Alta Vista’s sister clubs to vie in The View

GOLFERS from sister clubs of Alta Vista Golf and Country Club (AVGCC) in Malaysia, Singapore and Manila will compete in the The View Invitational 2012, which tees off at 5 a.m. today in Pardo.

This member-guest, 36-hole tournament which is already on its 15th year, will be a two-man team event using the Modified Stableford Scoring System based on the lowest handicap for the past three months.

It is a 4-day tournament with two days to play with each team playing two rounds.

Titles up for grabs for the teams are the overall lowest gross and overall lowest net. Awards will also go to the top three teams in classes A, B and C as well as in the seniors’ division.

The View always prides itself with its prizes and giveaways and this year is no different as each participant will get a pair of Nike Power Player III EU golf shoes and a shoe bag, all worth about P6,000.

However, a participant can only get his giveaway after he plays in the tournament.

Ramon Sebastian, golf chairman and club treasurer, said the tournament also serves as AVGCC’s fund-raising activity for various charity organizations here in Cebu.

Lawyer Ellie Espinoza, head of the rules committee, said that the club has a corporate social responsibility which is why part of the tournament’s proceeds will go to charity.

“We want to show that this is not just for relaxation but its purpose is to give to charity institution that needs help,” Oly Dychangco, AVGCC’s chairman of the board, said. /CORRESPONDENT MARS G. ALISON