9th Island Tee this Thrusday at Mactan Golf Club

CEBU, Philippines - The Kadaugan sa Mactan 9th Island Tee is set to open Thursday at the Mactan Island Golf Club inside the Benito Ebuen Air Base in Lapu-Lapu City.

This annual member-guest tournament is a joint effort of the Lapu-Lapu City Government and MIGC.

Hole-in-one prizes for the tournament are a Kia Rio from Gateway Motors (Kia) Cebu, a car from RDAK Transport, a Yamaha motorcycle from Norkis Trading, a set of Honma irons from Eagle Port Pro Shop, and non-cashable chips from the Philippine Amusements and Gaming Corporation.

The prizes will be assigned to specific holes during the event.

Platinum backers of this member-guest tournament are Pagcor-Mactan, MDR Microware Sales, Rudy Amistad, Jun Diamante, Jun Dayot, and Tony Limjap.

Diamond backers are Mandaluyong City Mayor Benhur Abalos, Filinvest, General Milling Corp., Global Business Power Corp., Junrex, Koppel, Sun Star, and The Freeman. 

Imperial Palace, Formost Machineries Resources Inc., Commonwealth Properties, Cebuano Headway Unlimited Inc., Heartvit, Nestle, Gaisano Mactan, and mactan Rock are the gol sponsors.

This tournament will use the Stableford Scoring System with participants to be classified based on the average handicap of the team members.

Retired General Rodante Joya, general manager of MIGC, said that Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Arturo Radaza will lead the hitting of ceremonial drives.

The players will play two rounds within the four-day period of the tournament. The awards ceremony will be held on Sunday.

Organizers said that lots of raffle prizes have also been prepared for the participants to take home during the awarding rites. (THE FREEMAN)