Saturday 25 April saw the 4th Orhan Shevket & Son sponsored Tournament at Korineum.
The Club always welcomes visitors to play in their Open Tournaments which are every month over the golfing year. Participating in this Tournament were players from the South, UK, Norway, Italy and as far afield as the USA. For the participating Club Members the Tournament counted towards the Golf Federation’s Merit table which made it all the more crucial to gain those winning points. Nearly 70 players participated and the course was looking fantastic, the sun shone and Spring had sprung in Cyprus!
It is always a popular social Tournament and event at Korineum with a wonderful sponsored 19th hole for all the players comprising of a Cocktail Reception & Prize Giving. Korineum Members enjoyed socialising with the Sponsors and visitors before proceedings got underway with a welcome speech from Ertuğ Shevket.
In addition to the main prizes the sponsors also sponsored holes 2 & 18 offering a bottle of Pasqua Collezione Valpociella wine for golfers who parred the second and a bottle of Grant’s Whisky to those who parred the final hole. Twenty lucky Men picked up a prize bottle.
Korineum were fortunate enough this year to welcome Alessandro Pasqua whose grandfather established this family wine company in Verona 90 years ago. Today the second and third generation are working together to keep going the improvement in the company. Alessandro having learned golf as a child and now playing off 8 handicap took part in the Tournament and won the Longest Drive for the Men.
For the Prize Giving ceremony Soner Yetkılı in his capacity as North Cyprus Golf Federation President ran proceedings. Representatives for Grants whisky and Pasqua wine together with Korineum Manager Umut Gürtunç were invited to present the prizes.
The competition was a tight finish with Nick Grant (Korineum Tennis Coach) showing his talent also in the golfing game by beating Feridun Kılıç. Nick will receive an automatic entry into the 3 day Glenfiddich Sponsored Golf Tournament at Aphrodite Hills in September. Visitor golfer Ted Foster all the way from his home club Phoenix, Arizona picked up third. Tim Case played his usual consistent golf game to win Best Gross. Lady Vice Captain Denise Umpleby won Longest Drive and past Captain Brian Young won Nearest the Pin.
The day finished with all players satisfied that they had enjoyed another game of golf at Korineum and appreciating how well the Pasqua’s family passion for wine compliments that of golf!
Winners:
1st Net: Nick Grant receiving a Trophy & a Pasqua Amarone Magnum & automatic entry into the 3 day golf Glenfiddich Tournament in the South.
2nd Net: Feridun Kılıç receiving a Trophy & Glenfiddich 15 year old whisky
3rd Net: Ted Foster (visitor) receiving a Trophy & Glenfiddich 12 year old whisky
Best Gross: Tim Case receiving a Trophy & a Pasqua Amarone Magnum
Longest Drive Ladies: Denise Umpleby receiving a Trophy & Hendricks Ginn
Longest Drive Men: Alessandro Pasqua (visitor) receiving a Trophy & Hendricks Ginn
Nearest the Pin: Brian Young receiving a Trophy & Hendricks Ginn
Photo 1: Winners with Sponsors
Photo 2: Owner & Management: Meryem Çerkez, Umut Gürtunç, Dr Gunay Çerkez
Photo 3: Winner: Ertuğ SHEVKET, Nick Grant, Alessandro Pasqua
Photo 4: Sponsor Ertuğ SHEVKET
