Starwood Preferred Guest Golf Tournament 2016
Le
Meridien Ibom Hotel & Golf Resort once again hosts the Starwood Preferred
Guest Ibom golf invitational tournament 2016.
The Hotel blazed the trail with its 18 holes world class golf course
which tested and revealed the best.
This
annual event now in its 4th year has become recognized as one of the
most prestigious golfing events in the Nigerian golfing calendar, as it successfully
brings together a mix of both business and lifestyle SPG members for a 3 day
festival of golf.
The event
format sees players and their guests arrive at Nigeria’s only golf resort at the start of the weekend to register for
the event, before heading out on to the lush fairways of the Nature wrapped Le
Meridien Ibom golf course to fine tune their game before the weekend’s
competitive play begins.
The
Friday evening welcome Cocktail party with great food prepared by the Hotel’s
acclaimed Chef Johan DePrins and his team provided a great opportunity for
players to mix socially while getting updates about any program or tournament
changes.
The
tournament proper commenced at 8.00am on Saturday morning with the elite field
of 63 players vying for the overall winner’s prize of 2 return Business class
tickets – (Lagos/Dubai) and a 4 night stay for 2 in - Le Royal Meridien Beach Plaza
Resort & Spa Dubai along with prizes in each of the following categories-
Category A - 1st prize -weekend stay - 3 nights at Sheraton Grand Dubai) and 25,000 star points
Category B – 1st prize -weekend stay - 3 nights at
Sheraton Creek Dubai) and 25,000 star points
Category C – 1st prize -Weekend stay - 3 nights at
Westin Soma Bay) and 25,000 star points
Ladies – 1st prize -weekend stay - 3 nights at
Ajman Saraj) and 25,000 star points
Veterans – 1st prize -weekend stay - 3 nights at
Westin Cape Town) and 25,000 starpoints
SPG and Starwood Nigeria
properties provided prizes for the runner’s up and third place players in each
category, with the Le Meridien Ibom Hotel & Golf Resort providing
additional prizes for the nearest to the pin , apart from the
prizes won from Starwood Hotels in
Dubai, Capetown and Soma Bay in Egypt; Emirates Airlines partner unveiled the major
prize: Business Class Tickets from Emirates and a voucher for a 4 nights stay
for 2 at Le Royal Meridien Beach Resort & Spa Dubai.
Over all best
Nett player emerged by the name of C.A Ajibaye with a score of 145.
Hosting
the event at Ibom allowed all the players and their guests to enjoy various
life style activities during the event which were inspired by both #spglife and
Le Meridien brand experiences; these included:
mouthwatering display of Le Meridien eclairs
at the dessert table during the golfers luncheon
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#spgcravings
- Twice as Nice offers.
Area
General Manager of Starwood Hotels in Nigeria-Barry Curran mentions “Successful
events such as these are not possible without the partnership or the support of
our sponsors and this year we were particularly blessed by the generosity of Julius
Berger, Exxon Mobil, Nigerpet Structures, Dana Air, Airtel, Samsung,
Mouton-Cadet, Hogg Robinson Nigeria Limited, Heineken and Veuve-Cliquot as well
as the meaningful partnership we have with Emirates Airline. According to Barry
“SPG loves sports and is awakened to the
visionary potential that golf creates in bringing people together to
connect and engage, We aim
to unlock great experiences by curating great SPG Life events @lemeridienibom.
For more information please follow us
@lemeridienibom
And activate the following #spglife #spggolfibom
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