Monday, July 23, 2007
Sponsors honored in luncheon
By Mark Rabago
Assistant Editor
Saipan Tribune
Organizers of the 12th Tournament of Champions gave companies closest to their hearts a big “thank you”
last Friday during the sponsors' luncheon held at the Fiesta Resort and Spa.
Acting Gov. Timothy P. Villagomez was on hand to extend the government's appreciation to the many
businesses that donated their resources to make the 12th staging of the Tournament of Champions a
success.
The event's sponsors are divided into four categories-Platinum (DFS Saipan, Johnny Walker, Laolao Bay
Golf Resort, and Marianas Visitors Authority), Gold (Tan Holdings, Aon Insurance, Triple J Motors, Pepsi,
Miller Lite, Joeten Motors, and Couture Marketing), Silver (Hyatt Regency Saipan, Capricciosa, Tony Roma's,
Louis Vuitton, Pacific Telecoms, Inc., Bank of Hawaii, and Western Union), and Bronze (Triple B Freight
Forwarders, Aqua Resort Club, Bank of Saipan, Dial Rent-to-Own, Saipan Shipping, Cargo Express, Hard
Rock Café, Beach Gal, JC Marketing, Marianas Noni, and Sunlark.
Over $275,000 will be at stake in the 12th Tournament of Champions set for Aug. 4 and 5 at the Laolao Bay
Golf Resort.
The year's biggest golf competition in the CNMI will have three divisions-Men's, Ladies Low Gross, and
Ladies Low Net.
First place in the Men's Open will take home a trophy and $600 in cash, second place gets a trophy and
$500, third place wins a trophy and $400, while fourth and fifth places walks away with a DVD player and a
$100 gift certificate.
The Top 3 in the Ladies Low Gross will each win trophies and cash prizes amounting to $600, $500, and
$400. Ladies Low Net winners, for their part, will earn first, second, and third place trophies.
In addition to the cash prizes and trophies awarded to the top golfers of the three divisions, a 2007 Honda
Civic from Joeten Motors, a 2007 Mitsubishi Lancer from Triple J Motors, and two $50,000 cash prizes will
be among the come-ons in the tournament's hole-in-one challenges.
Showtime for the two-day 12th Tournament of Champions is set at 6am with shotgun start scheduled an
hour later at 7pm.
The multi-lingual the 12th Tournament of Champions registration forms are available online at www.
tocsaipan.org or by stopping by the executive offices of DFS Galleria or at Laolao Bay Golf Resort.
The TOC will only be able to allow a maximum of 288 players, and with a little over a month to go before the
opening drives, organizers are encouraging local and off-island golfers to register as soon as possible.
Since its inception, TOC has given over $450,000 to the Beautification Fund which has gone directly to the
improvements of the tree-lined traffic medians that stretch from Garapan to the Saipan Nikko Hotel, as well
as the recent revitalization of the Garapan special district. In addition to the pair of eye-pleasing projects, the
TOC also contributed funds for the Paseo de Marianas, the lighting of the Saipan Beach Pathway, and a
number of other beautification projects.
Golfers can make payments with cash, check, or credit cards and credit card payments must be made in
person at the DFS Galleria administration offices on the second floor of the DFS Galleria. All checks should
be made payable to the Saipan Beautification Fund.
For more information about the 2007 TOC, contact Andy Tidwell of Couture Marketing by calling 234-1305.
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