The Island Chapter Costa Caribe Pro-am took place Wednesday September 23 at 12:30 in Ponce, Puerto Rico. In a tie for 2nd place were professional Rafael Castrillo, Aaron West, Jason Tobar and Fernando Bobonis, with a score of (-3) 69. The tournament champion was Eduardo Figueroa with a score of (-5) 67. Thank you to host professional Tony Loyola and general manager Erick Krahn, as well as the rest of the Costa Caribe staff. The 2nd Annual Island Chapter Open is the next event on schedule. This important event will be held Sunday-Monday October 11-12. Afternoon tee times Sunday, followed by morning Monday times make this 36-hole event easy to fit into the tournament schedule. $250 entry fee includes 2 tournament caps, sleeve of Titleist Pro V1 golf balls, divot tool and ball marker, practice round, food and beverage following Monday's round, closed top 10 and ties qualifier for the PR open presented by Banco Popular and cash for professional winners, gift certificates for amateurs. To sign-up contact tournament coordinator Victor Ramos @ vramos@wyndham.com

The Island Chapter traveled to Costa Caribe Wednesday, September 23, 2009 for the annual Pro-Am event at the Ponce facility. Calm conditions made for low professional scores with five Island Chapter professionals shooting (-3) or better. In a tie for second place were professionals Rafael Castrillo Jr. 69, Fernando Bobonis 69, Jason Tobar 69, and Aaron West 69. The tournament winner Eduardo Figueroa shot a tournament low 67 (-5) for the victory. Thank you to Erik Krahn, Costa Caribe General Manager, Juan Antonio Loyola PGA head professional and the Serralles family for their hospitality hosting the Island Chapter for the second of three times this 2009 season. The remainder of the season includes events at Trump International (Island Chapter Open October 11-12), Mahogany Run (Pro-Am October 21), El Conquistador (Pro-Superintendent November 2), Dorado del Mar (Intra-Island November 8), Rio Mar (November 18-19, Pro-Am, Liberty Cablevision), Costa Caribe (Chapter Championship November 30).
Thank you to our important sponsors, Medalla, Don Q Serralles, Cocoa-Cola, The Puerto Rico Open presented by Banco Popular, our host clubs and host professionals.