FORMER President Fidel V. Ramos and the Forum for Family Planning and Development Inc. (The FORUM) will host the 10th Rafael M. Salas Golf Cup on November 23 at the Camp Aguinaldo Golf Club.
With the theme “Nurturing Mother Earth, Women and Girls,” this year’s edition will draw at least 100 golfers.
The tournament is open to all amateur golfers for an entry fee of P5,000 that includes a donation to the noble cause, green fee, special edition Salas golf giveaways, door prize, buffet lunch during and raffle.
Participants are also entitled to win the hole-in-one prize at stake—a Ducati Scrambler Sixty2.
Registration opens at 6 a.m. Sequential tee-off is from 6 to 9 a.m. The ceremonial tee-off at 7:30 a.m. will be led by President Ramos.
Named in his honor, Salas is remembered as a patriot par excellence who dedicated himself to serving his people in various government posts, notably Executive Secretary of the late President Ferdinand Marcos.
In the international community, he served as the first executive director of the United Nations Population Fund with the rank of undersecretary-general and is known as “Mr. Population.”
The event’s major sponsors include DKT Philippines, San Miguel Corp., Pagcor, Filinvest Development Corp., Marubeni Philippines, Group Management Development Inc., Team Energy, Lopez Group, Northstar Transport Facilities Inc., Asia United Bank, Alpha One (Benedicto Steel Corp.), PCSO, SGV, San Roque Power Corp., SSS, Land Bank, DBP, Meralco, Pilipinas Shell, Trans Asia, Quickminds, Philippine Resources Savings Bank, Stradcom, Grand Videoke and the BusinessMirror, among others.
For ticket reservation or sponsorship, call Golf Marketing Central at 697-0520, 0917-8400119 or e-mail golfcentral.ph@gmail.com.