The Expatriate Lifestyle Charity Golf Open 2013

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - May 31, 2013 - PRLog -- May 17 2013, Kuala Lumpur: The Expatriate Lifestyle Charity Golf Open 2013 was played at the prestigious Royal Selangor Golf Club on 17 May 2013 and was participated in by 92 of the best amateur expatriate golfers, who had a great time playing on one of the best courses in the country. As per the pre-tournament pledge, 100% of the players registration fees, donations, lucky draw and charity auction went to worthy causes with a record total of RM62,150 raised for children’s charities.

The day started on a high note with the golfers excited and competitive about who was going to win the trophies this year. Sadly the 18 hole tournament had to be trimmed to a 9 hole competition because of heavy rains, thunder and lightning.

The day culminated in the banquet hall of the RSGC for lunch, prize giving and cheque presentations to the beneficiaries: SOLS24/7, Precious Children’s Home and New Life PD. A special thanks for Maersk Drilling Malaysia Sdn Bhd for kindly donating RM5,000 to The Precious Children Home. As is traditional , representatives from the beneficiaries were there to receive their cheques and were joined by 45 under privileged children who had a great time visiting the club, enjoy a great lunch and engage in fun and games with ‘Uncle Boy Boy’ the clown. Not only that, the children also had a fun time getting their face painted and sharing toys with their friends in the toy corner, before taking home goodie bags filled with presents and toys.

The day which consisted of a gross and nett competition along with longest drive, hole-in-one and closest to the pin was filled with excitement as the field of 92 battled it out for first spot. The best amateur expatriate golfer title was won by Nathan Hauser for the third year running with Calle Lund and Alistair Guthrie as a close second and third.  The Longest Drive was won by Logan Evans and the Nearest to The Pin was won by Neil Williams. The winners walked away with holidays courtesy of Meritius Pelangi Beach & Spa Resort,Langkawi, Renaissance Kuala Lumpur Hotel and The Grand Hyatt, Kuala Lumpur. The winners also received exclusive Porsche Design bottles of Johnnie Walker Blue Porsche Design mini pack and chiller packs, Titoni Watches and Bioflow BioTitanium wrist bands.

The prize giving was followed by raffle draws with prizes courtesy of Shuzi Golf Jewellery, Asian Tigers, MST Golf, Xtra Furniture, CityGolf and Cronier Wines. The golfers also had a fun time bidding for an exclusive Johnnie Walker Blue Porsche Design The Cube, which was originally the prize for the hole in one and the Variable Balans from Varier- The world’s first kneeling chair courtesy of Xtra Furniture.

Empowered once again by the success of this tournament, Mr. Graham Paling (Group CEO of Mongoose Publishing, who publish Expatriate Lifestyle magazine) is already looking to the future with the advent of a fourth charity open: “This has been a record-breaking year for us and we are already planning to make the 2014 event even bigger and  better . I would also like to say how well all the players played. And just as importantly how they entered into the spirit of the event. They raised an amazing amount of money and made a real difference to hundreds of underprivileged children. We can all be very proud of our efforts.”

The Expatriate Lifestyle Charity Golf Open 2013 boasted several partners and sponsors. A special thank you to Maersk Drilling Malaysia Sdn Bhd for kindly donating RM5,000 to The Precious Children Home. Heineken were official beer with Cronier Wine Company the official wine (as well as a very popular stall at the prize-giving!), CityGolf donated prizes and the services of PGA Pro Rick Currin as Tournament Director, and there were prizes and gifts courtesy of Titoni, Shuzi, Blue Label Johnnie Walker, Meritius Pelangi Beach & Spa Resort,Langkawi, Renaissance Kuala Lumpur Hotel, The Grand Hyatt, Kuala Lumpur, MST Golf, Hot-Can and Asian Tigers. We would like to thank our sponsors for their support in helping us making this happen

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The Results

Overall Champion (Gross)

The Best Amateur Golfer in Malaysia: Nathan Hauser

First Runner-Up: Calle Lund

Second Runner-Up: Alistair Guthrie

Nett Champion (Handicap 0-11)

Champion: Bon Olivier

First Runner-Up: Stuart Findlay

Second Runner-Up: Tom Sarginson

Nett Champion (Handicap 12-21)

Champion: Douglas Scully

First Runner-Up: Alberto Cabral

Second Runner-Up: David Milne

Nearest to The Pin: Neil Williams (8 Feet)

Longest Drive: Logan Evans (321 Yards)

About The Charities

Precious Children’s Home

Precious Children’s Home houses 32 children ranging from4 to 18 years. They are housed at two separate homes. The main home has 14 children aged 4 to 12 years and there are 18 kids aged 13 to 18 years in the second home. The children come from various races and backgrounds. They all attend school, from kindergarten to secondary school. These children are mostly orphans or are from the streets,

their parents are drug addicts, alcoholics, undergoing rehabilitation program or in prison.

New Life PD

Pertubuhan Kebajikan Kanak-Kanak Yatim Dan Miskin Wawasan Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan (formerly known as New Life Care Centre Port Dickson) was founded on 7 February 2007. Currently the centre is home to 45 children and has till now helped almost 150 children. Most of the children come from poor and single parent dysfunctional families, incapable of providing a conducive

and nurturing environment. The Vision of Per.Keb.Wawasan is to help children by giving them access to a positive environment and a strong support system that will enable them to learn, grow and become valuable assets to the society

Sols 247

SOLS 24/7 offers education solutions with the mission ‘Education for all’. SOLS 24/7 provides service for humanity through its comprehensive two-year training and boarding program for disadvantaged and at-risk youth from poor communities. Students are trained in a variety of subjects and focus on the study of English, ICT and SOLS Smart skills. SOLS 24/7’s unique language program enables students with little or no knowledge of English to be able to converse successfully within three to six months. In addition to learning English, SOLS 24/7 students study maths, computing, accounting and ‘Science of Life’ – SOLS 24/7’s unique personal development program