Justin Hastings Crowned Champion of 58th Jamaica Open
HANOVER, Jamaica – Justin Hastings of the Cayman Islands overpowered a stacked field to match the Jamaica Open Golf Championship’s course record and become one of the youngest, if not the youngest, champions at the Tryall Golf Course on Tuesday.
His impressive scorecard showed six under par 66 in the first round, three under par 69 in the second, and another three under par 66 in the third and final round. He was in second place after round one by just one shot, and joint first after round two, then moved away from the field in the final round to take sole ownership of the Open. He closed the championship 12 under par at 204.
“It’s super cool to hear that I equalled the record. I had no idea, to be totally honest, but yeah, I mean, it was a great week. I felt like I was kind of in control all week, and then coming down the stretch there with the weather, it got a little bit weird, but yeah, happy to get it done in the end,” said a very pleased Hastings.
He praised the quality of the Tryall course. “The course was amazing. It provides so many different decisions for you to have to make, which I think is a property of a really good golf course. It’s going to reward good shots, but it’s really going to punish bad shots. I just think that’s what makes a golf course really, really good and a real championship test, so yeah, I really enjoyed my time here this week.”
Tyler Stachkunas of the USA, who was the day one leader, roared back after dropping down the leaderboard in round two, to grab second place from the day two joint leader Nicholas Estrada.
Cayman Islands pro golfer Justin Hastings tees off on the opening hole of the 2026 Jamaica Open at the Tryall Golf Club in Hanover, Jamaica. (Photo: Lennox Aldred)
Stachkunas posted nine-under par 207 for second place. He posted the lowest single-round score of the championship, seven-under par 65, in round one. Estrada, also of the USA bagged third place at seven-under par 209.
Jamaican Justin Burrowes recorded his best placement in the Jamaica Open since turning pro in 2023.
He posted even par 72 in round one, one under par 71 in round two and three under par 69 in the third round for a combined score of 212 to be tied for fourth place with Ty Celone and Cougar Collins of Canada.
“First of all, I want to say that this was one of my favourites. This is always one of my favourite tournaments, and I just want to thank Vybwear, Tryall and everybody that was involved in making this such a good tournament.
There’s a lot of work, obviously, behind the scenes. I thought the tournament was run really, really well. Personally, I felt like I played well this week. As I said yesterday, as a golfer you’re always nitpicking the things that I didn’t do and the things that I could have done better, but all in all I’m playing solid, and I’m happy with where my game is at,” said a very pleased Burrowes.
Xavier Wiggins of Barbados scored four over par 220 to take home the amateur trophy ahead of Daniel De Quintal of the Cayman Islands and Nicholas Neal of the USA. Jamaica’s Oshae Haye was fourth after posting 23 over par 239.
Wiggins was effusive with his praise for the Tryall Golf Course while saying that he was more than happy to win his category of the Jamaica Open.
“Honestly, this is one of the best courses I played in the Caribbean because you have to be on your P’s and Q’s the entire time and for me, I hit a fade, and this course is set up for a draw, so I really had to focus, pick a target and commit. And to be honest with you, the views are breathtaking. You know, number seven in particular, with that sugar mill, oh my goodness. It just, it reminds me of what the Caribbean stands for, what we give to the world, so this golf course really feels like a gem in the Caribbean, that’s for sure.”
