The Jamaica Open is a golf tournament held in Jamaica. Founded in 1953, it was held annually until 1995 when lack of sponsorship led to a ten-year hiatus. The tournament returned in 2006, and then from 2008 to 2012. After another brief interlude, the 50th Jamaica Open was held in 2017 and it has continued to be staged annually since then.[1][2]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Jamaica |
| Established | 1953 |
| Course(s) | Tryall Golf Club |
| Par | 72 |
| Tour(s) | Caribbean Tour (1958–1963) |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Current champion | |
 Andrew Arft | |
| Location map | |
  Tryall Golf Club Location in Jamaica | |
Between 1958 and 1963, the Jamaica Open was a fixture on the PGA-sponsored Caribbean Tour, at which time it was frequented by many of the leading American professionals. Since it was withdrawn from the Caribbean Tour, it has been a smaller, more local tournament.[3][4]
Winners
edit| Year | Venue | Winner | Score | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaica Open | ||||
| 2023 | Tryall Golf Club | Andrew Arft |
209 (−7) | [5] |
| 2022 | Tryall Golf Club | Patrick Cover |
203 (−13) | [6] |
| 2021 | Tryall Golf Club | M. J. Maguire |
208 (−8)[a] | [7] |
| 2020 | Tryall Golf Club | Erik Barnes |
203 (−13) | [8] |
| Alacran Jamaica Open | ||||
| 2019 | Tryall Golf Club | Patrick Cover |
204 (−12) | [9] |
| Jamaica Open Golf Championship | ||||
| 2017 (Sep) | Half Moon Resort | Hernan Borja |
204 (−12) | [10] |
| 2017 (Jan) | Half Moon Resort |  Paul Eales |
215 (−1) | [11] |
| 2013–2016 | No tournament[2] | |||
| Half Moon Jamaica Open Golf Championship | ||||
| 2012 | Half Moon Resort | Russ Cochran |
203 (–13) | [12] |
| LIME Jamaica Open Golf Championship | ||||
| 2011 | Half Moon Resort | Russ Cochran |
206 (–10) | [13] |
| 2010 | Half Moon Resort | Ron Schroeder |
210 (−6) | [14] |
| 2009 | Half Moon Resort |  Johnny Bloomfield |
214 (−2) | [15] |
| 2008 | Half Moon Resort | Johnny Bloomfield |
210 (−6) | [16] |
| Jamaica Open Golf Championship | ||||
| 2007 | No tournament | |||
| 2006 | Caymanas Golf and Country Club | Johnny Bloomfield |
215 (−1) | [17] |
| 1996–2005 | No tournament[1][2] | |||
| 1995 | Liguanea Club (Caymanas Course)[b] | Chad Magee |
275 (−12) | [18] |
| 1994 | Wyndham Rose Hall Resort | Jeff Leonard |
278 (−10) | [19] |
| 1993 | Wyndham Rose Hall Resort | Tom Gillis |
280 (−8) | [20] |
| 1992 | Wyndham Rose Hall Resort | Jay Cooper |
285 (–3) | [21] |
| 1991 | Half Moon Resort | Jim Thorpe |
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| 1990 | Half Moon Resort | Bruce Fleisher |
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| 1989 | Runaway Bay Golf and Country Club | Charles Raulerson |
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| 1988 | Runaway Bay Golf and Country Club | Jeff Lewis |
286 (−2) | [22] |
| 1987 | Liguanea Club (Caymanas Course)[b] | Seymour Rose |
279 (−9) | |
| 1986 | Liguanea Club (Caymanas Course)[b] | Bruce Fleisher |
277 (−11) | |
| 1985 | Liguanea Club (Caymanas Course)[b] | Al Morton |
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| 1984 | Liguanea Club (Caymanas Course)[b] | Lee Elder |
282 (−6) | [23] |
| 1983 | Liguanea Club (Caymanas Course)[b] | Barry Lane |
285 (−3) | [24] |
| 1982 | Liguanea Club (Caymanas Course)[b] | Seymour Rose |
285 (−3)[c] | [25] |
| 1981 | Liguanea Club (Caymanas Course)[b] | David Markham |
286 (−2) | [26] |
| 1980 | Liguanea Club (Caymanas Course)[b] | Richard Blake |
289 (+1) [d] | [27] |
| 1979 | Liguanea Club (Caymanas Course)[b] | Norman Marsh |
292 (+4) [e] | [28] |
| 1978 | Liguanea Club (Caymanas Course)[b] | Richard Bassett |
293 (+5) | [31] |
| 1977 | Caymanas Golf and Country Club | Seymour Rose |
298 (+10) | |
| 1976 | Caymanas Golf and Country Club | Mike Higuera |
283 (−5) | [32] |
| 1975 | Half Moon Golf Club |  Bob Shaw |
293 (+5) | [33] |
| 1974 | Caymanas Golf and Country Club | Mike Higuera |
282 (−6) | |
| 1973 | Ironshore Golf and Country Club |  Norman Wood |
284 (−4) | [34] |
| 1972 | Caymanas Golf and Country Club | Mike Higuera |
289 (+1) | [35] |
| 1971[f] | Constant Spring Club |  Sooky Maharaj |
209 (−1) | [37] |
| 1970 | Caymanas Golf and Country Club | Alvin Cunningham |
294 (+6) | |
| 1969 | Constant Spring Club | Lennox Yearwood |
285 (+13) | [38] |
| 1968 | Caymanas Golf and Country Club | Billy Ward (a) |
303 (+15) | [39] |
| 1967 | Constant Spring Club | Jasper Markland |
287 (+15) | [40] |
| 1966 | Caymanas Golf and Country Club | Billy Urquhart |
302 (+14) | [41] |
| 1965 | Caymanas Golf and Country Club | Hugh Urquhart |
296 (+8) | [42] |
| 1964[g] | Constant Spring Club | Jasper Markland |
212 (+8) | [43] |
| 1963 | Caymanas Golf and Country Club | John Barnum |
274 (−14) | [44] |
| 1962 | Caymanas Golf and Country Club | Henry Williams Jr. |
274 (−14) | [45] |
| 1961 | Caymanas Golf and Country Club | Jim Ferree |
275 (−13) | [46] |
| 1960 | Caymanas Golf and Country Club | Pete Cooper |
283 (−5) | [47] |
| 1959 | Caymanas Golf and Country Club |  Ed Oliver |
277 (−11) | [48] |
| 1958 | Caymanas Golf and Country Club | Bob Toski |
283 (−5) [h] | [49][50] |
| 1957 | Constant Spring Club |  Roberto De Vicenzo |
260 (−12) | [51] |
| 1956 | Constant Spring Club | Roberto De Vicenzo |
260 (−12) | [52] |
| 1955 | Constant Spring Club | Antonio Cerdá |
264 (−8) | [53] |
| 1954 | Constant Spring Club |  Raúl Posse |
264 (−8) | [54] |
| 1953 | Constant Spring Club | Leslie Ward (a) |
281 (+9) | [55] |
- ^ Maguire defeated Ryan Sullivan with a birdie on the first hole of a sudden-death play-off.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k After the Caymanas Golf and Country Club closed in 1977, the course was leased by the Liguanea Club until January 1997.[29][30]
- ^ Rose won with a birdie on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
- ^ Blake won with a par on the third hole of a sudden-death playoff.
- ^ Marsh won with a par on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
- ^ First round cancelled because of rain; tournament reduced to 54 holes.[36]
- ^ Reduced to 54 holes because of rain.
- ^ Toski won with a birdie on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
References
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