Half Moon is the oldest of the three courses on the Rose Hall stretch of coast and the one with the deepest tournament record. Robert Trent Jones Sr. laid it out for the Half Moon resort in the early 1960s, and it staged the Jamaica Open in eleven different years, including every year from 2006 to 2012. It sits inland from the resort’s beach, a few minutes east of Montego Bay. Resort guests get the easiest access and the best rates, but Where2Golf lists visitors as welcome on weekdays and weekends with advance booking.
Half Moon Golf Course green fees and tee times.
Call the Half Moon golf pro shop on 876-953-2560 (open 8:15am to 3:45pm) or book through the resort if you are staying. Half Moon does not publish an online tee sheet or a public rate card. For summer 2026 it advertised a US$124 rate for in-house guests, covering the green fee, cart and caddie, valid from 1 May to 1 November. Guests booking four nights can take the Unlimited Golf package, which covers unlimited rounds here and at Cinnamon Hill. For outside players, Where2Golf lists a high-season visitor fee of US$150 for 18 holes, excluding cart and caddie, but that figure dates from 2024, so ask for the current price. Jamaican residents get 10% off green fees.
The round, in perspective.
Half Moon’s own history gives 1962 as the opening year for the Trent Jones course; the scorecard says established 1964. Roger Rulewich, who worked for Jones for many years, later modernised it, clearing out non-native trees, enlarging several greens and rebuilding the bunkers. It is a classic bow-tie routing and plays to par 72 from 5,035 to 7,120 yards across several sets of tees. Twenty-six shallow-faced fairway bunkers are the main defence. Besides the Jamaica Open, held here in 1975, 1990, 1991, 2006 to 2012 and 2017, Half Moon hosted the Celebrity Players Tour Jamaica Classic in 2003–05 and the European PGA Seniors tournament in 2003 and 2004.
Know before you go.
Visitor booking
Pro shop, 876-953-2560, 8:15am–3:45pm
Guest perks
Shuttle and Unlimited Golf package (with Cinnamon Hill)
Carts
Available for rent
Dress
Golf shirt; tailored shorts or trousers
Practice
20 grass bays, bunker, putting and pitching greens
Make the trip work.
Plan Half Moon as part of a stay if you can. The resort runs a shuttle to the course and the Villas at Half Moon connect to it by tunnel, while day visitors need their own taxi. The Half Moon Golf Academy, run by director of golf Kevyn Cunningham, has 20 grass practice bays, a practice bunker, a putting green and a 50-yard pitching green, so a lesson before a round is easy to arrange. Men need tailored shorts or trousers and a collared golf shirt. Women may wear sleeveless tops, but not spaghetti straps.
Sangster International Airport (MBJ) is about seven miles, or 11 km, west of Half Moon along the North Coast Highway, usually 10 to 15 minutes by car. The resort arranges arrival transfers for its guests. The Hip Strip and downtown Montego Bay lie a little further west, beyond the airport.
Half Moon’s 400-acre resort opened in 1954 and is the obvious base, with rooms, suites and private villas along a crescent beach. Eclipse at Half Moon, the newer oceanfront wing, opened in 2020. The whole resort, golf course included, reopened in 2026 after months of repairs following Hurricane Melissa. The Villas at Half Moon reach the course by tunnel. Hilton Rose Hall, a few minutes east beside Cinnamon Hill, is the nearest all-inclusive; the Hyatt Ziva and Zilara next door stay closed until early 2027.
Make a trip of it.
Cinnamon Hill, a few minutes east, adds sea-edge greens and estate history, and rounds there are part of the Unlimited Golf package. White Witch, open from November to April, brings hill golf with compulsory caddies. Both book through Rose Hall Golf. Away from the course, the Hip Strip in Montego Bay has Doctor’s Cave Beach, and Rose Hall Great House, a short drive east, runs guided tours of Annee Palmer’s restored plantation house.
Find your season.
December to April is the dry, busy season and the time most visitors come. Half Moon’s 2026 guest summer rate ran from 1 May to 1 November, when it is hotter and more humid and the Atlantic hurricane season is under way. The Jamaica Pro-Am, 18–22 November 2026, is limited to 40 teams and uses Half Moon, Cinnamon Hill and White Witch.
Can you play Half Moon golf course if you are not staying at the resort?
Yes. Where2Golf lists visitors as welcome every day with advance booking; call the pro shop on 876-953-2560. Resort guests get the shuttle, the summer guest rate and the Unlimited Golf package, so day visitors pay more and arrange their own transport.
How much are green fees at Half Moon?
Half Moon publishes no winter rate. Its only advertised price was a US$124 summer rate for in-house guests, including cart and caddie, which ended on 1 November 2026. Where2Golf lists a US$150 high-season visitor fee before cart and caddie, using 2024 data, so ask the pro shop for the current price.
Has Half Moon hosted the Jamaica Open?
Yes, many times. Half Moon lists the Jamaica Open Golf Championship in 1975, 1990 and 1991, every year from 2006 to 2012, and again in 2017. It also hosted the European PGA Seniors tournament in 2003 and 2004.
Does Half Moon offer golf lessons?
Yes. The Half Moon Golf Academy, led by Kevyn Cunningham, teaches adults and juniors at every level. It has 20 grass bays, a practice bunker, a putting green and a 50-yard pitching green.
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.
