The MercedesTrophy Malaysian Final 2006 ended with lucky winner Patrick Choo Voon Sin bagging the hole-in-one prize of a Mercedes-Benz E200K, worth RM348,888 and a Return Economy Class Air Ticket to Dubai/Europe, worth RM4,000 courtesy of Emirates.
For this year, the Malaysian Selection is divided into three Qualifying Rounds with the top six finishers from each Category in the respective Qualifying Round advanced to the final stage for the Malaysian Final.
Aside from the hole-in-one prize, the Malaysian Final’s winners received an all-expenses-paid trip to participate in the Asian Final at Sanctuary Cove, Australia. There are also many other attractive prizes to be won from the event’s lifestyle partners who share the vision to make MercedesTrophy the number one golf event in the country. These event lifestyle partners include TAG Heuer, Taylormade, Adidas, Maxfli, Emirates, Motorola, Hitachi, and Dewar’s.
After three challenging Qualifying Rounds, 360 players battled it out on the fairway to clinch the first and second place for Category A, B & C to stake a position in the Malaysian team for the MercedesTrophy 2006 Asian Final. A total of seven Malaysian qualifiers competed in the Asian Final from 3-5 August 2006. The winner for Category D also joined the winners from Category A, B and C for the Asian Final. The winners for each category are:
Winners (Handicap/Score)
Category A (Handicap 0-12)
Lai Kung Fatt (12/41)
Yeow Teck Cheng (8/39)
Category B (Handicap 13-20)
Teoh Yang Meng (13/42)
S. M. Raj (14/41)
Category C (Handicap 21-24)
Saiful Bin Shahar (22/38)
Foo Kee Yee (21/37)
Category D (Handicap 0-36)
Teo Chai Kim (18/36)
Hole-In-One
Patrick Choo Voon Sin (20/36)
In September 2006, the best of the best players came together for the final challenge in the World Final. Players who qualifed for the World Final are those who have won the Asian Final’s tournament. The international character of the MercedesTrophy culminated in Stuttgart, Germany – a tradition that has been upheld since the inception of the international series in 1991.
“It has been 15 years since the MercedesTrophy was born and since then, it has evolved into 540 MercedesTrophy invitation tournaments played in various parts of the world. Annually, more than 53,000 golfers worldwide participate in the competition – all aiming to qualify for the World Final in Stuttgart, Germany. This year is no exception as we have received more than 360 participants competing in one of four categories,” said Konstantinos Tsiknas, Vice President of Sales & Marketing, DaimlerChrysler Malaysia.
“We, at DaimlerChrysler Malaysia, aims to keep the MercedesTrophy ongoing as it helps us keep in touch with our buyers and Mercedes-Benz enthusiasts, and also it is our way of showing gratitude for their trust in the three-pointed star,” conclude Tsiknas. |
