The 15th Annual Tournament of Champions, the premier golf event in Saipan, will be played tomorrow and Sunday at the Laolao Bay Golf and Resort east and west Courses.
The two-day event is full of exciting hole-in-one prizes, a golf ball drop and the chance to walk away with $1 million. The deadline to register is 12 noon today.
The $175 TOC tournament fee includes two days of golf and the awards banquet which will be held on Sunday at Laolao Bay’s The Grill Restaurant immediately following the tournament.
“We set our price to match the fee from the first TOC in 1996. We appreciate the support for TOC and thought the reduced fee would be a great way to say thank you,” said tournament director Ben Babauta.
First place winners in the men's championship, A, B, C, Senior, and Super Senior Flights will each receive $600 cash, $500 for second, $400 for third, a digital camera to fourth, and $100 DFS gift certificate for fifth place.
The Ladies Low Gross champion will receive $600, $500 for second, and $400 for third place. The Ladies Low Net first through third places will receive a trophy.
Over $400,000 worth of prizes are at stake in the two-day tournament, including hole-in-one prizes worth $50,000 on both the east and west course courtesy of AON, three brand new cars from Joeten Motors, Triple J Motors, and Microl Corp.
A Harley Davidson Motorcycle from American Iron Horse and $25,000 from Bank of Hawaii also be given as a joint hole-in-one prize. In addition, $1,000 will be awarded to closest to the pin winners in hole No. 15 in the east course.
“There has been a lot of talk about our hole-in-one prizes among the golfers. It would be a great way to celebrate 15 years if we have a winner this year,” Babauta added.
A new addition for the 15th annual tournament will be a Golf Ball Drop. TOC players will have the chance purchase golf balls and win $15,000 if their ball is dropped in the designated area and selected by special drawing. The $1-million shootout will return with each ticket holder having five chances to walk away with $1 million dollars.
In 2009, Guam golfer, Louie J. Sunga defended his title in the men's Championship Flight. Yong Man won second place, Joji Taguchi was third, Seung Woo Kang and Jong Won Lee were fourth and fifth place, respectively. Manny Mangarero won the Seniors Flight crown. In the A Flight, Tae Sung Seol won first place.
Yasu Irinaka was second, Philip Mark Santos was third, with and Sung Keun Kim finishing fourth and Jessie K. Seman placing fifth. Rep. Diego T. Benavente topped the B Flight, followed by Jhun Calma, Ben Mabborang, Tony Rogolifoi, and George Fleming. Yoshiro Yamamoto won the C Flight, Tony Sablan placed second and Martin Duenas was third. Manny Mangarero won the Seniors Flight crown, while Duke Yoo, Kwang Min and Mike Conley were in a three-way tie. Yoo won the Super Seniors title in a score card playoff.
In Ladies Flight, Yun Jeong Kim won low gross followed by Rose Tarpley in second place over Noriko Togawa. In the Ladies Low Net, Kimiko Abe came in first while Lorraine Babauta and Na Eun Song were second and third, respectively.
Nike Demo Day
TOC organizers is also reminding everyone that today is also the final Nike Demo Day from 2pm to 6pm at the Laolao Bay Golf Resort Driving Range. Participants can sample from a broad assortment of Nike clubs at The Range, while experts equipped with a launch monitor and computer will be in place to help golfers with their personal driver fittings, while playing their practice rounds.
Laolao Bay Golf and Resort will also offer golfers special discounted prices at The Range through today and The Grill Restaurant will have special lunch menus available today and Saturday.
The 15th annual TOC is supported by platinum sponsors DFS Galleria, Marianas Visitors Authority, and Laolao Bay Golf Resort.
Gold sponsors include Aon Insurance, American Iron Horse, Bank of Hawaii, Docomo Pacific, IT&E, Joeten Motors, Microl Corp., Miller Lite, Nike Golf, Pepsi, Shell, Tan Holdings, and Triple J Motors.
Other supporters are silver sponsors Budweiser, Elite Printing, Hard Rock Café, Images Saipan Ltd., Saipan Computer Services and Bronze sponsors Coca-Cola, Hyatt Regency Saipan, Hana Tour, IConnect, Island Apparel, Kautz Glass, KSPN Channel 2/Flame Tree TV, KZMI/KCNM, and Power 99/The Kat, The Palms on Pau Pau, Triple B Forwarders.
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