Highlands Ladies Cup gets going

MANILA, Philippines - Around 200 players, headed by the leading golfing ladies from the country’s top clubs, set out for individual honors and a wide array of prizes staked in the Highlands Ladies Cup which unwraps today at Tagaytay Midlands Golf Club in Tagaytay.

Keen but friendly competition is expected in the 18-hole tournament, which also features the organizing Tagaytay Highlands Ladies Chapter’s guests from the government and private sectors plus the bigwigs from the business community.

Play will be held under the System 36 scoring format. Other titles to be disputed are the Classes A, B and C in the men’s category and the seniors.

Felix Ang, president of CATS Motors, Willie Ocier, vice-chairman of Belle Corp., Inquirer CEO Marixi Prieto and THLC skipper Sandy Prieto-Romualdez will hit the ceremonial drives to kick off the event set at 8 a.m.

A round-trip ticket for two to Japan, courtesy of Delta Air Lines, has been added as hole-in-one prize on No. 12 in the event backed by Diamond sponsor Mercedes-Benz. Other prizes up for grabs for aces are Club Car golf cart and Auto Hub – Piaggio Ape – 3-wheel mini commercial vehicle (No. 5), and a three-day, four-night Royal Caribbean Asia Cruise on board the Legend of the Seas.

The event’s Platinum sponsors are Security Bank, W Group Inc., Pacific Online, San Miguel Corp. while Pilipinas Shell, Philippine Air Lines and Baron Travel Inc. make up the Gold sponsors list and Bingo Bonanza, Cignal TV, Comworks, Samsung, Sexy Curves Slimming Center, Smart Communications Inc., SM Primeholdings, Inc., PCSO and Branded Lifestyle Inc. composed the Silver sponsors.

BMW, Burlington, Canon Marketing Phils., Universal Robina Corp., Kawsek Inc., Coca-Cola Corp, Kaiser International Health Group, Orocan, Contempo Design, Unilever, Unilab, SeriAsia Spa and Wellness, Liwayway Marketing Corp., Bob Mirani, Regent Travel , RCW Construction, Parola Maritime Agency, Top Shot Innovation, Concrete Masters, Cafe de Lipa, First Life Financial Co.  Inc., Globe Telecom, Holland Blooms and Unilab are the Bronze sponsors.

Other donors are Splendido Taal Corp., Benjamin Yap, Dusit Thani Hotel, Zinven Intl., Red Ribbon, Focus Global, Marie France, Peninsula Hotel, Traders Hotel Manila, Makati Shangri-La, Bohol Beach, Bluewater Maribago/Panglao Resort,  Plantation Bay, Crimson Resort and Spa, Red Coconut Beach Hotel, Boracay Regency, Sun Cruises Inc., Hotel Intercontinental, El Nido, Shangri-La Boracay Resort and Spa, Discovery Hotel & Resorts, Manila Hotel, The Ascott Limited, Discovery Shores Boracay, Edsa Shangri-La Hotel and Travel Village Tours.