Methodist Charity golf awash with cars and cash for prizes
SIBU: The 7th Sarawak Methodist Golf Fellowship Charity Tournament on June 11 at Sibu Golf Course (tee-off: 8am ) will offer two cars for hole-in- one prizes, a Mitsubishi Triton Adventure on Hole 7 and and a Honda HRV on Hole 14, plus cash prizes galore for other holes and winners of categories.
Sibu GC secretary Dato Thomas Tieng Mee Tung said the championship is open to all amateurs with a maximum handicap of 36 or NSH/ USGA Handicap index for men ( blue tee) and a maximum handicap of 33.2 or NSH/ USGA Handicap index whichever the lower.
“It is open to all golfers,” he added.
The tournament, organised by Sibu Methodist Golf Fellowship, is divided into individuals (nett) and team event where Tieng expects teams from Sabah, Miri, Kuching and host Sibu.
Entry fee at RM150 per person must be paid to either: Lau Hie Ping ( 019- 8863339) or Tieng ( 0138281111) before June 6.
Besides the hole-in- one prizes, winners of the hole- in- one for Holes 3, 8, 13 ad 17 will also win RM2,000 each.
The winner in the individuals nett event will get RM1,500 plus a trophy.
The first runner-up( RM 1,200), second runner-up ( RM1,000) and the third runner-up ( RM800).
Individual gross event winners over 18 holes will win RM1,000, RM800, RM700, RM600 and RM500 respectively.
There are also novelty prizes for Longest Drive ( Hole 15), Nearest to Pin (all par 3), Nearest to Line ( Hole 1), best player for 1st nine holes and 2nd nine holes.
Due to an expected big number of ent ries, Tieng said the shotgun tee- off wi l l be held twice – one at 7.30am and another at 12.30pm.
A prize- giving dinner will be held at RH Hotel at 7.30 in the evening.