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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
Stewart Mills and his team from Henley
and April Whetton and her team from Sapey
After a day off, where some of the players saw the sites of Salzburg, the beautiful mountains surrounding Kitzbuhel
and a couple of the ladies paraglided from the top
of the Hahnenkamm,
round two commenced. Same format of golf,
another day and again with stunning scenery and
weather. The leaders changed hands in the Mens
event with Steve Bootes and his team from
Sittingbourne
taking over after a cracking score in the
Betterball event of 82 points.
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 the lads from Sittingbourne, who were
coaxed onto the stage to thigh slap with the Austrians.
What a great night was had by all.!
Onto
the last day, still fantastic weather but all 4 scores counted so the pressure
was on. Sittingbourne and Sapey 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.
Champagne on the terrace started off the evening
of the gala dinner on Friday evening. 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 or Italy was
presented by MW Golf to the highest scoring
individual in the Ladies event( Tina Wooldridge -35
points ) and the Mens event( Alan Freke - 37 points )
on the last day when Individual Stableford was
played. Steve Bootes received the Alpine Cup along
with April Whetton 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 Stewart Mills, the captain of
the Henley Golf Club.
On behalf of the Henley Team, I would like
to thank you both for a fantastic week in
Kitzbuhel. Not only were we blessed with
great weather but also our fellow golfers
were all great fun and with such superb
organization from the leagues through the
winter to the Grand Final itself from the
both of you, it was a wonderful experience
for all of us.
The attention to detail during the whole
trip was very impressive with everyone's
needs fulfilled with no trouble at all.
This was our first time in the competition
and our exploits have certainly raised both
our and the MW Golf Team Classic profile
within our own and other clubs in our area
to the degree that Henley will be entering
at least two teams in the next event.
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.
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more details on all of our tournaments, please
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