The Island Chapter's fall home Costa Caribe hosted their annual Pro-am on Wednesday September 12th, 2007 @ 12:30. 17 professionals and their teams participated in the 4 man best ball gross and net event. The wind was blowing but the scores hovered around par all day. Points and score leader Aaron West pulled out his first victory of 2007 with a (-1) 71 on the Ponce links, a four way tie for second place between, Miguel Colon, Rafael Castrillo, Robert Moreno and Hector Fernandez at (+1) 73 finished out the top five. The Hector Fernandez lead team won the low gross with a 62. The host pro Tony Loyola won a score card playoff with a net 59, followed by the Carlos Cestero lead team (59) and the Junior Colon team finished in third also with a (59).
The important Pro-Super tournament will be held on September 17th, Monday at El Conquistador. Record sponosrship dollars have been raised to make this a first class event for the Island chapter 2007 season, each golf professional will be paired with their Superintendent and 2 sponsors from the turfgrass industry.
Thank you to our sponsors for their support Longo de Puerto Rico, Sports Group, Cap Cana, Pepsi, Gatorade, Van Gogh Vodka, Don Q and our host clubs and their professionals.
Island Chapter