{"id":253198,"date":"2017-05-29T06:06:41","date_gmt":"2017-05-28T20:06:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=253198"},"modified":"2017-05-29T06:06:41","modified_gmt":"2017-05-28T20:06:41","slug":"mcdonalds-offered-5k-hole-one-prize-toc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/mcdonalds-offered-5k-hole-one-prize-toc\/","title":{"rendered":"McDonald\u2019s offered $5K as hole-in-one prize at TOC"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_253199\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-253199\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/McDonalds.JPG.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-253199\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/McDonalds.JPG-300x185.jpg\" alt=\"Marcia Ayuyu, owner\/ operator of McDonald\u2019s Saipan, center, and Joe Ayuyu Jr., general manager of McDonald\u2019s of Saipan, second from left, present a $5,000 hole-in-one check to Ben Babauta, TOC tournament director. They are accompanied by a McDonald\u2019s employees and TOC planning committee members. (Contributed Photo)\" width=\"300\" height=\"185\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-253199\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-253199\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marcia Ayuyu, owner\/ operator of McDonald\u2019s Saipan, center, and Joe Ayuyu Jr., general manager of McDonald\u2019s of Saipan, second from left, present a $5,000 hole-in-one check to Ben Babauta, TOC tournament director. They are accompanied by a McDonald\u2019s employees and TOC planning committee members. (Contributed Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>McDonald\u2019s Saipan offered a cash award of $5,000 as a hole-in-one prize at the 22nd\u00a0Annual Tournament of Champions set last May 27 and 28, at the Laolao bay Golf &amp; Resort.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are extremely happy to support the Governor\u2019s Tournament of Champions, which has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for important beautification projects in the CNMI,\u201d said Joe Ayuyu Jr., general manager of McDonald\u2019s Saipan. \u201cWe look forward to this weekend\u2019s tournament and wish all the players luck!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMcDonald\u2019s Saipan\u2019s $5,000 hole-in-one contribution helps us build even more excitement for this year\u2019s tournament,\u201d said Ben Babauta, tournament director.<\/p>\n<p>The two-day event was bigger and better with exciting hole-in-one prizes and the chance to win thousands of dollars in possible prizes. <\/p>\n<p>There were hundreds of thousands worth of prizes that were at stake in the two-day tournament, including hole-in-one prizes that included a brand new 2017 Honda Civic hatchback donated by Joeten Motors, a brand new 2017 Hyundai Grand Santa Fe donated by Triple J Motors, a brand new 2017 Limited Edition 50th Anniversary Toyota Corolla donated by Atkins Kroll Toyota, a $10,000 hole-in-one prize offered by Pacifica Insurance, and one year of free golf donated by Saipan Laolao Bay Golf &amp; Resort.<\/p>\n<p>Since its inception, TOC has turned over more than $800,000 to the Saipan Beautification Fund, which has gone directly to improvements like the tree-lined traffic medians that stretch from Garapan to Kensington as well as the revitalization of the Garapan special district. In addition, the Governor\u2019s TOC also contributed funds for the Paseo de Marianas, the lighting of the Saipan Beach Pathway, and the beautification of the Port to Park pathway. 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