Corporate sponsors Brown Shipley added a touch of sparkle to the Oceânico Group Pro-Am Challenge by providing high-flyers with a complimentary bottle of bubbly. During the tournament, all competitors scoring an eagle or better were presented with a bottle of champagne courtesy of the private banking company.
Golfers lining up in the tournament were eligible for more than one prize too, with a bottle awarded for each eagle scored regardless of how many a player holed.
Commenting, Ian Sackfield, Head of Private Banking at Brown Shipley, said: ‘We’re pleased to be involved with the Oceânico Group Pro-Am Challenge as it’s a great event and attracts many of the Challenge Tour’s leading golfers, as well as offering local amateurs the chance to play alongside the professionals. We wanted to give all the golfers that extra incentive to shoot a low round and I hope our offer of champagne for every eagle inspired some of the golfers. Congratulations to everyone who carded an eagle, and to all the competitors who took part for playing some fantastic golf.’
A total of 27 eagles were recorded throughout the tournament, two more than the total from the 2007 tournament which was also played on Marriott Worsley Park’s stunning championship golf course. Day two saw 14 players score 15 eagles between them in superb playing conditions. Eight eagles were recorded on day one, with a further two during each of the final rounds
England’s Michael Hempstock was champagne supremo with a total of three eagles to his name. Two of these came during his second round, at the sixth and 17th holes and the final one was carded during his third round, again at the sixth hole. Antti Ahokas from Finland wasn’t far behind with two eagles – one during his second round at the 17th green and another during his final round at the fifth.
Eventual winner Allesandro Tadini from Italy played his way to 16 under par without a single eagle
NOTES TO EDITORS:
- Brown Shipley is an established private bank going back nearly 200 years. It has client offices in London, Manchester and Leeds, with £2.5 billion funds under management. Its parent company is KBL (Kredietbank Luxembourg), a major European private banking group, and KBL has combined assets of over 30 Billion Euros (approx £21 billion).
- Brown Shipley is a trading name of Brown, Shipley & Co. Limited, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority and a member of the London Stock Exchange.
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