| CORPORATES TEE IT UP IN ‘WAR ON WYNDHAM’ |
| Sunday, 24 April 2011 00:00 |
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The exciting new tournament is being staged at City Links Golf Lounge, the state-of-the-art indoor golf centre with Full Swing Golf Simulators, in The Centrium, Wyndham Street – just a chip shot away from Central’s bustling business district. The two-player teams are competing over seven weeks for the “War on Wyndham” trophy, a HK$20,000 donation to a charity of their choice and a golf weekend for two to Bangkok from Golfasian.com, including two rounds of golf, two nights accommodation and round-trip airfares. “We have a particular interest in golf so we were very excited and enthusiastic when we heard about the chance to be associated with Hong Kong’s first-ever indoor corporate golf league,” said Angela Yam, Head of Branding, Marketing and Communication, Ageas Insurance Company (Asia) Limited. “We believe it will become one of the city’s premier golf events. It ties in with our interest in helping charities, too, because we have agreed to make a substantial donation of HK$20,000 to any recipient chosen by the champion team.” Ageas already sponsors the Hong Kong PGA Championship – the territory’s flagship tournament for locally-based professionals which this year was won by French golfing icon Jean Van de Velde. The Ageas Corporate Golf League, which is being staged from 12 April to 24 May, is being played on Full Swing Golf’s E6 golf simulation software using the Fourball Better Ball format.  The teams are playing seven of the world’s most famous courses – the “home of golf” St Andrews, Pebble Beach, Kapalua Plantation, Spyglass Hill, The Belfry, Valderrama and Torrey Pines. Entry is HK$7,000 per team and includes seven competition rounds and open bar and finger food each week. Team substitutes are being encouraged to come along and support their colleagues, making for an intense atmosphere as the players ditch their suit jackets, loosen their ties and go in search of golfing glory. “We know Hong Kong executives are passionate about their golf and take the game very seriously,” said Rajah Chaudhry, Director, City Links Golf Lounge. “So a downtown corporate golf competition both appeals to their competitive instincts and fits in perfectly with their busy schedules. “We think the Ageas Corporate Golf League is going to be a big hit and has the potential to become a major annual sports tournament among Hong Kong’s top companies. We are especially grateful to Ageas for their generous support and we look forward to what promises to be a high-profile, competitive and, most important of all, fun event for everyone involved. May the best team win!” 
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