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Press
Muang Kaew Launches the Singha Corporate Challenge 2004 Amateur Golf
Tournament
Highest possible standards to make it the Best Amateur Tournament in
Thailand
Bangkok, August 24, 2004 Muang Kaew Golf Course, today announced its
Singha Corporate Challenge 2004 amateur golf tournament. This tournament is
being heralded the best amateur tournament in Thailand, owing to a
combination of professional management, top participants and challenging and
exciting game play of the tournament's host, Muang Kaew, Thailand's
top-rated golf course.
The Singha Corporate Challenge 2004 represents a new level of professional
golf tournament management. Muang Kaew Golf Course will be presented as a
full professional tournament, with standard 6 easy, 6 medium and 6 difficult
hole splits. Pin position sheets will be given to each competitor and a
European Tour style yardage book will be made available.
Sixty-four qualifying teams will go to the final to compete for the grand
prize of a trip to watch Tiger Woods and Ernie Els do battle for the Dubai
Desert Classic Trophy at the Emirates Golf Club in Dubai. The top score
after any count out will be the winners of the trip. The prize ceremony will
be held at the Muang Kaew Hogan Function Room as part of the grand final
gala dinner.
"We're presenting this tournament with the highest professional standards of
play, but that doesn't mean people can't join to simply have fun. Most of
all, this tournament will respect the spirit of the game of golf a
friendly, enjoyable and competitive game. Competitors can decide at what
level they would like to compete a friendly day out to play with clients,
or competing as a 'company representative team' for fun or in a serious
effort to qualify for the grand final and to win the trip to Dubai, said
Mike Varney, General Manager, Muang Kaew Golf Course.
Entry is by corporate team and not individuals, but the competition is
still open to any amateur golfers in teams of two. The handicaps and scores
will be allocated by a modified System 36 method. Each round is limited to
60 teams of two, or 120 golfers, as this is the maximum number of teams
that can be handled while maintaining these high
standards. This system, on par with an international pro tournament,
will provide the most exciting game play for everyone involved, said Robert
Gould, Acting General Manager of Sriracha Golf Club and Tournament
Controller of the Singha Corporate Challenge 2004.
"We're excited to be the title sponsor for this event, since Muang
Kaew, now the number one course in Thailand, plans on hosting Thailand's
best amateur tournament. Singha strives to support all sports activities,
and feels golf is an exciting and challenging game for people all over the
world. We also will be entering our own players, and I personally hope we
mount a strong challenge to the other corporations involved, said
Supphaphorn Maphungphong, Sport Promotion Manager of Singha.
"This is a
timely event for us, since we have recently opened a new route to Dubai. We
expect this tournament to be as exciting as the tournament we'll fly the
winners to see in Dubai. We will also be entering our own players and I hope
that they do well, said Kanin Phuvastien, Senior Vice Chairman of Phuket
Airlines.
The Nation newspaper will
be the tournament's official media partner, assuring timely news of the
tournaments progress to players and spectators throughout Thailand.
Thaigolfer.com will also be acting the event's official website, offering
updates for starting holes and pairings, results from each round, and
qualifiers for the final.
The four qualifying rounds, spread from October through to January 2005 will
produce 16 qualified teams each the top 16 scores (after count back) will
go forward to the final in February. If a team does not qualify they may try
again to qualify if there is space left in the next qualifying round. Each
qualifying round will have its own prizes, a prize presentation and a
celebration at the Muang Kaew Golf Course club house.
Players may book on-line through the Muang Kaew website
www.muangkaewgolf.com or through the official website
www.thaigolfer.com. Final results
will be posted on both websites.
Tournament Schedule
Qualifying 1 1st October 2004 12.30 pm
Shotgun
Qualifying 2 5th November 2004 12.30 pm Shotgun
Qualifying 3 1st December 2004 12.30
pm Shotgun
Qualifying 4 14th January 2005 12.30 pm Shotgun
Final 11th February 2005 12.30pm Shotgun
About Muang Kaew
Muang Kaew Golf Course has been rated the number one golf course in
the country by the first edition of Thailand Tatler's Complete Guide to
Golf in Thailand. This course's success highlights the talents of the developers, as well as world-renowned architects
Schmidt-Curley. This top rating means Muang Kaew offers the most exciting
and most rewarding play in the country. This rating comes from the combined
rating of golfers in Thailand who are members of the Thai Golf Association,
who oversees the scoring process. The rating is on a combined score of
course conditions, challenge, caddies, clubhouse, food and beverages, price
and playing speed.
The clubhouse at Muang Kaew has also undergone extensive improvements to the
pro shop, lounge, restaurant and recreational facilities, while new
management systems have been brought in to control both golf operations and
F&B.
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