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CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT.
COUPLES RESORTS’ OCHO RIOS CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT RAISES MILLIONS
FOR CHARITIES
Couples Tower Isle and Couples Sans Souci
celebrated their Anniversaries – 29th and 1st,
respectively - on the weekend of Jan 19-21, 2007 with the highlight
of the celebrations being the 6th Annual Ocho Rios Charity Golf
Tournament hosted by Couples Tower Isle and Couples Sans Souci, which
was held on Sunday, January 21 at the Upton Golf & Country Club.
The tournament was the brainchild of multiple
repeat guests of the Hotel, Gene and Jane Saks and Alan and Josie
Kline.
This year’s Tournament raised approximately
J$1.7M for the Port Maria Hospital, the Swift-Purcell Boys Home and
the Three Hills Primary School, all located in St. Mary. To date,
the Tournament has raised over J$6M for local charities.
The Tournament attracted 72 players, many of
them local. The main sponsor was once again Digicel and other
sponsors included Aqua Sun, Cool Corporation, Dolphin Cove, Fraser
Fontaine & Kong, Gem Palace, Issa Transport Group, Pan Caribbean,
Polka Dots, Royal Shop, Bijoux, West Indies Alliance, American Home
Assurance, Globe Insurance, NEM, UGI, BCIC, ICWI and General
Accident.
First prize in the Open Division went to Roger
Braham & Louis Lyn who won a three night stay at Couples Sans Souci
while the first prize in the Mixed Division went to Mary Kay
Munster-Tiger and Gerard Fontaine, who won three night stays at
Couples Tower Isle. Maggie Lyn, Jamaica’s top female golfer,
placed second in the Mixed Division along with husband, Bruce, and
also won the Closest to the Line and Closest to the Pin (Female)
prizes, taking home a two night stay at Couples Sans Souci, a
Nicklaus Driver and a Digicel mobile phone
