7th Asia Golf Tourism Convention to benefit PH

THE Valley Golf and Country Club will host from May 10 to 13, the 19th Don Celso Tuason & Valley Founder’s Cup in Antipolo, Rizal.

The member- guest 36- hole competition will use a Stableford point system while the Sponsor’s divisions will employ the System 36 scoring system.

The format of play at Valley’s North course is best ball while an aggregate format will be used in the South course.

Registration fee per team is P10,000 inclusive of two practice rounds ( one for each course),

- ner during the award’s night.

A mandatory “Piligan” fee of P500 will be collected from players on each play date. It can be used anytime and anywhere except on the putting green. As the Filipino term “pili” implies, players may choose his/her better shot after using his/her Piligan.

Valley members and spouses with established Valley handicaps are eligible to join. Deadline for registration is until April 9.

The tournament is presented by PLDT Enterprise. THE 7th Asia Golf Tourism Convention held at the Marriott Hotel in Pasay City last Monday is

the Philippines.

“Thanks to the efforts of the Philippines Department of Tourism and its Tourism Promotion Board, the world’s leading golf tour operators will see for themselves an amazing array of golf experiences here,” said Peter Walton, chief executive of International Association of Golf Tour Operators (IAGTO) during the event’s opening ceremony.

The IAGTO boss is confident

from the convention.

“I have no doubt that this will lead to an immediate and sustainable growth in golf tourism to the Philippines,” added Walton.

The three- day seminar has brought together international golf tour operators from around the world to meet with golf tourism suppliers from Asia, the Pacific, Indian Ocean and the Gulf States.

“We are very honored to host this event because it will bring economic growth to our country,” said Tourism Promotions Board chief operating officer Cesar Montano.

Association for Inbound Golf Tourism Philippines president Connie Mamaril said there are at least 150,000 active Filipino golf players.

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