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