| Jamaica is blessed with all the qualities of a | | | | fairways and mildly sloping greens. It also reveals |
| world-class golf destination. In addition to excellent | | | | fleeting views of Negril's distant golden sands and |
| year-round weather, the topography, lush vegetation | | | | calm seas. Along the fairways, coconut and other |
| and scenic beauty of our tropical island also | | | | tropical trees dance in the soft sea breezes wafting |
| encourages creative golf course designs by | | | | in from the coast. This course is characterized by |
| imaginative golf course architects. Jamaica is also | | | | water hazards, boasting nine ponds that all come into |
| famous for its caddies: lively, entertaining, | | | | play. Marshlands and sandtraps also lurk throughout |
| experienced, dedicated - with an uncanny ability to | | | | the course, waiting to claim wayward balls.Runaway |
| track down wayward shots and to read the breaks | | | | Bay GCThe par 72 course was designed by Major |
| on even the trickiest greens. We invite you to play | | | | John Harris from Britain and opened in 1960. From the |
| our courses for yourself for an unforgettable golfing | | | | Blue Tees, the course measures a long 6,870 yards |
| experience:Montego Bay is the island's golf capital | | | | with a slope rating of 124. The combination of the |
| boasting five championship golf courses, premium | | | | wind gusting up to 35 miles per hour, long rolling |
| hotel accommodations, an international airport served | | | | fairways with large flat greens and breathtaking |
| by several major airlines, beaches and other | | | | views of the Caribbean Sea, guarantee that golfers |
| recreational, shopping and entertainment | | | | can expect an exhilarating experience whether they |
| facilities.SuperClubs IronshoreThe former Ironshore | | | | are beginners or accomplished players. The |
| Golf & Country Club is a links-style, par-72 course. | | | | PGA-quality golf course has hosted many an |
| Once referred to as Jamaica's gem in the rough, it's a | | | | international event including the MatchPlay games |
| demanding course with plenty of doglegs and | | | | between the United Kingdom and the West Indies, |
| bunkers to challenge your A-game. Since January | | | | the Jamaica Open and the World Cup of Golf |
| 2000, SuperClubs has been polishing that gem. A | | | | Super-qualifier tournaments.Sandals Ocho |
| beautifully decorated new clubhouse was built and a | | | | RiosFormerly known as Upton Golf Club, the Sandals |
| massive course renovation completed. The greens | | | | Golf & Country Club was established in 1951 as a 9 |
| are in their best condition in 20 years, locals say. The | | | | hole course located 700 feet above sea level in |
| 6,570-yard layout delivers what is expected - an | | | | Upton, a few miles east of Ocho Rios. The original |
| entertaining golf experience, with several water | | | | 9-hole layout which, designed by P.K. Saunders, was |
| encounters and a number of interesting blind shots. | | | | expanded in the early 1960s to 18 holes. In June |
| Fairways are separated by tall, frilly Australian pines, | | | | 1992, Sandals Resorts purchased the property and |
| as well as flowering hibiscus and bough.Half | | | | set about creating one of the most elite golf courses |
| MoonDesigned by the renowned Robert Trent Jones | | | | in Jamaica. The greens were rebuilt with Tifdwarf |
| Sr., the course opened in 1961 and since has firmly | | | | Bermuda grass and the fairways resurfaced with |
| established itself as one of prized courses that the | | | | Bermuda grass. Although comparatively short- 6311 |
| Caribbean has to offer. Measuring a massive, 7,119 | | | | yards, par 71 from the Blue Tees, the course makes |
| yards from the back tees, it has been selected as | | | | for a challenging 128 slope.ManchesterCarved into the |
| host venue for several professional and amateur | | | | rolling hills near Mandeville more than a century ago, |
| tournaments, including the Jamaican Open and the | | | | the Manchester Country Club is Jamaica's and the |
| Dunhill Cup. The course boasts some of the | | | | Caribbean's oldest golf course. Boasting 140 years of |
| trademark Jones features, including runway tees and | | | | history, it is easily the most unique in Jamaica with it's |
| use of the land's movement or the 'figure eight' | | | | nine greens and 18 tee locations. Founded as a |
| routing that cleverly changes angles just enough to | | | | Country Club in 1865 and soon after the Scots |
| cause bewilderment on the windy days. The greens | | | | invented the game of golf, a golf course was built on |
| also demand special attention: while they are very | | | | the site. It is situated in the middle of the town of |
| playable, their shape and contour often force the | | | | Mandeville, the capital of Manchester and has one of |
| better golfer to work the ball to get their approaches | | | | the most breath-taking scenic wonders, provided by |
| close to tucked pins, while leaving an opening for the | | | | the course's 2201 foot elevation. Although it is a |
| novice player to run the ball in.Cinnamon HillOne | | | | private members club, it is open to the public and is |
| instinctively marvels at the parcel of land on which | | | | one of Mandeville's main tourist |
| Robert von Hagge-designed Cinnamon Hill GC | | | | attractions.CaymanasLocated 9 miles outside |
| (formerly Three Palms), at the Wyndham Rose Hall. | | | | Kingston, Caymanas GC rests in the foothills of St. |
| On an island blessed with lushness and topographical | | | | Catherine and overlooks the parish's verdant cane |
| character, and short on acreage, the layout moves | | | | fields, stretching all the way to Kingston Harbour. |
| from an open, windswept front nine into the lower | | | | Designed by well-known Canadian architect, Howard |
| elevations of the Blue Mountains on the back nine, | | | | Watson, in the 1950s, the course's hilly environment is |
| where dense foliage traps the fairways of the | | | | brilliantly incorporated in the layout. Several of the 18 |
| incoming holes. Boasting interesting, serene, | | | | tee boxes are elevated while the fairways undulate in |
| descriptive and sometimes downright intimidating | | | | accordance to the topography of the craggy |
| names each hole has its own intriguing characteristics | | | | limestone hills. Stately Cotton and Guango trees line |
| and is sure to leave behind a memorable experience. | | | | the fairways and guard the greens throughout the |
| The surrounding scenery at #15 "Mountain Falls" is so | | | | course's 6,844 yards, creating daunting natural |
| striking, that a scene was shot here for the James | | | | hazards. Strategically placed bunkers and ponds also |
| Bond film Live and Let Die. The course is built on | | | | make for more challenging play. The Club, which |
| what was once a 400-acre plantation, and remnants | | | | hosted several Caribbean Championships, including the |
| of the area's history, including aqueducts, | | | | Jamaican Open, the Jamaica Classic and Shell's |
| gravestones, and ruins of historic homes, offer a | | | | Wonderful World of Golf, is sloped at 123 from the |
| crumbling reminder of a land that once breathed a life | | | | Blue Tees and measures 6,844 yards.Constant |
| of its own, long before golf.White WitchLocals are | | | | SpringLocated in the heart of one of Kingston's nicest |
| quick to say that Annie Palmer still haunts the Rose | | | | residential areas, Constant Spring was built in 1920 by |
| Hall Great House and the estate- including the course | | | | Scottish architect Stanley Thompson, a mentor of |
| built there on the grounds. The White Witch Course, | | | | Robert Trent Jones, making it one of Jamaica's |
| designed by the team of Robert Von Hagge, Rick | | | | oldest golf courses. It is a tight, short course with a |
| Baril and Mike Smelek, opened in August 2000 as the | | | | breathtaking view at the 13th tee, and the challenge |
| centerpiece of the new Ritz Carlton Rose Hall Resort. | | | | of driving to a narrow plateau of fairway beyond a |
| Instead of traditional tropical terrain, the layout is | | | | steep valley. It has hosted all of the island's top |
| mountainous and rugged. The 6,718-yard course | | | | players, many of the socially elite and more than a |
| sticks to the high ground where there are cool | | | | few concerts during its long |
| breezes and ocean views on 16 holes. This elevated | | | | history.The Jamaica Golf Association, comprised of |
| route can be intimidating, with its carries over | | | | individual golfing members and golf clubs islandwide, is |
| jungle-like terrain, but the course intertwines with the | | | | at the forefront of the drive to develop the game of |
| mountains and provides golfers with some of the | | | | golf for a better Jamaica.David Leadbetter Golf |
| best views of the coastline.TryallTryall's 18-hole, Ralph | | | | Academy - Half MoonThe Academy combines the |
| Plummer-designed championship course has played | | | | finest golf instruction available on one of Jamaica's |
| host to such prestigious international events as the | | | | most challenging courses. Created by one of the |
| Johnnie Walker World Championship, last won by | | | | masters in the art of teaching the golf swing, David |
| Fred Couples in 1995. With holes that kiss the | | | | Leadbetter has a unique ability to communicate and a |
| shoreline and flirt with the edges of jungle ravines, it | | | | profound dedication to the game. He is known for |
| is probably the most celebrated golf course in the | | | | rebuilding Nick Faldo's fabled swing and has worked |
| Caribbean. The course stretches 6,772 yards from | | | | with Ernie Els, Greg Norman and Nick Price, and has |
| the ocean-side up into forested hills, past coconut | | | | developed an exclusive group of teaching |
| groves, and back down to the sea along a route lined | | | | professionals to give "tour-proven" advice to |
| with flowering plants and magnificent trees. The | | | | ambitious golfers at all stages of development.Cable |
| signature par-three 4th hole incorporates the natural | | | | & Wireless National Golf AcademyKingston's bustling |
| challenges of the Caribbean Sea and the Flint River, | | | | business and entertainment hub, New Kingston, is also |
| while the memorable par-four 7th hole provides a | | | | fast becoming the capital city's recreational sporting |
| dramatic tee-shot through the stone pillars of the | | | | center thanks in part to the addition of Cable and |
| historic aqueduct that feeds the adjacent | | | | Wireless' National Golf Academy. Located on lands |
| waterwheel. Tryall's homeowners, many associated | | | | with a view of New Kingston's towering buildings and |
| with the club for generations, have preserved the | | | | the distant Blue Mountains, the National Golf |
| atmosphere of charming gentility that has been | | | | Academy is the island's first public driving range and |
| "modernized out" of many other historic | | | | putting green. Spanning an impressive 240 yards, the |
| properties.Negril HillsNestled in the hills minutes away | | | | driving range plays like a real golf course with |
| from Negril's famous seven-mile white-sand beach, | | | | undulating fairways, 6 manicured greens and |
| golf enthusiasts will find this relaxed resort's hidden | | | | well-placed holes, bunkers and ponds. From the |
| gem- the Negril Hills Golf Club. Famous for its elevated | | | | Academy's 23 bays you may practice your swing and |
| tees and greens, undulating fairways and emerald | | | | drive, or on the adjacent putting green, you can |
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| 1993 by Robert Simmons, this 18-hole course spans | | | | for travel and tourism information featuring |
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