Golf In Jamaica

Enjoy Great Golf In Jamaica





A vacation destination for decades, Jamaica is home to a number of quality golf courses.

The temperate climate is a welcome part of the golfing experience, as is the general

atmosphere of the golf courses, with many being notable for their outstanding customer

service focus and their beautifully kept grounds. It should be noted that while many of the

golf courses are private, most of the more exclusive facilities do make day passes

available for vacationers.



Half Moon Golf Club, in Montego Bay, Jamaica, is known among tournament players

throughout the world for its classic lines and challenging set up. Open and beautiful, one

of the most challenging aspects of this golf course is the wind. Over 7,000 yards long,

this course offers a good work out, in addition to a fine game.



Luxurious, enchanting, and uniquely challenging are apt descriptions of the White Witch

Course, a recent addition to the famed Ritz Carlton Rose Hall Resort of Montego Bay,

Jamaica. The course is named for the infamous Annee Palmer who is said to haunt the

area, and rumored to have indulged in illicit relationships with the slaves she held and

treated brutally during the 1800's to run her huge sugar plantation, and also said to have

murdered three husbands before turning up strangled herself.



This magnificent course was designed by Robert Von Hagge, Rick Baril and Mike

Smelek, and has a slightly different style from the typical Caribbean golfing experience.

While there are stunning ocean views to be had at 16 of the holes, they rest upon high

ground, as the course wanders through strong hills and players are cooled by the

unobstructed ocean breeze.



Three Palms Ocean Course, found at Wyndham Rose Hall, is renowned through Jamaica

and well beyond the island for the amazing scenery that its 6798-yard course is built

around. Golfers will play alongside of the family graveyard of Elizabeth Barrett

Browning and the ruins of an aqueduct from the 18th century. There will be ocean side

holes, canyons, waterfalls and gorges. This is a truly beautiful and historic course, and

can only be an unforgettable golfing experience.



The Tryall Golf Course, at the Tryall Club in Montego Bay hosts the Johnny Walker

World Championship and is a favorite playing spot of golfers all over the world. The

6,772-yard course extends from flowering forest to cool seaside, and includes mountain

and ocean views that are simply spectacular. Fascinating relics of history along the

course include an 18th century water wheel.



There are several other notable golf courses in Jamaica. These include the Manchester

Club, one of the oldest facilities of its nature, which also makes available tennis and

billiards, the rugged terrain of the Negril Hills Golf Club, which is known to be a

challenging and exhilarating play. Breezes Golf and Beach Resort offers truly upscale

play.



Whether you're planning a vacation devoted to enjoying the very best courses that

Jamaica has to offer or you are a casual golfer seeking fun greens for a day or two's play,

Jamaica is home to some of the finest golfing opportunities in the entire region.

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