Alabang's Mango Tee member-guest golf up

MANILA, Philippines - The 26th edition of the Mango Tee Invitational, the member-guest tournament of the posh Alabang Country Club in Muntinlupa, is slated Feb. 1-6 with no less than 768 golfers set to vie for millions in prizes at stake.

Ranked among the most popular member-guest events in the country, the six-day tourney co-presented by Pilipinas Shell and Smart has drawn a full-packed roster and preparations are now in full blast with barely two weeks left before tee off.

ACCI president Dr. Boy Villareal and Caloy Coscolluela, chairman of the 26th Mango Tee, have mobilized the various committees as early as three months ago to ensure another successful holding of the Mango Tee.

Citimotors, Inc. and Mitsubishi Motors Philippines, Corp. are continuing with their time-tested partnership with the Mango Tee by offering several premium cars for the hole-in-one package that has always been among the main attraction of the event.

The participation of major sponsors Rudy Project, Philippine Airlines, Carte Blanche, Golforce, Duty Free, Asiana Airlines, Outback Steakhouse, Coca-Cola Bottlers Phils and Business Mirror should make things more exciting on and off the course during the Mango Tee.

Premium hole sponsors are Air21, City Service, Perry’s Group, Security Bank, BJ Marthel, Phil Sinter, TN, JP Double C, People’s Aircargo & Warehousing, Stradcom, Pagcor, Siete Baracos, TGIF and Glenn Defense Marine Asia Phils.

Hole sponsors are GG&A Clubshares, China Trust, American Eye, Netforce, Metrobank, SkyFreight, Portion Fillers, RHE Shipping, SRC, Phil AXA Life, Asian Visions Group, Epson, Asian Hospital, Lucerne, Golfers Club Shares, Altus Communications, OV Espiritu, Harbor Star, CMP, Inc., First Multi Tech & Industrial Corp., Chelsea Shipping, Beauxsante Innovations/Fund Minds, Yusen Air & Sea Service, Eurotel/Hotel Sogo, BPI, Tanduay, MIS Maritime, Safeseas Shipping, 357 Boracay, Pac-Atlantic Group, Direct Link Insurance, Petrolift, FF Cruz, Magsaysay Transport & Logistics, Grupo R.L. Umali, Subic Bay Metropolitan, GRM International, R.S. Caparros & Associates, Schering-Plough, Robert Horan, Kataura Corp., United Graphics Expressions Corp., Resort World, Victorias Milling. The Turf Co., Yamaha/Kart Plaza and Club Car/PacSports are hole-in-one sponsors.

Ushering in the Mango Tee is the traditional ceremonial tee-off on Jan. 30 with former President Fidel V. Ramos joining club officials and sponsors on the 10th tee.