Thursday, April 02, 2009
From left to right: Mr. Koh Yong Guan (High Commissioner of Singapore to Canada), H.E. David Sevigny (High Commissioner of Canada), H.E. Doug Chester (High Commissioner of Australia) and Mr. Gerhard Meschke (Commercial Counsellor - Austrian Embassy)
Manulife Golf Challenge 2009 Champions
Best Individual Nett Stableford
Champion - Kevin Cumbers - 46 Pts
1st Runner Up - Thomas Leow - 45 Pts
Best Individual Gross Stableford
David Foo - 33 Pts
Champion Lady - Sally Ng - 41 Pts
Champion Team 111 Pts
Johnson Tang
K.H. Loh
H. K. Soh
B. L. Koey
Novelty Prizes
Hole-In-One 15th - HE Doug Chester
Nearest The Pin 4th - David Foo - 8ft
Longest Drive 14th - Bill Cain - 270 m
Press Clipping 1 - Golf Digest Singapore
Press Clipping 2 - Golf
Press Clipping 2 - Expat Living
Press Release - Manulife Golf Challenge 2009
On April 2nd, the 5th annual Canadian golf tournament took place, again sponsored by Manulife - the Manulife Golf Challenge 2009. The successful and fun-filled tournament was played under great weather conditions at the beautiful course of Seletar Country Club. Among the 80 players were the guest-of-honour H.E. David Sevigny (High Commissioner of Canada), his counterpart Mr. Koh Yong Guan (High Commissioner of Singapore to Canada), the High Commissioner of Australia H.E. Doug Chester, Mr. Tan Guong Ching and many other sporty Canadians and friends of Canada.
The title of Best Individual Nett Stableford went to Kevin Cumbers (46 Pts), followed by 1st Runner Up Thomas Leow (45 Pts). The Best Individual Gross Stableford was David Foo (33 Pts) and the Lady Champion title went to Sally Ng (41 Pts). Last but not least the Winning Team prize was for the team of Loh & Loh (K.H. Loh, H.K. Loh, Johnson Tang and B.L. Koey with 111 Pts). An outstanding performance was delivered by H.E. Doug Chester, who made a Hole-In-One on the 15th hole! The Nearest the Pin was also won by David Foo (8 ft), while Bill Cain, of key sponsor Santa Fe, took home the prize for the Longest Drive (270 meter).
The purpose of this event was to raise money for the Singapore-Canada Learning Exchange Fund and all proceeds form the Silent Auction went directly to this Fund. We are very happy to announce that we raised a substantial amount for the Fund.
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Singapore and the Canadian Alumni Singapore would like to thank the following sponsors and contributors, who with their generous contributions helped to give many people a memorable round of golf and ensured the success of the event:
Manulife, Santa Fe, Saab, Walton International Group, Polar water, 37 Degrees, Brewerkz, Azurea Lifestyle Yachting, ANZ Bank, Asian Tour, BlackBerry, Brilliant Prints, Champions Golf Academy, Cirque du Soleil, CornerStone, Expat Living, Fairmont Singapore, FootWorkz, Framing Angie, Golf Digest Singapore, Golf Punk, Golf Vacations, Garibaldi Restaurant, Grey Matter Network, Heartland Golf Academy, Nexen Marketing, Pictures & Pixels, Scotiabank, Sofitel Luxury Hotels, Srixon, Sullivan's Cove and Urban Fairways.
Past Canadian Chamber Golf Events
Manulife Golf Challenge 2007
The 2005 Great Canadian Iceberg Charity Golf Challenge
The 2004 Nortel Networks Canadian Iceberg Charity Golf Challenge
