Hitejinro Co Ltd holds its first Golf Invitational tourney
LABUAN: Hitejinro Company Ltd, a beer and liquor company from Korea who owns the number one best-selling spirit brand in the world, sponsored the 1st Hitejinro Golf Invitational tournament at the Labuan Golf Club (LGC)here this month
During the prize presentation ceremony, LGC president Arthur Kong, who is also the sales agent for Hitejinro products in Labuan, expressed his appreciation and gratitude to Hitejinro for their willingness to sponsor a golf tournament even though Hitejinro products had been introduced into the local market for less than a year.
He also thanked all the participants for their overwhelming support for the tournament which attracted a record 108 golfers from Labuan and Kota Kinabalu.
Hitejinro Co Ltd executive managing director, Hwang JungHo, flew in all the way from Korea to host the golf event and announced that Hitejinro would like to develop the Labuan market as a showcase for its products
Hitejinro is confident that Labuan, being a duty-free island which allows a level playing field for imported beverages and spirit products, allows them the opportunity to promote and develop their products in the local market together with its sales agent.
Hwang also expressed his thanks and appreciation to all the participants for making this first Hitejinro golf tournament a success and added that he will continue to sponsor another golf event next year to reciprocate the support given to them by the members of LGC for Hitejinro’s products.
Accompanying Hwang during the prize giving ceremony were Stepano You, the general manager for Hitejinro’s overseas business, and Choi, Hitejinro’s sales manager for overseas market.
The overall winner for the 1st Hitejinro Golf Invitational was won by local golfer Teo Guan Lo, who scored a 69 nett, and the runner-up was won by Thomas Chua.