Wednesday April 22nd, 2009 the Dorado Beach Pro-Am tournament took place at the historic Dorado Beach Resort and Club @ 12:30. In fifth place professionals Jole Ortiz and Jason Tobar with scores of 76. Fourth place was secured by host professional Junior Colon with a 75 in the windy conditions. El Conquistador Director of Golf Seth Henrich posted his best finish of the season with a 74, good enough for third place, while Rigoberto Morlaes continued his strong play in 2009 with his second straight second place finish. Our tournament winner was Rio Bayamon Director of Golf Eduardo Figueroa with an even par 72 on the east golf course. The next event is scheduled for Wednesday May 6, 2009 @ 12:30 at the Plantation Club. Thank you goes out to our important sponsors Coca-Cola, Medalla, Don Q, Heavy Putter, our host professionals and host facilities. (Correction from the last Island Chapter news. The winner of the April 2nd Pro-Am at Trump International was incorrectly listed as Rio Bayamon, the Winner was Jason M. Tobar of Rio Bayamon with a stellar score of 69)
A new event has been opened to the Island chapter professionals. The Island championships formerly the Island amateur no has both a ladies and professional division for 2009. The professional winner of the Island Championships will secure a spot in the 2010 Puerto Rico Open. For more information on this event, please contact executive Director Julio Soto at jsoto@prga.org
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