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Jamaica Classic
Tournament information
LocationMontego Bay, Jamaica
Established2017
Course(s)Cinnamon Hill Golf Course
Tour(s)PGA Tour Latinoamérica
FormatStroke play
Prize fund$175,000
Month playedMay
Tournament record score
Aggregate267 Jared Wolfe (2017)
To par−21 as above
Current champion
United States Michael Buttacavoli

Jamaica Classic is a golf tournament on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica that was first played in 2017.[1] The tournament is sponsored by event managers and broadcasters SportsMax, and was the first PGA Tour Latinoamérica event held in Jamaica.[2]

History

The inaugural event was held June 15–18, 2017 and took place at the Cinnamon Hill Golf Course in Montego Bay, Jamaica. The event was won by American Jared Wolfe by one stroke over Gerardo Ruiz and José de Jesús Rodríguez.[3]

Winners

Year Winner Country Score Runners-up Ref
BMW Jamaica Classic
2018 Michael Buttacavoli  United States 195 (−21)^ United States Tyson Alexander
United States Harry Higgs
2017 Jared Wolfe  United States 267 (−21) Mexico Gerardo Ruiz
Mexico José de Jesús Rodríguez
[4]

^ - weather-shortened to 54 holes

References

  1. ^ "The First Look: 2017 BMW Jamaica Classic". PGA Tour. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  2. ^ "BMW Jamaica Classic tees off today". Jaimaica Observer. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Jared Wolfe named champion of inaugural BMW Jamaica Classic". South Florida Caribbean News. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  4. ^ Reid, Paul A. (20 June 2017). "Wolfe goes all the way in BMW Jamaica Classic". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 24 August 2017.