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Two Up Front secures licence for WCGC Hong Kong
Hong Kong, 1 January 2010 - Sports specialists Two Up Front are bringing the World Corporate Golf Challenge to Hong Kong.
The WCGC is the largest and most prestigious inter-companies golf tournament in the world with thousands of businessmen around the globe transferring their boardroom battles to the fairways every year.
Two Up Front, the Hong Kong-based sports PR and publishing experts, have secured a long-term licence to host the Hong Kong leg from the WCGC’s parent company in Spain.
The WCGC Hong Kong, to be played later this year, will feature up to 40 two-man teams battling it out for a fabulous first prize - an all-expenses-paid trip to the 2011 WCGC World Final.
“We are delighted to have secured on a long-term basis the Hong Kong licence for the World Corporate Golf Challenge,” said Two Up Front editorial director Niall Donnelly.
“This event complements our extensive professional golf portfolio which includes two of Asia’s biggest tournaments, the UBS Hong Kong Open and the Ballantine’s Championship in Korea.
“The WCGC Hong Kong will give corporate golfers in the territory a truly significant annual tournament in which to compete with a fantastic prize awaiting the winning team.
“Interest from the business community has been very strong and we expect a full field and a very competitive tournament.”
Previous WCGC World Finals have been held in Jamaica, Mauritius, Malaysia and Spain while the 2010 World Final – featuring teams from more than 20 countries and territories – will take place at Fancourt and Oubaai Golf Clubs in the Garden Route region of South Africa from 3-8 May. The venue for the 2011 WCGC World Final will be announced later.
Two Up Front are co-organising the WCGC Hong Kong with event management company Laxton Marketing Consultants, who have offices in Hong Kong, Singapore and Dubai.
The two firms have previously worked together on other high profile sporting events, including the HKFC IP Global International Soccer Sevens and the Hong Kong Tens rugby tournament.
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