Rory Jardine (right) accepts the Shipping Association of Jamaica (SAJ) Cup from Michael Bernard, SAJ president, for being overall champion of the Shipping Industry Benefit Golf Tournament at the Caymanas Golf And Country Club on Sunday, July 29.Rory Jardine took the sparkling Shipping Association of Jamaica (SAJ) Gold Cup by beating all rivals in the second renewal of the Shipping Industry Benefit Golf Tournament on Sunday, July 29, at the Caymanas Golf and Country Club.
Fresh from his winning performance in the Jamaica Golf Association (JGA) Easter Weekend Classic, Jardine emerged overall champion of the 18-hole 7/8 Stableford event, amassing 44 points to take the SAJ Gold Cup. He also won a weekend for two with golf at the Half Moon hotel, a framed Everard Powell painting, and gift baskets from First Global Financial Services, GraceKennedy and Lascelles Wines and Spirits.
Maggie Lyn, last year's overall champion, gave another splendid performance worth 38 points to capture the Kingston Wharves Limited (KWL) trophy. She was also awarded an Everard Powell painting, dinner at the Jamaica Pegasus, and a gift basket from P.A. Benjamin. Lyn also won the ladies' longest-drive prize of a brand-new driver, sponsored by Maritime and Transport Services Limited.
A full field of 100 golfers supported the Marcus Garvey Basic School, the beneficiary of the tournament that was organised by the Shipping Association of Jamaica (SAJ).
Tremendous success
Carl Bruce receives some his many prizes from Anna Hamilton, director of sales and marketing, Seaboard Jamaica Limited, for winning the men's handicap 0-7 category of the Shipping Industry Benefit Golf Tournament.
Trevor Riley, SAJ general manager and chairman of the event's organising committee, noted that the event was "a tremendous success in terms of both sponsorship and golfer support". He made special mention of the support from gold sponsor, Kingston Wharves Limited, and silver sponsors, Seaboard Jamaica Limited, NCB Capital Markets, APM Terminals Jamaica Limited, First Global Financial Services, Port Computer Services, Capital & Credit Financial Services, Safety and Industrial Supplies and Assessment Recoveries Limited.
At the awards luncheon sponsored by Caribbean Broilers, Lillan Limited and Lascelles Wines & Spirits, SAJ President Michael Bernard noted that "the continued success of the Shipping Industry Benefit Golf Tournament has made it an established highlight of the golf calendar after only three years".
He thanked the players for their support of the event and paid special tribute to SAJ General Manager Trevor Riley, who was mainly responsible for the impeccable organisation of the smoothly run tournament, and the Caymanas Golf and Country Club for their kind cooperation in again hosting the tournament.
To the loud applause of an appreciative audience, Grantley Stephenson, chairman and CEO of KWL, announced his company's commitment as a sponsor of next year's tournament. He also invited all players to participate in next year's competition with the promise of "great prizes and gifts and a day of enjoyment".
In addition to a delectable lunch and valuable prizes, all participants were presented with gifts that included a bag from the SAJ, designer golf shirt from Seafreight Agencies Ltd., golf caps from Emirates Line, pens, key rings and other souvenirs.
Sponsors of the 2007 Shipping Industry Benefit Golf Tournament were: Kingston Wharves Limited and the Shipping Association of Jamaica (gold sponsors); Seaboard Jamaica Limited, APM Terminals Jamaica Limited; Emirates Line, Seafreight, Capital & Credit Financial Services; Port Computer Services Ltd., First Global Financial Services, Hilton Kingston, Assessment Recoveries Ltd, NCB Capital Markets, Lascelles Wines & Spirits, Safety & Industrial Supplies, Maritime & Transport Services, Transocean Shipping, Air Jamaica, Half Moon, CMA CGM Jamaica Limited, Atlas Security Ltd., Caribbean Broilers, Kingston Beer, GraceKennedy, Cuddy'z, P.A. Benjamin, the Jamaica Pegasus, Facey Commodity, Lillan Limited, Starfish Oils, Discovery Travel, the Gleaner Company Ltd. and KLAS Sports Radio.
Maggie Lyn is presented with her first-prize trophy by Grantley Stephenson, chairman and CEO of the Kingston Wharves Group, for winning the ladies' category.
Top finishers in the 2007 Shipping Industry Benefit Golf Tournament were:
Overall champion (SAJ Gold Cup)
Rory Jardine - 44 points
Ladies group
Winner (KWL Trophy) - Maggie Lyn - 38 points
Second Place - Dawn Hyde - 35 points
Third place - Brenda Barnaby - 32 points (better back 9)
Men's Handicap 0-7
Winner (Seaboard Trophy) - Carl Bruce - 41 points
Second place - Winston Watson - 36 points
Third place - Larry Lodenquai - 34 points
Men's handicap 8-15
Winner (APM Terminals Trophy) - Paul Moses - 43 points (better back 9)
Second place - George Hugh - 43 points
Third place - George Swire - 40 points
Men's handicap 16-24
Winner (Port Computer Services Trophy) - Phillip Leung - 43 points
Second place - Walter Reynolds - 40 points
Third place - Delroy Alcott - 38 points
Men's Longest Drive (Transocean Shipping Prize)
Winner - Earl Manning
Ladies' Longest Drive
(Maritime & Transport Prize) - Winner - Maggie Lyn
Men's Nearest to pin (SAJ Prize)
Winner - Chris Cotterell
Ladies' Nearest to pin (SAJ Prize)
Winner - Lindsey Chang
