Montego Bay, Jamaica – Jamaica and the world-class championship Cinnamon Hill Golf Course in the island’s tourist capital Montego Bay will host the inaugural Mojo 6 Raceway Golf Tournament from April 12-16, 2010, an event sanctioned by the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA). Sixteen elite female golfers, including the top seven in the world battle in the Caribbean’s premiere golf destination, competing for the US$1 million purse in the first-ever raceway golf tournament format.
Raceway Golf is a new, innovative golf format that combines the best elements of traditional play with one-on-one match-ups and the Mojo6 tournament will be played over two days with 16 golfers playing six-hole matches. The top eight from day one will go on to the Championship on day two, competing in a bracket single-elimination, with three match victories crowning the champion.
Suzann Pettersen, Cristie Kerr, Yani Tseng, Anna Nordqvist and Paula Creamer lead an impressive field expected to go head-to-head at the prestigious Cinnamon Hill Golf Course in Montego Bay, Jamaica for this competition. Beatriz Recari, a 22 year old rookie this season, as well as 15-year-old golfing phenom Mariah Stackhouse, will also seek to battle for championship honors at The Mojo6 tournament.
“Jamaica is proud, as the top Caribbean’s golfing destination, to host the world’s first raceway golf tournament,” says John Lynch, Jamaica’s Director of Tourism and Chairman of the Jamaica Tourist Board. “Mojo6 will afford Jamaica the opportunity to showcase its world-class golf offering, with stunning views and one-of-a-kind Jamaican hospitality to the players and viewers from around the world. This event signals Jamaica’s return to the world stage, as we get ready to host another LPGA sanctioned event – the first time in 20 years.”
Activities for the week-long event kick off on Monday, April 12 with a welcome reception. This will be followed by the Pro-Am tournament on April 13 and 14, and culminates with the Mojo6 LPGA golf tournament on Thursday, April 15 and Friday, April 16. The Mojo6 tournament will be broadcast on CBS on May 1 and 2, 2010 from 2:00-3:00 pm each day.
This event is just another example of Jamaica’s continued excellence in hosting major golf tournaments. At the International Golf Travel Market (IGTM) in Spain last November, Jamaica was voted the premiere golf destination for the Caribbean and Latin America.
For details on the Mojo6 LPGA Golf Tournament to be held at the Cinnamon Hill Golf Course in Montego Bay, please visit www.themojo6.com. For more information about planning your trip to Jamaica, log on to www.visitjamaica.com.
