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Quartet enjoy a week to remember
Hong Kong, 10 May 2010 - Four players representing Hong Kong – and Two Up Front – were able to reflect on the best golfing week of their lives after taking part in the WCGC World Final in South Africa.
The WCGC (World Corporate Golf Challenge) is the largest and most high-profile inter-companies golf tournament in the world, with thousands of businessmen around the globe transferring their boardroom battles to the fairways each year.
A total of 21 countries and territories took part in the World Final, which was held over two rounds at the beautiful Fancourt and Oubaai Golf Clubs in South Africa’s spectacular Garden Route region from 3-8 May.
“The entire week was superbly organised, both on and off the course,” said team leader and Two Up Front project director Simon Wait. “The golf courses were spectacular, the associated activities such as the gala dinners and cocktail parties were hugely enjoyable and the hospitality was overwhelming. It was the best week of golf any of us have ever experienced.”
The tournament, which used a ¾ Stableford scoring format, was won by Portugal, who just pipped fast finishing India, with Australia third. The Hong Kong quartet – which also included Two Up Front clients Tony Bratsanos, Nick Mawdsley and Alex Jenkins – scored well on the first day before falling off the pace, eventually finishing 18th.
Two Up Front were invited to send a team to take part in the World Final as special guests pending the company’s launch of the WCGC Hong Kong tournament later this year.
Two Up Front has secured a long-term licence to host the Hong Kong event from the WCGC’s parent company in Spain. Firms requiring information about sponsorship opportunities or wishing to register a team in the WCGC Hong Kong should call Simon Wait on 2854 2137 or email events@tuf.com.hk.
WCGC Hong Kong – why you should enter
The tournament offers multiple benefits to companies taking part, including guaranteed media coverage, valuable team bonding and – with golf widely recognised as an effective vehicle for business communication and building relationships outside the office – prime networking opportunities. In addition, it gives players a 1-in-20 chance of winning the golfing trip of a lifetime. The first two teams (ie the winners and runners-up) will earn a starting spot in the WCGC World Final in South Africa in the summer of 2011, with flights and accommodation paid for by the organisers.
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