HAMILTON, BERMUDA –( December 9, 2005)– The Bermuda Goodwill Pro-Am Golf Tournament concluded today with the crowning of the 2005 champions. In a prize ceremony held at the Fairmont Southampton on Friday evening, trophies and prizes were awarded to the low teams and professionals in both regular and senior divisions.
The low regular division professional trophy was awarded to PGA Professional Keir Smith, representing the National GC-B team from Canada, after a sudden death playoff at Riddell’s Bay G & CC. Smith and fellow professionals Rich Parker from Lake Sunapee GC in New Hampshire, Michael Sims from Belmont Hills CC in Bermuda and Tim Conley from Diamondback GC in Florida were tied at 90 Stableford points after the conclusion of the fifth round. Delroy Cambridge representing North Shore GC in Florida was crowned the low Senior Professional Division champion with 95 stableford points.
The team low net regular division trophy was awarded to Timberlake Pointe Club in Florida. The Timberlake GC team was led by professional Ron Nicol and amateur partners Frank MacLaughlin, Joseph D’Amato and Gus Klein. The award for the regular division low team gross went to Lake Sunapee GC in New Hampshire. Lake Sunapee GC was led by professional Rich Parker and amateur partners Douglas Homan, Shane MacDonald and Joe Willey. The low senior division net trophy was awarded to North Shore GC in Florida. The North Shore GC team was led by professional Delroy Cambridge and amateur partners Eddy Marshall, Leon Nearon and Michael De La Hunty. The low senior gross division trophy was awarded to Bedrock GC -A team from Massachusetts. The Bedrock GC team was led by professional Joe Carr and brothers Charlie Carr, John Carr and Wilt Carr.
90 Pro-Am teams from across the Unites States, Canada, Bermuda and Europe competed in a five-round competition. Teams were comprised of one PGA professional teamed with three of his or her amateur partners. Professionals competed in an individual Stableford competition for a $21,000 purse and were divided into the Regular and Senior Divisions. The team competition featured a one best ball of the foursome in both a net and gross competition in Regular and Senior Divisions. Teams competed for over $15,000 in prizes.
The tournament was contested on five of Bermuda’s finest golf course. The course rotation featured Riddell’s Bay G & CC, Belmont Hills CC, Tucker’s Point Club, Port Royal GC and Mid-Ocean Club. In addition to the overall prizes, daily prizes were awarded each day at the respective courses for team net and gross as well as long drive and closest to the pin.
To compliment the golf tournament, several social events were held during the week. A casual skins game started off the week at the Fairmont Southampton Princess’ challenging par-three golf course. It was followed by the opening cocktail party was held at Riddlle’s Bay G & CC. In between the social events and tournament golf a three round ladies tournament was held at the Fairmont Southampton GC and the Ocean View GC and featured mixed formats with lunch and prizes following golf. The mid week cocktail party, held at the St. Georges Club, featured a casino night and live auction. The festivities were capped off with an evening of awards presentations, dinner and dancing at the Fairmont Southampton.
"We are extremely fortunate to have the right formula for a great event", explained Alex Madeiros, Bermuda Goodwill tournament director. "When you have so many great teams returning each year combined with the island of Bermuda and the continued support and dedication of so many sponsors and volunteers you are bound to have a great event."
The event, presented by the Bermuda Department of Tourism, was started in 1953 to promote the island of Bermuda and bestow goodwill upon all who participated. Additional sponsors included St. Georges Club, Club Car, Calloway Golf, M.C. Gomez Exporters, Gosling’s Limited, Corporate Values, Lobster Pot, ACE Limited, Belco, Butterfield & Vallis, Pink Beach and Dolphin Quest. The tournament is held during the typically slow part of the tourism season and contributes over 1 million dollars annually to the economy. 2005 also marks the quincentennial anniversary of the discovery of the island of Bermuda by Spanish explorer Juan de Bermudez.
The 2006 event is scheduled for December 3-8, 2006. For more information on the Bermuda Goodwill and the full field results go to www.bermudagoodwill.org.
For more information contact Alex Madeiros at 441-295-4640 or bdagoodwill@northrock.bm
Contact:
Alex Madeiros
441-295-4640
bdagoodwill@northrock.bm
