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Volume 3 2014 The most exciting Golf destination in the Caribbean! In This Issue: Jamaican Courses Tips to Improve Putting Working on Your Game in Paradise Annie’s Revenge Golf Tourism in Jamaica Hold on to summer. Photos of summer will be shared and tucked away, but in PANDORA charms, your moments in the sun shine on. Capture the spirit of this summer’s adventures in our latest collection at PANDORA.net. Falmouth • Ocho Rios Montego Bay • Kingston Our Caymanas Cinnamon Hill Constant Spring Half Moon Ironshore Manchester Negril Hills Runaway Bay Sandals Tryall Club White Witch Courses Three incredible resorts. One incredible golf vacation. IBEROSTAR Rose Hall Suites IBEROSTAR Rose Hall Beach IBEROSTAR Grand Hotel Rose Hall Official Host Hotel of Annie’s Revenge When you stay at IBEROSTAR’s Rose Hall Beach & Spa Complex, you can enjoy the island’s finest golf in one of the area’s finest resorts. Choose from IBEROSTAR Grand Hotel Rose Hall, IBEROSTAR Rose Hall Suites and IBEROSTAR Rose Hall Beach. If you stay at the luxurious, adults-only IBEROSTAR Grand Hotel Rose Hall for three or more nights you’ll receive a free round of all-inclusive golf at a nearby course. It’s not just golf in paradise. It’s golf in the paradise of your choice. Montego Bay, JAMAICA Contact your favorite travel professional or visit iberostar.com IB13_167_9x11.75ad.indd 1 9/6/13 2:32 PM Our Jamaica Golf Courses • Air Transport • Attractions Donald Sangster International Airport 1 2 3 4 RUNAWAY BAY MONTEGO BAY Tryall Club Runaway Bay Golf Club Negril Aerodrome Trelawney Hanover Negril Hills Golf Club St. James Westmoreland Y.S. FALLS Clar endon St. Elizabeth Manchester The Manchester BLACK RIVER Club Montego Bay 1. Ironshore Golf & Country Club Courses 2. Half Moon Golf Course 3. White Witch Golf Course 4. Cinnamon Hill Golf Course Download Golf Jamaica at www.golfjamaicamag.com CHUKKA COVE MYSTIC MOUNTAIN Ian Fleming International Airport DUNNS OCHO RIOS RIVER FALLS Sandals Golf & Country Club FERN GULLY St. Ann Ken Jones Aerodrome St. Mary PORT ANTONIO Portland St. Catherine Clar endon St. Andrew Constant Spring Golf Club Kingston Caymanas Golf & Tinson Pen Aerodrome St. Thomas Country Club PORT ROYAL PORT Norman Manley International Airport KEY GOLF COURSE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ATTRACTION AERODROME What’s Inside 1 Montego Bay Courses 2 Cinnamon Hill 6 Half Moon 12 Ironshore 16 Tryall 22 White Witch 26 The Bernard Family - Legacy in Golf 29 Ocho Rios Courses 30 Sandals 35 Runaway Bay Features 42 The Expert’s Eye: 3 Simple Tips to Improve Your Putting 44 Advancing Golf Tourism in Jamaica 45 Work on Your Game in Paradise Manchester Course 48 Manchester Negril Course Come to 51 Negril Hills 57 Kingston Courses A World Class 58 Caymanas Jamaica Golf Destination 61 Constant Spring 64 Making Strides in During the 18th century, Jamaica was described as the jewel of the British Crown for its Professional Golf sugar production capacity. The landscape has changed and today, Jamaica is poised to become a modern-day gemstone of the Caribbean. Blessed as it is with a range of exceptional courses, it isn’t hard to imagine the island as a golfer’s Mecca. CREDITS Golf Jamaica continues to showcase the island’s unique courses as well as one of Jamaica’s strongest resources—its people. Publisher - MAPCO Printers Limited Associate Publisher - This issue, we highlight golf professionals. Whether home grown or imported, our Jamaica Golf Association professionals play an integral part in the sport’s development by passing on their Editor - Joy Campbell knowledge of the game, as well as making visitors to our shores welcome. Golfers such as Consultant Golf Professional - Seymour Rose, Delroy Cambridge and Peter Horrobin have made Jamaica proud and left Spencer Edwards their mark on the tour circuit. Graphic Design - Sutherland Wade Design Limited As we chart a path of development and growth, Golf Jamaica is pleased to present the best Art Director - Nicholas McClure of what Jamaica has to offer, while acknowledging that our courses and facilities are on Photography - Nicholas Chai Chong par with many golf locations worldwide. (Caymanas, Constant Spring, Manchester, Runaway Bay and Negril courses) Enjoy GOLF JAMAICA and an inside view of the impact the sport has had on this Other photos courtesy of Half Moon, Cinnamon Hill, White Witch, Sandals, Runaway Bay, island nation. You can also download Golf Jamaica at www.golfjamaicamag.com Ironshore and The Jamaica Tourist Board Printing MAPCO Printers Limited MAPCO Printers Ltd. makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of information given but accepts no responsiblity for errors or Advertising Sales - omissions or for claims made in any section of this publication. All material in this publication is protected by copyright and other MAPCO Printers Limited intellectual property laws. No part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means without written Representatives: Lorna Martin, Michele Gabay approval from MAPCO Printers Ltd. 1 Montego Bay Courses 2 Cinnamon Hill 3 4 Cinnamon Hill Cinnamon Hill was once part of a sugar plantation and one of the fascinating features of this golf course is an aqueduct built in 1761 that was used in the process of grinding sugar. Originally designed by Hank Smedley in 1969, Cinnamon Hill was given a facelift in 2001 by Von Hagee and Baril. The front nine is designed so that golfers are at the mercy of coastal winds. The back nine features bunkers that can be treacherous to the adventurous golfer. The course has been ranked among Jamaica’s finest by Golf Digest and is also known for its caddies, which have been listed among the best in the world by Golfer Magazine. Golf Course Professional: Sebert Walker Cinnamon Hill Golf Course Box 1 Rose Hall PO Rose Hall, St. James Jamaica, W.I. Tel: (876) 953-2984 Email: [email protected] Website: www.cinnamonhilljamaica.com Tournaments Hosted: Tee Yardage Course Ratings Slope Rating Annie’s Revenge BACK 6828 74.2 136 MIDDLE 6350 71.9 134 Caribbean Golf Association Classic FORWARD 5208 66.0 118 JACI Golf Tournament LADIES 5840 74.4 135 Caribbean Amateur Junior Golf Championships Jamaica Open MOJO 6 LPGA Event Ocean Styles Golf Tournament 5 6 7 Moon Half Home to the Jamaica Open 8 9 10 Half Moon Designed by the renowned Robert Trent Jones (Senior) and renovated by Roger Rulewich, the Half Moon is an award-winning resort course that boasts breathtaking views, gently undulating fairways and greens. The Golf Academy was launched in 2008 and provides a variety of coaching programmes tailored to the needs of individual golfers. Half Moon has been home to the JAMAICA OPEN—the Caribbean’s most prestigious golf tournament—for over eight years and has hosted a number of international golf events. This challenging course is also a member of the Great Resorts of the World. Golf Course Professional: Spencer Edwards 11 Tournaments Hosted: Celebrity Players Tour Jamaica Classic Dunhill Cup Final of the Americas European PGA Seniors Tournament Jamaica Open Golf Championship National Match Play Tournament Finals Red Stripe Pro-Am Half Moon Golf Course Half Moon, A RockResort Rose Hall Jamaica W.I. (876) 953 -2211 or (876) 953 -2560 website: www.halfmoongolf.com Tee Yardage Course Ratings Slope Rating CHAMPIONSHIP 7141 75.1 131 COMPETITION 6581 72.1 129 GENTLEMEN’S 6233 68.3 117 LADIES 5835 74.2 134 Ladies, Seniors & 5030 64.4 114 Juniors 12 Ironshore Golf & Country Club 13 14 Ironshore Golf & Country Club Whitter Group 1139 Morgan Rd, Ironshore Montego Bay, Jamaica W.I. P: (876)953-3682 F: (876) 953-9619 Ironshore Golf Course Email: [email protected] The Ironshore Golf & Country Club sits adjacent to prime housing developments and is known for its undulating fairways and dogleg setup. The course offers impressive views of the Caribbean Sea and a low-lying range of hills adds to the delightful scenery. Tee Yardage Course Ratings Slope Rating CHAMPION The course was designed by Canadian Robert Moot and built in 1972 6570 71.5 122 and was originally part of a sugar plantation. The charm of the course REGULAR 6285 69.9 117 comes from its Australian Pine, lush vegetation and greens protected LADIES 5384 70.6 116 by well-placed bunkers. 15 Tournaments Hosted: Caribbean Golf Association Classic 16 The Tr yall Club 17 18 The Tryall Club The Tryall Club P.O. Box 1206 Texan golf course architect Ralph Plummer is the Montego Bay, St. James designer of the Tryall Club, which incorporates the Jamaica, W.I. island’s hilly terrain and other natural elements for Tel: (876) 956-5660 a unique golfing experience. Nine holes wind along the Caribbean Sea coast, while the others meander Website: www.tryallclub.com through lush hillsides. In 2005, Tryall was voted the Best Golf Course in the Caribbean by Caribbean World Magazine. The course offers a range of dramatic views from elevated tees. Tee Yardage Course Ratings Slope Rating Tryall has also hosted a number of LPGA events, BACK 6836 74.1 136 as well as the prestigious Johnny Walker World Championships. MIDDLE 6352 71.5 131 FORWARD 5382 67.7 125 LADIES 5155 70.6 122 Golf Course Professional: Ewan Peebles Tournaments Hosted: Shell’s Wonderful World of Golf LPGA/Senior PGA Mazda Championship LPGA Jamaica Classic Johnnie Walker World Championship Magazine 2A_Layout 1 5/3/2012 9:44 PM Page 35 22 White Witch Course 23 24 White Witch Course The White Witch Golf Course was so named by the architects Robert von Hagge and Rick Baril, in honour of Annie Palmer, the 19th century owner of the original plantation on which the course is built.