The BMW Jamaica Classic was 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]

BMW Jamaica Classic
Tournament information
LocationMontego Bay, Jamaica
Established2017
Course(s)Cinnamon Hill Golf Course
Par72
Length6,828 yards (6,244 m)
Tour(s)PGA Tour Latinoamérica
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$175,000
Month playedMay
Final year2019
Tournament record score
Aggregate267 Jared Wolfe (2017)
267 Evan Harmeling (2019)
To par−21 as above
Current champion
United States Evan Harmeling
Location map
Cinnamon Hill GC is located in Jamaica
Cinnamon Hill GC
Cinnamon Hill GC
Location in Jamaica

History

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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

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Year Winner To par Score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Ref.
2019   Evan Harmeling 267 −21 1 stroke   Augusto Núñez [4]
2018   Michael Buttacavoli 195[a] −21 3 strokes   Tyson Alexander
  Harry Higgs
2017   Jared Wolfe 267 −21 1 stroke   José de Jesús Rodríguez
  Gerardo Ruiz
[5]

Notes

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  1. ^ Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

References

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  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. ^ "American Evan Harmeling crowned BMW Jamaica Golf Classic champion". Loop Jamaica News. 18 May 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  5. ^ Reid, Paul A. (20 June 2017). "Wolfe goes all the way in BMW Jamaica Classic". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
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