The 2009 Dorado Beach Pro-Am was held on Wednesday April 22, 2009 @ 12:30 on the East golf course. Eighteen professionals and their 3 amateur teams participated in the event. Fourth place professional was host professional Miguel Colon Jr. with a (+3) 75 in the windy conditions, former Dorado Beach head professional and current El Conquistador Director of Golf Seth Henrich fired a (+2) 74 to take 3rd place, Caguas Real Assistant professional Rigoberto Morales finished in second place with a (+1) 73 and our tournament winner Rio Bayamon Director of Golf shot an Even par 72 to take the crown. The next event is the Plantation Club Pro-Am on Wednesday, May 6th @ 12:30. Entry for amateurs is $100 per player and includes, round of golf, food, drinks and prizes. Thank you to our important sponsors Medalla, Don Q, Passoa, the PR Open presented by Banco Popular, our host professionals and host facilities Trump International and Dorado Beach. For more information on the Island Chapter please contact chapter president Aaron West @ 787-310-7991 or by e-mail at awest@doradodelmargolfclub.com

The first Pro-am of the season may have been the best with host facility Trump International putting on a fantastic tournament Wednesday, April 1. Sixteen professionals with their 3 amateur partners faced off against the championship golf course. Fifth place professional was a tie between Brian Shaver (class A) & Rafael Castrillo Jr. (player card). Fourth place was Class A PGA professional Tony Loyola with an even par 72, tied for second place was Rigoberto Morales (player card) & Aaron West (class A) with (-2) 70's. Our first Pro-Am professional winner was Jason Tobar with a (-3) 69. With the Victory Jason Tobar takes over the points lead with 15 total points after participating in the Pro/Pro @ Dorado Beach and the victory @ Trump International. Defending points champion from 2008 Aaron west is in second with 13 total points. The next chapter event will be the Dorado Beach Pro-Am on Wednesday, April 22 @ 12:30. In order to sign-up for the event, please contact Victor Ramos @ 787-547-2000 or by e-mail vramos@wyndham.com. The third Pro-am of the season will be the Plantation Club event and will take place @ The Plantation Club @ Dorado Beach.
A gracious thank you goes out to the Island Chapter's sponsors Medall, Coca Cola, Don Q/Seralles, Charlie Surface and the Heavy Putter brand as well as our host facilties Dorado Beach and Trump International.
A reminder of our new participation policy that went into effect at the end of 2008 chapter season includes a cancellation policy of 48 hours in advance for professional participants. Any professional who fails to inform the tournament Director at least 48 hours in advance of the event and subsequently cancels will be warned for a first offense and fined for each subsequent offense $100 per cancellation, to cover the associated costs of the guarantees for the facility.