Play golf in Jamaica

Jamaica, Caribbean, is home to several world-class golf courses and clubs including the oldest from Caribbean region. The golf courses and clubs of Jamaica range in difficulty, but finding one to suit every level of player ability shouldn't be too hard. Among Jamaica's best courses, golfers will find Caymans in Kingston and the Half Moon Golf Club and the Wyndham Rose Hall Resort in Montego Bay area. All are 18-hole courses, but for a more leisurely 9-hole outing try the Grand Lido Braco Golf Club, near Discovery Bay on the north shore, or the Manchester Club inland in Mandeville.
Playing golf in Jamaica is a special treat. With so many fantastic golf courses to choose from, located into an amazing setting, Jamaica is a great place to spend a day exercising your favorite activity. While your golf course options are varied on Jamaica you generally get what you pay for, so realize that while the greens fee may be quite pricey in some places, that usually means the experience will be better.

Golf courses & clubs of Caribbean

Cinnamon Hill Course at Wyndham Rose Hall, Montego Bay
The gently rolling front nine opens under the gaze of the 18th-century Rose Hall Great House, then rambles past the walled graveyard of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's family and down to the ocean. Holes seven and eight are so near the water that a cranky sea breeze can easily whip your ball into the deep. In contrast, the back nine (which follows the route of an old Wyndham layout) takes to the remote hills of the plantation, making its way through narrow canyons and across deep chasms. The par-three fifteenth hole drops dramatically to a green next to a waterfall. At seventeen, the route opens with an ocean panorama, then descends to the eerie ruins of an 18th century aqueduct.
Cinnamon Hill has enough style and variety to keep any player beguiled.

Super Clubs Golf Club, Montego Bay
The former Iron Shore Golf and Country Club has been referred to as Jamaica's gem in the rough. Since January 2000, Super Clubs is Caribbean's all-inclusive resort star. A beautifully decorated new clubhouse is in place, and a massive course renovation has been completed.
Keeping in mind that this is a 30-year-old resort course, the 6,570-yard layout delivers what is expected - an entertaining golf experience, with several water encounters and a number of interesting blind shots. Fairways are separated by tall, frilly Australian pines, as well as flowering hibiscus and bougainvillea. Greens fees are waived for guests at Super Clubs resort, including nearby Grand Lido Braco, a charming luxury property with an "old Jamaica" village design and gingerbread architecture.

The Tryall Course at the Tryall Club, Montego Bay
The two new Von Hagge courses in Montego Bay have created a dynamic triumvirate with the historic Tryall Course, considered one of the finest tournament venues in the Caribbean. The three resorts offer a "Golf A Round" package which allows their guests to play all three courses.
Over the past two years, diligent management has brought the Tryall course back to world-class form, with a second driving range and other practice facilities.
The resort is owned and managed by 50 homeowners, many associated with the resort for generations. They have preserved the atmosphere of charming gentility that has been "modernized" out of many other historic properties. Still, the resort has kept pace with the times, developing into a popular family destination with a wide range of diversions, including a unique opportunity to ride horses on the ocean's shore at Chukka Blue.

Half Moon, Montego Bay
The "historic" Half Moon has an international tournament reputation. The course is relatively flat, but long (7,115 yards) and subject to constant, sweeping winds. Nine holes play into the wind, nine against. A caddy is a must.
Half Moon's fairways are generally wide and unobstructed, but the course's length takes its toll, as do the deep bunkers around the greens. The course's toughest test comes on the third hole, a 570-yard par five with a double dogleg. The second shot must carry a group of bunkers or leave an over-the-bunker pitch shot to a fast green.
Since its opening in 1954, Half Moon has expanded throughout its 400 acres into a stunning resort serving every possible vacation desire.

Super Clubs Golf Club, Runaway Bay
Nowhere is the evolution of the all-inclusive resort concept more apparent than at Super Clubs, which began more than 20 years ago. While it's still a bargain, Breezes Runaway Bay now appeals to all ages and is decidedly upscale in accommodations, facilities, dining, and activities. Situated 42 miles from Montego Bay on one of the North Shore's best beaches, the resort has a PGA-quality golf course that hosts international tournaments.
The 6,870-yard layout has been periodically upgraded to meet modern demands, and is well-maintained, with mature trees and flowering plants, lending color to lush fairways. There is a first-class golf school on the grounds, overseen by personable course professional Seymour Rose, a former international tour player. Runaway Bay's first hole is a long par three with an elevated, undulating green ringed by deep bunkers. This opener sets the tone for a succession of windswept fairways with cleverly placed bunkers. The back nine climbs into the foothills, and finishes with some unique, challenging holes. The signature fifteenth hole, a 355-yard par four, follows a ridge so narrow that only a precise shot will avoid pitching down to impenetrable rough. The plateau overlooks the course and distant Caribbean Sea...