HANMI 4th Charity Golf Tournament drawing more players

Over 40 players have signed up for the biggest golf event of the year—the Hotel Association of the Northern Mariana Islands 4th Charity Golf Tournament.

HANMI golf committee chairman Ed Salas said the numbers keep on rising as the tournament day draws near. Slots for the event are limited, Salas said.

He also urged interested individuals and groups to sign up and avail of the $125 fee for early birds. The fee covers the green fee, awards, prizes, and the banquet.

Salas said early bird payments should be made on or before March 29, 2005. Entry fee after March 29, 2005 is $150. The tournament could only accommodate a maximum of 150 players. All proceeds from the event will go to HANMI’s charity fund.

The HANMI 4th Charity Golf Tournament will be held on April 2, 2005 at Coral Ocean Point Resort golf course with big prizes rolled out for winners and participants. Showtime is 10:30am and shotgun starts at 12 noon.

Prizes up for grabs include roundtrip tickets to Japan, Manila, Korea, Australia and the U.S. mainland courtesy of Asiana Airlines, Continental Airlines, Japan Airlines and Northwest Airlines. Spanking new 2005 Toyota Rav 4 and 2005 Mazda3 as well as cash prizes also await hole-in-one winners.

Entry forms are available at COP, Marianas Country Club and all HANMI members.

Local sponsors for the HANMI 4th Charity Golf Tournament include the Japan Saipan Travel Association, Saipan Shipping and Nippon Travel, the Saipan Garment Manufacturers Association, Triple J Motors, Microl Corp., Shell Marianas, Bank of Hawaii, Sandcastle, and Ambyth Shipping, among others.

Handicap for the Championship Flight is 0 to 5; handicap for the A Flight is 6 to 10; handicap for the B Flight is 11 to 16; and handicap for the C Flight is 17 and over.

The tournament committee reserves the right to review and amend all handicaps of players, according to Salas.

The HANMI tournament committee is composed of representatives from HANMI members. It is co-chaired by Michael von Siebenthal, Hyatt Regency general manager. Also in the committee are HANMI president Lynn Knight; Jerry John, Pacific Islands Club resident manager; Yutaka Fujita, Hotel Nikko general manager; Yoshiro Kishimoto, COP Resort general manager; Paul Camacho, Dai-Ichi Hotel Saipan Beach duty manager; Juko Ishikawa, World Resort Saipan rooms director; Dave Jones, former Hyatt Regency executive chef; Thomson Palik, assistant manager of COP Resort’s Pro-Shop; Becky Castro, Triple J Wholesale general manager; Yoichi Matsumura, Pacific Development Inc. general manager; Mike Pai, Saipan Sunset Cruise general manager; Joe Asanuma, Mariana Resort and Spa personnel manager; and Faheem Ebrahim, spa and fitness director at Hyatt Regency’s Club Elan.