter became the youngest winner on the Korn Ferry Tour.

Potgieter won the 2024 Bahamas Great Abaco Classic at The Abaco Club at 10 under, two shots better than Quade Cummins and Kyle Westmoreland.

At 19 years, four months and 11 days, Potgieter slides Jason Day into the No. 2 spot on the list. Day was 19 years, seven months and 26 days old when he won the 2007 Legend Financial Group Classic.

Potgieter, the 2022 Amateur champ, is the fourth golfer still in his teens to win on the Korn Ferry Tour. Sungjae Im, Akshay Bhatia and Day are the others.

“I was just trying to make the cut… improve on the status. I didn’t expect this today,” Potgieter said. “I was looking at the leaderboard a couple times and just trying to move up, move up slowly and give myself some chances on the putting green. I felt really comfortable, gave myself those opportunities and holed some of them.”

2024 Bahamas Great Abaco Classic
Aldrich Potgieter hits a tee shot on the 18th hole during the final round of the 2024 Bahamas Great Abaco Classic in the Bahamas. (Photo: Mike Mulholland/Getty Images)

Potgieter, who turned professional last summer, started the final round five shots back of Westmoreland but birdied three of his first four holes to get started. A bogey on seven was followed by an eagle on eight. He then birdied four of his last six holes to shoot a 65.

“We saw Nick Dunlap won last week, and that was a reminder that it can be done,” he said.

This was the second event on the Korn Ferry Tour’s 2024 schedule. Each of the first two tournaments had a Sunday-to-Wednesday format. The circuit continues next week in Panama before heading to Colombia, Argentina and Chile.

The first U.S. event is April 4-7 in Savannah, Georgia.

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Ben Silverman blows five-shot lead but wins in playoff at Korn Ferry Tour’s Bahamas Great Abaco Classic

Ben Silverman is a 35-year-old journeyman who was in the field on a sponsor exemption.

Ben Silverman, a 35-year-old journeyman in the field on a sponsor exemption, had a five-shot lead with eight holes to go in the final round of the Korn Ferry Tour’s Bahamas Great Abaco Classic on Wednesday.

He bogeyed the 11th to give one back, then parred Nos. 12 through 17 before making a double-bogey 7 on the par-5 18th hole. Meanwhile, Cody Blick birdied the 12th and 14th holes to cut into the lead. He bogeyed the 17th but made a clutch birdie on the 18th to post a 66 and track down Silverman, who shot a 70, and force a playoff.

The duo played the 18th again in the playoff and this time it was Blick making a double-bogey 7. Silverman made par to claim the win, his first anywhere in nearly six years.

“I’m really proud of myself. I’m very happy. Honestly, even if I didn’t win, I would have come in second, it still would have been a phenomenal week. The trophy is just that much sweeter,” Silverman said. “I’m just going to wait to celebrate with my wife, my family, when I get home, my coaches, support staff, everybody. It’s very special.”

Also special: an honorary membership at the Abaco Club for winning.

“I had no idea, but that’s unbelievable, honorary member out here,” he said. “You can guarantee I’m going to bring my wife, friends, sponsors, we’re definitely coming back for a vacation, for sure.”

The Canadian last won at the 2017 Price Cutter Charity Championship on the KFT.

Shad Tuten, Matt McCarty, Fabian Gomez and Tom Whitney shot 12 under to tie for third. Chandler Phillips, who won the season opener a week ago, finished T-12.

Scott Brown, who made the 36-hole cut Monday, got a call that he was in the field for the PGA Tour’s Farmers Insurance Open as an alternate after John Huh withdrew, so Brown withdrew in the Bahamas to fly to San Diego.

The Korn Ferry Tour opened its 2023 season with back-to-back events in the Bahamas. The next two tournaments will be in Panama and Colombia the next two weeks before the tour takes a five-week break. The first U.S. event this year will be March 23-26 at the Club Car Championship in Savannah, Georgia.

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