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Grand Finalists arrived at the famous 4 star
Hotel Rasmushof in Kitzbuhel, Austria having battled
their way through their respective leagues,
plays offs and National Finals, not to mention
the unpredictable British weather.
Beautiful scenery and weather was the order of the
day as they drank champagne on the terrace of the
wonderful Rasmushof hotel under the shadow of the
Hahnenkamm mountains.
On the 1st day of this 54 hole competition, the
weather was brilliant. Glorious sunshine. Three
Mens Teams and two Ladies teams arrived at the
outstanding
Schwarzsee Golf Club
to play for the
crown of the Mens and Ladies MW Golf Team Classic
Championships. The front nine of this course is
relatively flat and then you go uphill into the
stunning Alps. So a good score on the front is
imperative. The 1st round leaders were Steve Bootes and his team from Sittingbourne &
Milton
and Mairead Magill and her team from Masserene.
After a day off, where they saw the sites of Salzburg
and the beautiful mountains surrounding Kitzbuhel,
round two commenced. Another format of golf,
another day and again with stunning scenery and
weather. The leaders changed hands in the Mens
event with John Brown and his team from Bewdley Pines
taking over after a cracking score in the
Greensomes event.
Fun
was had by all at the hilarious Tyrolean evening
with thigh slapping and entertainment in typical
Tyrolean style where some of the competitors,
especially Dave Jordan from Sittingbourne, who was
coaxed onto the stage with the Austrians.
What a great night!
Onto
the last day, weather not so good but all 4 scores counted so the pressure
was on. Bewdley Pines and Masserene both
held their nerve and became our Champions.
During the last day of this competition, we had
some fun elements, Best Individual Stableford
score, Longest Drive and Nearest the Pin for both
the men and the ladies. After the golf, a dinner
was held at the Schwarzsee Golf club where prizes
were awarded which were kindly donated by The
Schwarzsee Golf Club itself.
Champagne on the terrace started off the evening
of the gala dinner on Saturday. Beautiful food and
wine contributed to this great evening of fun and
the serious side of the presentation of the
awards which
were presented by the owner, Signe Kramheller-Reisch
and the Overseas director of MW Golf, Mr Karl
Hustwick
All competitors were awarded trophies and other
memorabilia which were donated by MW Golf, the Hotel Rasmushof
and ourselves but a extra special prize of a 3 day
trip with 2 rounds of Golf to Austria was
presented by MW Golf to the highest scoring
individual in the Ladies event( Lin Handley -36
points ) and the Mens event( Craig Cox - 39 points )
on the last day when Individual Stableford was
played. John Brown received the Alpine Cup along
with Mairead Magill who received the Tyrol Trophy
which they can both display at their club forever.
The
golf played was truly outstanding on a challenging
course with spectacular views, the friendships
gained were remarkable and the spirit and camaraderie
was second to none. It was pure delight to host
such a well-spirited event with such a friendly
atmosphere by all parties concerned.
A final quote from Steve Bootes, the captain of
the Sittingbourne & Milton Regis Golf Club.
"The
guys from Sittingbourne just wish to say a big
thank you for the Grand Final Week in Austria. We
thought the choice of Kitzbuhel as the Grand final
venue was superb & had a great time with all the
other finalists, we enjoyed ourselves throughout &
will be entering again to try & qualify for the
Grand Finals next year.
We would also like to congratulate you all on the
way the Competition was professionally run from
the start way back in the Autumn in the league
format right through to the last round in the
finals."
Our final thanks go to our sponsors. MW Golf who
have been fantastic to work with and believe,
just like us, that professionalism, quality and
personal service are the key factors to running
any tournament or trip. So much so, that together,
we are already in the process of arranging this
WINTER'S competition.
For
more details on all of our tournaments, please
keep visiting this site.
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