The Jamaica Golf Affiliation (JGA) formally kicked off the 57th Jamaica Open Golf Championship final Thursday with a celebratory launch at Kingston’s Fixed Spring Golf Membership.
This highly-anticipated event can be hosted on the scenic Tryall Golf Club in Hanover from November 10-12, marking the fifth consecutive yr at this venue. The Professional-Am occasion, a pleasant competitors pairing professionals with amateurs, will precede the primary occasion on November 9 with a shotgun begin at 8:30 a.m., providing worldwide members an introduction to the difficult Tryall course.
With 60 gamers from Jamaica, the USA, Canada, Trinidad and Tobago, and Bermuda already registered, together with defending champion Andrew Arft from the USA, this yr’s championship guarantees intense competitors. The occasion’s format is stroke play, with gamers finishing 18 holes every day for a complete of 54 holes.
Aiming for a prize pool of US$110,000
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Peter Chin, chairman of the Jamaica Open organizing committee, expressed optimism concerning the rising participation, noting a major rebound because the pandemic. “We’re excited to see numbers surpassing final yr’s. With a full discipline, we’re aiming for a prize pool of US$110,000, which we hope will appeal to high expertise,” Chin remarked.
This yr’s honoree is Jamaican golfer Johnny Bloomfield, a three-time consecutive winner of the Jamaica Open—a feat achieved throughout two totally different programs. “Johnny’s accomplishment, with wins at each Caymanas and Half Moon, really units him aside,” JGA president Jodi Munn-Barrow defined, acknowledging Bloomfield’s historic achievement as a becoming selection for the tribute.
The Tryall course is about to ship its signature problem, with roughs grown in to check members’ abilities. “With the wind issue and the course’s pure problem, it’s the perfect setting for a championship of this caliber,” added Munn-Barrow.
Key sponsors
Key sponsors, together with the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) and Sports activities Growth Basis (SDF), reiterated their dedication to the event’s progress and golf’s improvement in Jamaica. Dr. Carey Wallace of the TEF highlighted golf tourism’s worth, calling the Jamaica Open “the premier worldwide golf event in Jamaica.”
In the meantime, SDF Normal Supervisor Allan Beckford emphasised their ongoing help, which extends to group camps for younger golfers on the Caymanas Golf Course.
As presenting sponsor for the fifth yr, Aqua Bay Resort joins different main supporters just like the Jamaica Vacationer Board, Grand Palladium, Tryall, and Vybwear, together with product sponsors Wata, Juici Patties, Café Blue, Honey Bun, and Rainforest, who will all play a job in making this yr’s Jamaica Open a memorable occasion for gamers and followers alike.
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