In the traditional annual golf event, the winners of category A were: José A. Grullón and César González with 65 clubs net; In second place the winners were Carlos Báez, and Marlon Bonelly, with 67 net suits.
The award ceremony was headed by Dean Fernando González Nicolás, Honorary Consul of Malaysia in the country and the Vice Chancellor in Charge of Consular Affairs, Opinion Diazwho presented trophies to the winners of category A.
Cape Cana. – The Consular Corps accredited in the Dominican Republic (CCARD) successfully celebrated “the ninth Consular Golf Cup”, at Punta Espada Golf Club Cap Cana, dedicated to the Deans of the Consular Corps since the creation of the entity in 1952, with mention Special thanks to the former dean, Don Antonio Alma Yamín, for his contribution to the creation and enhancement of this Consular Golf Cup.
After the kick-off by Antonio Alma (son), the participants began the sports day in the early hours of the morning, for a Scramble format dispute in pairs with 25% of the handicap, which brought more emotion and integrity to the sporting event.
The central words were given by its Dean, Fernando González Nicolás, Honorary Consul of Malaysia in the country, who recalled that this sports event celebrates the 70 years of the Consular Corps. “On this occasion we say that since it is the 70 years of existence of this entity, we dedicate this cup to all the deans, however, there is a dean who is the soul of this event, Antonio Alma, who was the creator of this golf tournament and he has the honor that, being Honorary Consul, he managed to get Turkey to install an embassy in Santo Domingo and also the Dominican Republic to open another in Istanbul.”
González Nicolás then proceeded to present a plaque of recognition for his contribution to the creation and development of this sporting event to Mr. Antonio Alma, which was received by his sons, Antonio Alma, César Alma and his grandson Antonio César Alma Turull.
He greeted the presence of the Vice Dean of the Consular Corps, Ricardo Koenig; the Secretary, Norman De Castro; the Treasurer, Maríajosé Turull de Roig, and the Consul of Barbado and President of the Golf Committee, Emilio Hasbún, among other directors and consuls.
Finally, he thanked all the players and sponsors for their generosity, which allowed this Ninth Consular Golf Cup to be held.
For his part, Alexis Santana, Punta Espada Golf Director, explained the rules and technical modalities in which this sporting event was played.
The award ceremony was headed by Dean Fernando González Nicolás, Honorary Consul of Malaysia in the country and the Vice Chancellor Opinio Díaz who presented trophies to the winners of category A.
At the sporting event, various prizes were awarded to the tournament winners, and a White Party dinner was also offered, followed by the awards ceremony at the Margaritaville Hotel, which was full of surprises for all participants.
Consular Corps Tournament Winners 2023
Closest to Pin:
On Hole 4 Sean Mahoney and on Hole 16 Carlos Acevedo.
While in Category A they came in 1st place, José A. Grullón and César González with 65 net suits; In second place the winners were Carlos Báez, and Marlon Bonelly, with 67 net suits and a tiebreaker by card, and in 3rd place Harold Cuellar and Troy Farmer with 67 net suits.
While in Category B the winners of the 1st place were Carlos Flores and Delvin Quezada with 65 net suits and tiebreaker by card; in the 2nd The champions were Elijah Pichardo and Luis F. Polanco with 65 net suits and a tiebreaker by card, and in 3rd place. Víctor Matas and Sophia Matas took place with 65 net suits.
Likewise, the winners in Category C, in the 1st place were Rafael Pérez Barroso and Adolfo Molina with 63 net suits; in the 2nd place Manuel Mesa and Paul Marinko with 65 net suits and a tiebreaker by card, and in 3rd place Ariel Pérez and Raúl Rosario with 65 net suits.