Cinnamon Hill is the Rose Hall course that actually touches the Caribbean. Part of the front nine runs along the shore beside Hilton Rose Hall, and two of its holes sit right on the water’s edge. The back nine heads inland into the old Cinnamon Hill estate, past sugar-era ruins, a waterfall and the house where Johnny Cash spent his Jamaican winters. It is open all year, it is where every Rose Hall golfer checks in, and caddies are optional rather than required.
Cinnamon Hill Golf Course green fees and tee times.
Book through the Book Now link on Rose Hall’s golf page, which runs on Chronogolf, or email golf@rosehall.com or call 876-953-2984. The online rate covers the green fee, a cart and range balls, with 10% government tax added at checkout. Rose Hall does not print its green fees, so the price shows up only once you pick a date and group size. Rose Hall’s FAQ says caddies are optional at Cinnamon Hill at US$20 a player, although the booking terms state that caddies are required between 7am and 10am, so assume you will have one on an early tee time. Carts are shared two to a cart unless you ask otherwise. Solo bookings may be paired with a neighbouring group. Groups of 12 or more can book a year in advance.
The round, in perspective.
The course dates from 1969, and Robert von Hagge and Rick Baril rebuilt it in 2001, shortly after finishing White Witch next door. Rose Hall calls it the only course on the estate with ocean-front holes. In 2012 the greens on the first, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth were enlarged and recontoured, the fifth was extended back so that water lies on three sides, and a new pin on the par-three sixth sits a few steps from the sea. A new tee added 30 yards to the par-five 18th, where a second shot has to carry a ravine to reach in two. Inland, the 15th has the waterfall used in the Bond film Live and Let Die, and the 17th tees off 350 feet above the sea. From the back tees it is 6,828 yards, par 72, with a slope of 136.
Know before you go.
Season
Open all year
Caddies
US$20 per player; required 7–10am, optional later
Carts
Included in the online rate; shared two per cart
Shoes
Soft spikes or trainers; no open toes
Shorts
Bermuda length
Make the trip work.
Because the clubhouse here is also the check-in for White Witch, Cinnamon Hill is the easy course to fit around other plans. Rose Hall runs no shuttle from hotels and offers no stay-and-play packages, and Hilton Rose Hall is the only hotel beside the clubhouse. Bring soft spikes or plain trainers; open-toed shoes are not allowed, and shorts should be Bermuda length. Rental sets range from US$30 for Nike to US$80 for Callaway Paradym if you would rather travel light.
Sangster International Airport (MBJ) in Montego Bay is roughly seven miles to the west, about 15 minutes by road according to Hilton Rose Hall, the resort beside the course. Taxis and pre-booked transfers both run along the North Coast Highway. Rose Hall itself does not provide transport to the course.
Hilton Rose Hall Resort & Spa shares the shoreline with the front nine and is the closest bed to the first tee. The three Iberostar Rose Hall hotels, a short drive east, reopened in December 2025 after Hurricane Melissa. To the west, below White Witch, the Hyatt Ziva and Zilara Rose Hall stay closed until an expected early-2027 reopening. Half Moon, a few minutes west, is open again and its Unlimited Golf package includes rounds at Cinnamon Hill.
Make a trip of it.
White Witch, the hill course run by the same company, is the obvious second round between November and April. Half Moon, Robert Trent Jones Sr.’s layout just to the west, completes the Rose Hall trio. Off the course, Rose Hall runs a 45-minute tour of Cinnamon Hill Great House, built in 1734 by Edward Barrett and later Johnny Cash’s home, on weekdays from 10am to 3pm at US$25 for adults and US$10 for children aged 4–11.
Find your season.
Cinnamon Hill stays open year-round, so it is the Rose Hall course to play from May to October when White Witch is closed. The drier, less humid months from December to April are the most comfortable for golf. Jamaica’s hurricane season runs from June to November. The Jamaica Pro-Am in late November 2026 includes Cinnamon Hill in its rotation.
Yes. Rose Hall sells tee times to anyone through its online booking page, and it does not tie access or discounts to any hotel. Guests at Hilton Rose Hall simply have the shortest walk to the clubhouse.
Which hole at Cinnamon Hill has the James Bond waterfall?
The 15th. Rose Hall says the waterfall beside it appeared in the 1973 Bond film Live and Let Die. It sits on the inland back nine, close to the 14th, where Johnny Cash’s former house stands.
Is Cinnamon Hill or White Witch better?
They suit different moods. Cinnamon Hill is par 72 with sea-edge greens on the front nine and an estate walk on the back. White Witch is par 71, set in the hills and seasonal. Its slope of 139 against 136 here makes it slightly harder from the back tees.
What is the nearest airport to Cinnamon Hill?
Sangster International (MBJ) in Montego Bay, around seven miles west of the course. Allow about 15 minutes by taxi; Rose Hall does not run transfers.
Last checked 10 November 2026. This is an independent planning guide, not a first-hand review or a booking service. Check live availability, access, fees and travel details with the operator before booking. Airport suggestions are starting points for route planning.
