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The vacationing golfer takes many forms. There is the enthusiast who hopes that by cleverly booking a family vacation somewhere close to a golf course, a quick 9 or 18 holes can be grabbed in the middle of an otherwise crowded schedule. There is the golfer who gathers a bunch of friends together for total immersion golf, playing 18 or 36 holes a day in the indulgence of the royal and ancient passion. Then there are couples, several couples perhaps, who share a love of the game and want to play frequently together but also want to do other things on their vacation. And then there are families of golfers who … but you get the idea … Whenever golfers think about vacations, they think about golf, sunshine, good food and … more golf. So now you perhaps are thinking golf too. If so, consider this: a private villa with its own staff, pool and luxurious ambiance, on some of the world's best golf courses … with dedicated staff taking care of every need and loving local nannies caring for little ones, allowing adults the free time they need to golf with a clear conscience. To cap it all, a wide variety of sports and leisure options awaits non-golfers as does the inviting prospect of doing nothing whatsoever in the finest style! Sound interesting? Villas by Linda Smith offers 25 golf villas on or very near Jamaica's top golf courses which bear names of international renown including The Tryall Club, Half Moon, Three Palms at Rose Hall and the superb new White Witch at the Ritz Carlton. If you are not familiar with these wonderful courses, here is a short guide.
Designed
by Ralph Plummer in 1958 this has traditionally been regarded as the best course
in Jamaica, perhaps one of the top courses in the Americas. The 6,221 yard par
72 course has hosted international tournaments such as the Johnnie Walker World
Championships, the Mazda Champions, the Jamaica Classic and Shell's Wonderful
World of Golf. The mixture of flat seaside holes and (sometimes severe!) slopes
hold something for everyone. A huge 200 year old water wheel, dating back to Tryall's
colonial plantation past, stands astride the 7th tee and still turns to this day.
One of the special pleasures of a round at Tryall is a caddie slicing the top
off a coconut to provide you with a refreshing drink of milk. Rubber spiked golf
shoes are allowed on the Tryall golf course....NO metal spiked golf shoes. Click
here for Tryall greens fees Click
here for a map of the course
The
course at Half Moon is a classic Robert Trent Jones layout, following the
contours of the flat lowlands between the hills and the sea. The two nines are
laid
Cinnamon Hill at Rose Hall
A further
35 minutes along the coast from Breezes, this resort course is also very accessible
to our Discovery Bay and Runaway Bay guests. Often described as an "unexpected
surprise" by reviewers who expect the quality of golf to be compromised at
a mass-market tourist spot, it has won many plaudits for being a splendid, varied
and interesting course. It is blessed by a cooling breeze. Majestic palm trees
marching the fairways make it pleasing to the eye and it is graced by an excellent
clubhouse. Bring your dive gear (and a plentiful supply of balls!) for the 373
yard par 4 3rd, which demands a 200 yard carry from the tee across a deep and
tempting pond..... Golf
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(What
follows is a description of golfing opportunities available to our guests. If
you want only pro-shop numbers and greens fees, 
The
Tryall Club
end-to-end,
ribbon-like, alongside each other, offering a 7,119 yard challenge whose signature
hole is the 535 yard par-5 3rd. The design tempts the big-hitters to take a short
cut over a deadly stand of trees or take the safer but longer route via the open
fairway.
