{"id":206437,"date":"2015-07-29T06:00:54","date_gmt":"2015-07-28T20:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=206437"},"modified":"2015-07-29T06:00:54","modified_gmt":"2015-07-28T20:00:54","slug":"toc-welcomes-titan-imports-as-platinum-sponsor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/toc-welcomes-titan-imports-as-platinum-sponsor\/","title":{"rendered":"TOC welcomes Titan Imports as Platinum Sponsor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As part of its ongoing efforts to support community projects and events, Titan Imports\u2014which distributes premium liquors and beverages\u2014has confirmed that it has signed on as a platinum sponsor for the upcoming Tournament of Champions which will be held this weekend. Titan Imports\u2019 contribution to the tournament includes premium Chivas for the winners of every flight category.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_206439\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-206439\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a attid=\"206439\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/TOC-pix-.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/TOC-pix--150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Ben Babauta, TOC tournament director (right) and Jeff Taylor, TOC committee member, (center) pose with the Rick Lee of Titan Imports (left). The Tournament of Champions will be held this weekend on Aug. 1 and 2 at the Laolao Bay Golf and Resort. (TOC)\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-206439\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-206439\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ben Babauta, TOC tournament director (right) and Jeff Taylor, TOC committee member, (center) pose with the Rick Lee of Titan Imports (left). The Tournament of Champions will be held this weekend on Aug. 1 and 2 at the Laolao Bay Golf and Resort. (TOC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cFor many years, the Tournament of Champions has raised funds that help promote the CNMI as a prime tourist destination,\u201d said Rick Lee of Titan Imports. \u201cWe wish all the participants of this year\u2019s TOC golf tournament luck!\u201d<\/p>\n<p> \u201cThe Tournament of Champions has been a great success for the past 20 years thanks to the generosity of companies like Titan Imports,\u201d said tournament director Ben Babauta.. \u201cWe are grateful for the company\u2019s participation in this year\u2019s tournament as well as its generosity over the years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 20th Annual Tournament of Champions will be played at the LaoLao Bay Golf and Resort\u2019s east and west courses this weekend on Aug. 1 and 2. The two-day event is bigger and better than ever with exciting hole-in-one prizes and the chance to win thousands of dollars in possible prizes. The TOC tournament fee is $200.<\/p>\n<p>First place winners in the Men\u2019s Championship, A, B, C, Senior, and Super Senior flights will each receive $500 cash, $400 for second, $300 for third, a digital camera to fourth, and $100 DFS gift certificate for fifth place. The Ladies Low Gross champion will receive $500, $400 for second, and $300 for third place. The first, second, and third place winners of the Ladies Low Net will receive a trophy.<\/p>\n<p>There will be hundreds of thousands worth of prizes that will be at stake in the two-day tournament, including hole-in-one prizes that include other brand new vehicles donated by Joeten Motors, Atkins Kroll Toyota, Triple J Motors, and Club C. Pacifica Insurance and Club C are also sponsoring cash prizes as hole-in-one prizes, while Saipan Laolao Golf &#038; Resort is also offering one year of free golf as another hole-in-one prize. Delta Airlines and Asiana Airlines are also offering airline tickets as hole-in-one prizes.<\/p>\n<p>The tournament will also be featuring $1,000 cash prize for closest to pin competition with a 25-year-old bottle of Chivas Regal.<\/p>\n<p>Since its inception, TOC has given over $700,000 to the Saipan Beautification Fund which has gone directly to improvements like the tree-lined traffic medians that stretch from Garapan to the former Palm Resort Saipan, as well as the revitalization of the Garapan special district. In addition, TOC also contributed funds for the Paseo de Marianas, the lighting of the Saipan Beach Pathway, and most recently the beautification of the Port to Park pathway.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about sponsorship opportunities for the 2015 TOC, contact Ben Babauta at 483-2563 or Hillary Agulto at 236-2571. For player information and to download the registration form, visit www.tocSaipan.com. <strong>(PR)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As part of its ongoing efforts to support community projects and events, Titan Imports\u2014which distributes&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":206439,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[477,6056,6246,1057],"class_list":["post-206437","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news","tag-ben-babauta","tag-saipan-beach-pathway","tag-titan-imports","tag-toc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206437","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=206437"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206437\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/206439"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=206437"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=206437"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=206437"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}