The nineteenth edition of the golf tournament was held at the Diente de Perro golf course in Casa de Campo, La Romana province.
One hundred and twenty-four players competed in the pairs scramble modality.
La Romana, May 5, 2018.- Alejandro Bobadilla and Gian Paulino were crowned, with their 65 strokes, gross winners of the 2018 Charles T. Manatt Memorial Ambassador's Cup golf tournament of the American Chamber of Commerce of the Dominican Republic (AMCHAMDR), held on Saturday, May 5 at the Diente de Perro golf course in Casa de Campo, La Romana province.
The tournament was played in categories A, B, and C from early in the morning. Following the national anthem, William Malamud, vice president of AMCHAMDR, addressed the audience, after which the honorary kickoff was conducted by Robert Copley, Chargé d'Affaires of the Embassy of the United States of America.
The participants began the day at 9:00 a.m., competing in a competition marked by an atmosphere of inclusiveness and healthy sportsmanship. By 3:00 p.m., the players had completed all 18 holes of the course. Afterward, they were welcomed into the Flamboyán Room at Casa de Campo for lunch and an awards ceremony.
The winners
Julio de Jesús and Jorge Elmudesi took first place net in Category A after a tiebreaker by scorecard, with a final score of 65. Second place net, in the same category, went to Frank Adames and Luis Namnum with 65, and third place net went to Juan Tomás Mejía and Alain Abreu, with 66.
In Category B, golfers José Nicasio and Pedro Goico took first place net with 62 strokes. Servio Lizardo and Gustavo Betances took second place net with 64 strokes, also after a tiebreaker score, followed by Mario Torres and Euclides Reyes with 64 strokes in third place net.
In Category C, Ariel Ramírez and Paúl Sánchez took first place with a net total of 62. They were followed by Joel García and Rubén Abreu with 65 in second place, and Máximo Vidal and Edgar del Toro in third place with 66.
Among the special prizes, Juan Tomás Mejía won in “Longest Drive” and Luis Mejia in “Closest to the pin”.
The awards ceremony took place in the Flamboyán Room at Casa de Campo, where a luncheon was also held, attended by players and guests. Gifts were also raffled off among the players, courtesy of the event's sponsors.
After the raffle session, William Malamud, Executive Vice President of AMCHAMDR, offered a few words of thanks to the players in attendance and the event's sponsors.
Another special prize, awarded by Claro, consisted of participation for the first place winners in each category (A, B, and C) in the 2018 Copa Claro golf tournament, which will be held in September of this year. The winners in this award classification were Julio de Jesús and Jorge Elmudesi (category A), Alejandro Bobadilla and Gian Paulino (category B), and Ariel Ramírez and Paúl Sánchez (category C).
Sponsors and collaborators
In the category of our exclusive Elite Circle, the 2018 Ambassador's Cup golf tournament was sponsored by: Claro Dominican Republic, Barrick Pueblo Viejo, Citi, Bepensa Coca-Cola, Pasteurizadora Rica, Squire Patton Boggs, Humano, Martí, Haina International Terminals and Inicia, in addition to the Platinum category, Banco del Progreso, Casa de Campo, Coway, Mardom, Banco Popular, Columbus and Helidosa.
Also in the Gold category are DP World Caucedo, BanReservas, Presidente Beer, AES Dominicana, Estrella y Tupete, and ARS Palic.
In the Silver category, the event was supported by EPS, Hunter, the Popular Savings and Loan Association, Delta Airlines, Ontier Alburquerque, and Blindatech Caribe.
Other companies that also collaborated with the realization of the tournament were Orbitarq with a Hole in One, and as collaborators, Gentleman magazine, Banco BHD León, Chivas, Emilio's, Ron Brugal, PriceWaterHouse Coopers, Makinas, Café Santo Domingo, La Aurora, SportCity, Powerade, InShape, Álvarez y Sánchez SA, and Taurus Security Service.
