Rose Hall, Jamaica (March 2010) – Half Moon, the 400-acre luxury resort in Rose Hall, Jamaica, will once again host the LIME Jamaica Open.

The Dec. 1 – 4 event will mark the third consecutive year and the sixth time that the 55-year-old resort will stage the premier event for the Jamaica Golf Association.

The event will include an 18-hole pro-am and 54-hole stroke play tournament where golf professionals from the U.S., Canada, Europe, Latin and South America and the Caribbean compete for the LIME Jamaica Open trophy and cash prize. Cash prizes will be awarded to the top 50 per cent of the professional field as well as the top performing senior professionals.

“We are committed to supporting the Jamaica Golf Association in its mission to foster and promote the development of golf in Jamaica and to sponsoring the prestigious Jamaica Open tournament,” said Aram Zerunian, Half Moon’s general manager.

The 2009 event saw Canadian tour member and Jamaican Johnny Bloomfield top the field with a two under par three day tally of 214 (74,71,69), and make history as the only golfer to win the LIME Jamaica Open three years in a row. Bloomfield fought off the challenge of fellow Canadian tour player Oliver Tubb who finished runner-up with a score of two over par 218 (66, 73, 79). Both golfers promise to return for the 2010 event with Bloomfield vowing to defend his title at the historic tournament.

Golfers can take advantage of Half Moon’s special Jamaica Open rates starting at US$159 per person, per night single occupancy and US$175 per night double. Rates include continental breakfast; however tournament registration, tax and service charge are additional.

About Half Moon
Named Jamaica’s Leading Golf Resort at the latest World Travel Awards, Half Moon is a luxury resort situated on twin crescent-shaped white sand beach, with 398 rooms including suites, cottages and villas.  In addition to luxurious accommodations features a renovated Robert Trent Jones Sr.-designed 18-hole championship golf course, the Half Moon Golf Academy, 13 lit tennis courts, equestrian center, fitness center, superb cuisine, 54 swimming pools, recently constructed Anancy Children’s Village, water sports, Dolphin Lagoon, 24-hour medical center and more. Award-winning Fern Tree, The Spa at Half Moon features beachfront spa suites, water sculptures, hydrotherapy swimming pools, yoga pavilions, and therapeutic/healing spa treatments.  Additionally, Half Moon is also a founding member of the Rose Hall Golf Association, a collection of Jamaica’s best championship courses located in the exclusive Rose Hall enclave.  Golfers staying at Half Moon can enjoy play at all three courses (Half Moon Golf Course, Cinnamon Hill Golf Course and the White Witch), enjoying 54 holes of golf in one vacation.

To register for the Jamaica Open contact the office of the Jamaica Golf Association at (876) 906-7636.

For further information on Half Moon visit www.halfmoon.com