Top Bermuda amateur golfer Jarryd Dillas and PHC coach Kyle Lightbourne, an avid player himself, hailed the Island's third Grand Slam of Golf a resounding success yesterday.

Under pressure to get the Port Royal Golf Course ready for its first Grand Slam after taking over from Mid Ocean Club, organisers had little room for error and the gallery, Dillas and Lightbourne included, gave rave reviews for the job they did.

Having played on the course prior to the Grand Slam, the pair enjoyed the two-day spectacle and hoped to see more exciting golf at Port Royal next year.

Dillas, recently represented Bermuda at the 2009 Island Games, said the definition of the lay-out as a clear difference in the new Port Royal to that of the old, and was looking forward to testing his skills against the course as it matures.

"I like some of the changes they have done, considering the time they had to do it," said Dillas.

"The course looks great and from seeing it today it was obviously a high calibre of golf and they made it look so easy.

"Lucas Glover, especially, picked it apart and the others didn't really tear it up.

"As the course matures I think it will play a little differently, a little harder, and a lot of the holes don't have definition anymore which is the biggest difference.

"For what they did and the time they had, I think they did a good job."

Lightbourne also tipped his hat to Port Royal after watching the excitement of the front nine turn into a stroll in the park for winner Glover.

The former Bermuda football international has also teed off at the newly renovated course and said hosting the Grand Slam not only put Bermuda on the map but also gave the professional players a change of scenery.

"I only watched five or six holes today but they are fantastic players and they are at the top of their profession," said Lightbourne. "They made it look easy today.

"I assume they have played more challenging courses than Port Royal, but it is a great lay-out and it is for exciting golf.

"Some of the holes we as amateurs will find difficult, but to them it is a straightforward shot.

"It's like football, once you are mentally tuned in to what you are doing then it becomes easy.

"I have played on it and it is a fantastic course.

"Golf is a sport that you can learn a lot about yourself, discipline chiefly, and I wish I'd started playing the sport at a younger age.

"I think the players like coming here, it's a different change of scenery for them.

"It also puts Bermuda on the map and more people have been getting into golf, so it would be nice to have it beyond the current contract."