Orchard ready to stage Founders Invitational

MANILA, Philippines – The Orchard Golf and Country Club will celebrate the 20th edition of its famed member-guest tournament – the Founders Invitational – the grandest possible way with an expected record number of participants vying for a prize package like no other.

All 800 players competing in the four-day bonanza on Nov. 24-27 can look forward to the best staging of the Founders with two championship courses in their best possible shape and a bonanza of premium cars, trips to choice destinations around the globe and an assortment of appliances, gadgets and golf items worth more than P10 million at stake.

Two players will be recipients of a major raffle prize that will bring them and their chosen companion either to London via Philippine Airlines in business class or the United States (Los Angeles or New York) via Asiana Airlines.

The rewards for a hole in one on any of the par-3s are unparalleled. At the Player course is a 2016 Mercedes Benz CLA 200 AMG while at the Palmer course is a 2016 Mercedes Benz C200 Avantgarde.

Major sponsors are Petron Corp., Philippine Airlines, Banco De Oro-CLG/ Visa, Sta. Lucia Realty & Dev. Corp., and CATS Motors.

“This being a milestone year of the Founders Invitational gives us the challenge to make it the best and possibly the most remembered,” said Orchard president Conrad Benitez.

Premium hole sponsors are Asiana Airlines, Security Bank Corp., Ayala Land Premier, The Turf Company, U-Freight Philippines, A-Plus Paints, Team Surigao, ICTSI and Shakey’s Pizza; booth sponsors are San Miguel Brewery Inc., Globe Telecom, Networld Hotel & Casino (Jipang Group), GG&A Club Shares, Entom Pest Control.