Seventy qualifiers from the seven elimination legs held in various courses in Luzon and the Visayas will dispute the title via a two-stage finale in a makeshift course at the practice green of the club.
Two world jungolf champions, a former national ladies champion, a club manager, several expats and a horde of weekend duffers out to make the most of the opportunity for instant fame are in the competing roster.
Among those in the hunt for a Samsung entertainment showcase made up of a digital television and home theater DVD plus a True I cellular phone worth no less than P75,000 are jungolf aces Dottie Ardina and Jayvie Agojo and Wack Wack general manager SP Malbarosa.
Joining the Samsung-backed series as co-sponsors are Taylor Made adidas, Hotshots Flame-Grilled Burgers, Gatorade, Fila, Custom Clubmakers and Greg Norman Shirts by Planet Sports.
It’s going to be a winner-take-all showdown for the grand prize although the best scores from the four divisions (men’s, seniors, jungolf and ladies) will each get a television set.
Participants will be allowed to test the surface in the practice session starting at 8 a.m. The top 15 and ties will advance to the afternoon finals.
A lucky entry in the hole-in-one side-event may go home with a brand new car. There are about 50 players, who all made aces during the elimination rounds, expected to join the hole-in-one contest.
The hole-in-one award will be disputed in the other practice green of the club.
The much-awaited putting finals will coincide with the final day of the 14th Bill Shaw Memorial, Wack Wack’s member-guest invitational which is presented by Samsung.