 The Phuket Thailand Ladies Masters, to be held December 15-17 at the
Phuket
Country Club layout, will hopefully help show the remarkable progress this
beautiful holiday resort has made since last year's devastating tsunami.
The tournament is also aimed at helping create funds to educate some of
the orphan children it left behind.
The Phuket Ladies Masters is being organised by the Thailand Ladies Golf
Association and helmed by president Phanphen Poonwathu.
It is being sponsored by the Tourism Authority of Thailand among others.
Ninety-one golfers representing 16 nations will take part in the
three-day tournament, including 21 Thai lady pros and 10 amateurs.
Thai Virada Nirapathpongporn will be the main local attraction along with
Thai-Korean twins Naree and Aree Song.
There will also be many followers of former national stars Porani
Chutichai and Tiranun Yoopan.
Japanese Namika Omata, of Lexus Cup fame, is coming along with 21 Koreans
headed by their Rookie of the Year Park Hee Young.
Taiwan,
China,
Malaysia,
Philippines and
Hong Kong will also be well
represented.
The prize money for the tournament is US $ 150,000 and the winner will
receive the Princess Ubolratana Trophy.
 The Phuket Country Club was established in 1989 and was the first golf
course created on the island. It was built over a reclaimed tin mine and is
noted for its beauty and elegance.
The club has hosted the Thai Senior PGA Challenge in 2002, the Ladies
Kosaido tourney in 1992 and the Prince Bernard Cup meet.
It was voted the best golf course in the Andaman Region in 2004 and
received Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's Award.
On Wednesday, the day before the main action is set to tee-off, there
will be the charity Tsunami Orphans Pro-Am and funds from this competition
will help swell the Yavadhana Foundation which has been set up to educate
the tsunami orphans.
Those who are unable to play in the Pro-Am could help the orphans by
contributing towards their education fund, either to the Thailand Ladies
Golf Association by calling 02-2557975 or 01-6446433, or the Phuket Country
Club direct by calling 076-321038-41.
Valuable prizes are being offered for the Pro-Am tournament and they
include a Honda Civic car for a hole-in-one on the 155-yard second hole, a
Mazda 3 car for an ace on the 117-yard 17th , plus cash prizes of 100,000
baht on holes 5 and 14, which have been provided by the Mandom Corporation
(Thailand) Co.Limited.
Golfers who wish to take part in the worthy Pro-Am tournament have been
requested to contact Tlga at 02-2557976 or 01-6446433.
The Governor of Phuket, Khun Udomsak Uswarangkura will declare open the
tournament on Wednesday, December 14 at 11.30am.
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