Caribbean Classic tournament starts today
Published:Thursday | May 13, 2010 | 11:35 AM
The 15th annual Caribbean Classic Golf Tournament over three days will tee off this morning at 8.30 a.m. in Montego Bay with seven countries taking part.
The 54-hole tournament will take place on the three premier golf courses in Montego Bay, Cinnamon Hill, Half Moon and White Witch.
Two courses will be used each day.
The participating countries are Trinidad and Tobago, The Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, US Virgin Islands and hosts Jamaica.
The US Virgin Islands, which won the female segment and placed second in the male division, were the overall champions last year. The Bahamas had won the men’s category.
The tournament, which is being staged in Jamaica for the third time since its inception, will be played according to the modified Stableford format ¬ a strokeplay series in which the high total wins.
The teams will be divided into flights, based on handicap and gender, with the range of handicap in each flight being five strokes.
All golfers will compete equally, within flights, with no handicap allowance.