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'THE TOTE' TASMANIAN OPEN
The TOTE has signed a naming rights
partnership with the Kingston Beach Golf Club, which will host the 2010 and
2011 The TOTE Tasmanian Open Golf Championships (5 to 7 February).
More than 150 local and interstate players are
expected to play in the event, a national ranking tournament for amateurs
with the winning amateur qualifying to play in the 2010 Australian Open.
It is 26 years since the Kingston Beach Golf
Club hosted the Championships.
Kingston Beach Golf Club Administration
Manager Meagan Sommerville said the club was delighted to partner The TOTE
in hosting Tasmania’s premier golf tournament.
“The club is very much looking forward to
working with The TOTE and Golf Tasmania to produce a high quality event,”
she said.
“The opportunity to host the event after 16
years was too good to pass up, and we are obviously very pleased The TOTE
has identified the Open as an event worth investing in.”
Golf Tasmania Director Luppo Prins said the
partnership between The TOTE and Kingston Beach had secured the tournament
for at least the next two years.
“With the tournament’s future in doubt because
of a lack of a major sponsor, Golf Tasmania is very pleased that the
Kingston Beach Golf Club was able to secure The TOTE’s support,” he said.
TOTE Tasmania Chairman Michael Kent said the
company had demonstrated in recent months that it was keen to support
Tasmanian sport.
“Adding the Kingston Beach Golf Club and The
TOTE Tasmanian Open Championships to our portfolio of sponsor partners is
further evidence of our commitment to Tasmanian sport,” he said.
The Open was first held in Tasmania in 1913.
Tasmanian golfers Len Nettlefold and Peter
Toogood have each won the event eight times.
The Tasmanian Senior Open Golf Championship
will be hosted by Kingston Beach at the same time as The TOTE Tasmanian Open
Championships.
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