Saipan\u2019s top golfers will tee off in the 6th Annual Rotary Club of Saipan Goodwill Golf Tournament set for tomorrow at the Coral Ocean Point Resort Golf Course. <\/p>\n
Among the big names expected to vie for the title in the Championship Flight are certified par-busters Joe \u201cKamikaze\u201d Camacho, Tony Satur, and Eddie Peter.<\/p>\n
Giving the trio a run for their money are Suva South Pacific Games teammates Joji Taguchi and Nick Sablan as well as veteran Sonny Flores and up-and-coming golfer Sasaki Oliver.<\/p>\n
A total of six flights are up for grabs in the tournament. Aside from the Championship Flight for players with 0-8 handicap, the tournament would also have an A Flight for players with 9-13 handicap, a B Flight for players 14-18 handicap, a C Flight for players 19 handicap and up, a Ladies Flight, and a Seniors Flight for golfers 55 years old and up.<\/p>\n
First place in each category receives $500 and a trophy, while second place and third place takes home $300 and $200, respectively, plus trophies.<\/p>\n
This year\u2019s Rotary golf bash has been made more interesting with the addition of a super-sized 12-inch in diameter hole-in-one in the three-par hole No. 7 sponsored by the Rotary Club of Saipan.<\/p>\n
Any golfer who comes up with an ace in the seventh hole is guaranteed a payday of $5,000. In an event more than one player make the hole-in-one the prize money will be divided among them.<\/p>\n
Other hole-in-one prizes at stake in the tournament are a sedan from Microl Toyota on hole No. 3; $20,000 in cash from Bank of Hawaii on hole No. 12; and another car courtesy of Triple J. Motors on hole No. 14.<\/p>\n
A maximum of 144 players are expected to join the golf event. Showtime is set at 10:30am and shotgun start begins at exactly 12pm.<\/p>\n
For more information on the yearly Rotary golf tournament, please call Ed Salas at 234-5050; Karl Reyes at 664-8088; Kim Forrester at 287-8885; and Scott Hagen at 235-3041.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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