{"id":43273,"date":"2014-07-25T04:00:52","date_gmt":"2014-07-24T18:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=43273"},"modified":"2014-07-25T04:00:52","modified_gmt":"2014-07-24T18:00:52","slug":"joeten-motors-donates-2014-ford-fiesta-toc-hole-one-prize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/joeten-motors-donates-2014-ford-fiesta-toc-hole-one-prize\/","title":{"rendered":"Joeten Motors donates 2014 Ford Fiesta for TOC hole-in-one prize"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_43278\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43278\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Joeten-Motors.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Joeten-Motors-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Joeten Motors representatives presented the company\u2019s donation of a 2014 Ford Fiesta that will be featured as a hole in one prize for the 2014 Tournament of Champions on Aug. 2 and 3. Front of vehicle: Matt Deets, Marida Pensader, and Ben Babauta. Behind the vehicle, from left to right: Travis Hix, Peter Tenorio, Jack Salas, Mark Moss, Marie Sablan, Elna Tighe, and Joseph Cabrera. (Contributed Photo)\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-43278\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-43278\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joeten Motors representatives presented the company\u2019s donation of a 2014 Ford Fiesta that will be featured as a hole in one prize for the 2014 Tournament of Champions on Aug. 2 and 3. Front of vehicle: Matt Deets, Marida Pensader, and Ben Babauta. Behind the vehicle, from left to right: Travis Hix, Peter Tenorio, Jack Salas, Mark Moss, Marie Sablan, Elna Tighe, and Joseph Cabrera. (Contributed Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nThe upcoming 19th Annual Tournament of Champions just got more exciting with Joeten Motors\u2019 donation of a brand new 2014 Ford Fiesta as a hole-in-one prize. With this contribution, the tournament will now be featuring three different vehicles as hole-in-one prizes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Tournament of Champions continues to raise funds that significantly benefit the CNMI community,\u201d said Matthew Deets, general manager of Joeten Motors. \u201cWe are proud to be part of this year\u2019s tournament again with our company\u2019s hole-in-one prize contribution of a vehicle that\u2019s known for its contemporary style and state-of-the-art technology.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJoeten Motors has consistently been a part of the success of the Tournament of Champions and we are glad the company is joining us this year as a gold sponsor again,\u201d said tournament director Ben Babauta.<\/p>\n<p>The 19th Annual Tournament of Champions will be played at the LaoLao Bay Golf and Resort\u2019s East and West Courses on Aug. 2 and 3. 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 $185.<\/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.\u00a0 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 various vehicles donated by Triple J Motors and Atkins Kroll. Saipan Laolao Golf &amp; Resort is also offering one year of free golf as another hole-in-one prize as well.<\/p>\n<p>The tournament will also be featuring $1,000 cash prizes for closest to pin competitions.<\/p>\n<p>Since its inception, TOC has given over $700,000 to the Saipan Beautification Fund which has gone directly to the improvements of 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>\u201cWe are proud of our continued commitment to enhance the beauty of Saipan for our tourists and residents,\u201d Babauta said. \u201cIt is the generous support of our golfers, sponsors and committee members that make this event possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For more information about sponsorship opportunities for the 2014 TOC, contact Babauta at 483-2563 or Marida Pensader at 236-2530. <strong>(TOC)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The upcoming 19th Annual Tournament of Champions just got more exciting with Joeten Motors\u2019 donation&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[477,26,300,1057],"class_list":["post-43273","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-local-news","tag-ben-babauta","tag-cnmi","tag-dfs","tag-toc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43273","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=43273"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43273\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43273"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43273"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}