Half Moon

Adjusting to a Jamaican time difference

Half Moon is an awful lot more than just a fantastic golf resort, but its Director of Golf, Kevin Cunningham, sums up the atmosphere at Half Moon: “The business of golf dictates that you get golfers on the course, get them off again and make money, and if your golfers are in carts then you can get them on and off the course a lot quicker. Get ‘em on, get ‘em off. But it is not like that here. At Half Moon we enjoy a real Jamaican speed of play. You stroll onto the golf course when you are ready and you stroll off when you are finished. Walking is optional but this is a great walking course and we highly recommend our caddie experience. Our facilities are amazing and modern yet we like to do golf the old-fashioned way.”

That does not mean old-fashioned rules and dress codes though, on this classic Robert Trent Jones golf course. Heaven forbid.

“Life is too short for long trousers, that’s my motto,” confirms Cunningham.

A wide variety of accommodation options at Half Moon include the beautifully appointed Rose Hall villas just by the golf course.

“The villas are literally just a seven-iron from the golf course,” adds Cunningham. “Villa guests can start the day

with breakfast prepared by their maid, then jump into their golf cart and within five minutes they are on the first tee. It’s got everything here. It really is off the charts.”

Spread along two miles of golden beaches, the Salamander-managed Half Moon offers an award-winning spa, a Jamaica-style children’s village, water sports, equestrian, tennis, squash and fitness facilities. Or you could just be still.

“Half Moon is an icon of Jamaica and of the Caribbean,” adds Cunningham. “I have known this golf course for more than 20 years and it is now in the best condition I have ever seen it. The whole resort continues to go from strength to strength.”